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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462709603321

Autore

Dugard John <1936->

Titolo

The secession of states and their recognition in the wake of Kosovo / / John Dugard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[The Hague] : , : Hague Academy of International Law, , 2013

ISBN

90-04-25749-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 pages)

Collana

Pocketbooks of the Hague Academy of International Law

Disciplina

320.12

Soggetti

Dismemberment of nations

Secession

State succession

Recognition (International law)

Self-determination, National

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Full text of the lecture published in June 2013 in the Recueil des cours, Vol. 357 (2013)"--Page 2.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-292).

Sommario/riassunto

The secession of States is subject to legal regulation. The arguments presented by States in the advisory proceedings on Kosovo confirm that there are rules of international law that determine whether the secession of a State in the post-colonial world is permissible. These rules derive from the competing principles of self-determination and territorial integrity. In deciding whether to recognize a secessionist entity as a State, or to admit it to the United Nations, States must balance these competing principles, with due regard to precedent and State practice. These lectures examine cases in which secession has succeeded (such as Israel and Bangladesh), in which it has failed (such as Biafra and Chechnya) and in which a determination is still to be made (Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia).