Secession

International Law Perspectives

Marcelo G. Kohen

556 pages, parution le 24/03/2006

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Résumé

The end of the Cold War brought about new secessionist aspirations and the strengthening and re-awakening of existing or dormant separatist claims everywhere. The creation of a new independent entity through the separation of part of the territory and population of an existing State raises serious difficulties as to the role of international law. This book offers a comprehensive study of secession from an international law perspective, focusing on recent practice and applicable rules of contemporary international law. It includes theoretical analyses and a scrutiny of practice throughout the world by eighteen distinguished authors from Western and Eastern Europe, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, North and Latin America, and Asia. Core questions are addressed from different perspectives, and in some cases with divergent views. The reader is also exposed to a far-reaching picture of State practice, including some cases which are rarely mentioned and often neglected in scholarly analysis of secession.

Exhaustive analysis of a hotly debated topic in international law
Examines the issues of self-determination versus State unity
Devotes a section entirely to secessionist practice in each region of the world

L'auteur - Marcelo G. Kohen

Marcelo G. Kohen : Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva

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Introduction Marcelo G. Kohen
Part I. The Foundations of International Law and their Impact on Secession
- Secession and self-determination Christian Tomuschat
- Secession, terrorism and the right of self-determination Andrew Clapham
- Secession and external intervention Georg Nolte
- The role of recognition in the law and practice of secession John Dugard and David Raic
- The state as a 'primary fact': some thoughts on the principle of effectiveness Théodore Christakis
- A normative 'due process' in the creation of states through secession Antonello Tancredi
- Secession and the law of state succession Andreas Zimmermann
- Are there gaps in the international law of secession? Olivier Corten
Part II. International and Domestic Practice
- The question of secession in Africa Fatsah Ouguergouz and Djacoba Liva Tehindrazanarivelo
- International law and secession in the Asia and Pacific regions Li-ann Thio
- Secession and international law: the European dimension Photini Pazartzis
- Secession and international law: Latin American practice Frida Armas Pfirter and Silvina González Napolitano
- Lessons learned from the Quebec secession reference before the Supreme Court of Canada Patrick Dumberry
- The secession of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland Christian Dominicé
- Conclusions Georges Abi-Saab

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Marcelo G. Kohen
Parution	24/03/2006
Nb. de pages	556
Format	16 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	980g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521849289
ISBN13	978-0-521-84928-9