1st Edition

Resolving Claims to Self-Determination Is There a Role for the International Court of Justice?

By Andrew Coleman Copyright 2014
390 Pages
by Routledge

376 Pages
by Routledge

376 Pages
by Routledge

Since the end of World War Two and the formation of the UN, the nature of warfare has undergone changes with many wars being ‘intra-state’ wars, or wars of secession. Whilst wars of secession do not involve the same number or type of combatants as in the last two World Wars, their potential for destruction and their danger for the international community cannot be underestimated. There are... Read more

Introduction  1. Determining the Legitimacy of Claims for Self-Determination  2. The Determination of Statehood  3. The International Court of Justice and Claims to Self-Determination  4. The International Court of Justice and Highly Political Matters   Conclusion

Biography

Andrew Coleman is Senior Lecturer at Monash University, Australia.