Self Determination and National Minorities - POD TITLE

Zusatztext immensely helpful in providing a proper perspective. Informationen zum Autor Thomas Musgrave is a lecturer in law at the University of Wollongong in Australia. He has practised as a barrister in Canada. Klappentext This meticulously researched book explores the relationship between self-determination and minority rights in international law. Highly detailed in its treatment of the subject! this volume looks at recent events! such as the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia! and provides the reader with significant clarification of the legal issues involved. Zusammenfassung This book explores the relationship between self-determination and minority rights in international law. It is detailed in its treatment of the subject, discussing very recent events, such as the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, in an historical context. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.: The Origins of National Consciousness 2.: Self-Determination and the First World War 3.: The Inter-War Years: The Minorities Treaties Regime 4.: Self-Determination in Modern International Law: International Instruments and Judicial Decisions 5.: Self-Determination in Modern International Law: The Practice of States 6.: The Protection of Minorities 7.: Definitions of the Term "People" 8.: Secession 9.: Irredentism 10.: Historical Title Epilogue Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Thomas D. Musgrave, Thomas Duncan Musgrave
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.2000
• EAN: 9780198298984
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829898-4
• No. of pages: 338
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law; Oxford Monographs in Internati; Oxford Monographs in International Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International humanitarian law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: humanitarian law