1st Edition
International Law, Rights and Politics Developments in Eastern Europe and the CIS
By Rein Mullerson
Copyright 1994
244 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
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Rein Mullerson was Deputy Foreign Minister of Estonia during the country's independence struggles and is a distinguished professor of international relations. His book is concerned with the interplay of international law and politics in the changing international system. He analyses events in Eastern Europe and the former USSR to throw light on broad and controversial issues including non-use of... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 The end of the Cold War; Chapter 2 Self-determination; Chapter 3 Minorities in Eastern Europe and the former USSR; Chapter 4 Law and politics in the recognition of new states; Chapter 5 Issues of continuity and the succession of states; Chapter 6 Human rights and democracy in post-totalitarian societies; Conclusion;
Biography
Rein Müllerson is Visiting Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. Between 1988 and 1992 he was a member of the UN Human Rights Committee and in 1991–2 he was Deputy Foreign Minister of Estonia.
`... this is a snapshot of law and politics at a transitional moment in modern European history, and as such makes fascinating reading.' - International and Comparative Law Quarterly
