Internal Self-Determination in International Law(English, Hardcover, Senaratne Kalana)

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Internal Self-Determination in International Law(English, Hardcover, Senaratne Kalana) is written by Senaratne Kalana and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1108484409 (ISBN 10) and 9781108484404 (ISBN 13).

Internal self-determination is an under-explored topic in international law. It is popularly understood to be a principle of relatively recent origin, promoting democratic freedoms to populations and autonomy for minority groups within states. It has also been viewed as a principle receiving the support of Western states, in particular. In this first book-length critical study of the topic, the reader is invited to rethink the history, theory and practice of internal self-determination in a complex world. Kalana Senaratne shows that it is a principle of great, but varied, potential. Internal self-determination promises democratic freedoms and autonomy to peoples; but it also represents an idea which is not historically new, and is ultimately a principle which can be promoted for different and conflicting purposes. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will be of interest to international lawyers, state-officials, minority groups, and students of law and politics.