Self-Determination, International Law and Post-Conflict Reconstruction - A Right in Abeyance

This book explores the role of the legal principle of self-determination in the context of post-conflict state-building through a case study of the situation in Somalia.

List of contents

List of figures and tables
Table of cases
Table of legislation
Peace agreements and related documents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Statehood, state failure and state-building in international law
2 Self-determination and state-building in international law
3 The right to self-determination for the people of an independent state: an overview
4 The right to self-determination for the people of an independent state: an interpretation
5 State-building in Somalia 2000–2012: what role for self-determination?
Concluding remarks
Annex 1
List of sources
Index

About the author

Dr Manuela Melandri’s research interests lie at the intersection of international law and post-conflict justice issues. She has published journal articles on the complementarity system of the International Criminal Court, gender justice in post-war settings, just war theory and the ethics of post-conflict reconstruction as well as on the topic of self-determination. She holds a PhD in Law from University College London.

Summary

This book explores the role of the legal principle of self-determination in the context of post-conflict state-building through a case study of the situation in Somalia.

Additional text

'Manuela Melandri’s book makes an important contribution to the study of self-determination, by exploring the potential for the right not just as a mechanism for the break-up of states but a standard in their reconstruction.'
James Summers, University of Lancaster, UK

Product details

• Authors: Manuela Melandri
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781138609280
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60928-0
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Post-Conflict Law and Justice; Post-Conflict Law and Justice
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, LAW / International, LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, LAW / Government / General, Peace studies and conflict resolution, comparative law, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Armed Conflict