1st Edition

The Break-up of Yugoslavia and International Law

By Peter Radan Copyright 2002
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

The demise of the former Yugoslavia was brought about by various secessionist movements seeking international recognition of statehood. This book provides a critical analysis from an international law perspective of the break-up of Yugoslavia. Although international recognition was granted to the former Yugoslav republics of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Macedonia, the claims of... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Nationalism and Self-Determination
3. The 'Nation' as a 'People'
4. The Principle of Uti Possidetis in Latin America
5. The Principle of Uti Possidetis in Asia & Africa
6. The National Question and Internal Administrative Borders in Yugoslavia 1918-1991
7. The International Response to and Course of the Yugoslav Secessions
8. The Badinter Commission: Secession, Self-Determination and Uti Possidetis
Conclusion

Biography

Peter Radan