Self-Determination in Regional Human Rights Law: From Kosovo to Cameroon
2011 ◽
Vol 105
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pp. 60-81
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The right of self-determination has long been celebrated for bringing independence and self-government to oppressed groups, yet it remains a highly controversial norm of international law. From the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires after World WarI to the struggle of colonial territories for independence following World War II and the later dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, there has been an unavoidable conflict between the efforts of peoples to achieve independence and the demands of existing states to preserve their territorial integrity.
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1967 ◽
Vol 5
(4)
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pp. 491-509
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1983 ◽
Vol 20
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pp. 24-78
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