Abstract
The author discusses the erosion of the right to secession under international law. Topics addressed include developments in the regulation of self-determination according to international law, the denial of international recognition to secessionist movements seeking to exercise self-determination in Bangladesh and Kosovo, and the impact of the attempted secession of Crimea and Donetsk in Ukraine in 2014 on the law of self-determination.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-243 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Brown Journal of World Affairs |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2014 |
Keywords
- SECESSION -- Law & legislation
- RIGHT to self-determination
- NATIONAL self-determination
- AUTONOMY & independence movements
- RUSSIA-Ukraine Conflict, 2014-