Kalana Senaratne (Sri Lanka University of Peradeniya)

Internal Self-Determination in International Law

History, Theory, and Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Senaratne considers a popular principle of international law - internal self-determination - and how it applies to states, populations, minority groups and indigenous peoples. This book is for anyone interested in international law, politics, democracy, minorities and internal conflicts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 448g
• ISBN-13: 9781108735834
• ISBN-10: 1108735835
• Artikelnr.: 68032751

Autorenporträt

Kalana Senaratne is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law, University of Peradeniya. He has previously worked in the governmental and non-governmental sectors, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process in Sri Lanka. He holds postgraduate degrees in law from University College London and the University of Hong Kong.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Table of Cases
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. A History of Internal Self-Determination
3. Internal Self-Determination and the Populations of States
4. Internal Self-Determination and Minority Groups
5. Western and Third World Approaches to Internal Self-Determination
6. Sri Lanka: A Case Study
7. Hong Kong: A Case Study
8. Internal Self-Determination in the Courts of Law
9. Conclusion
Bibliography.