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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483261903321

Autore

Şen İlker Gökhan

Titolo

Sovereignty Referendums in International and Constitutional Law / / by İlker Gökhan Şen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-11647-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Disciplina

320.01

340

340.1

340.2

340.9

341

Soggetti

International law

Law—Philosophy

Law

Political science

Conflict of laws

Public International Law

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

Political Theory

Philosophy of Law

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Introduction to the Theory of Sovereignty Referendums -- 3. Sovereignty Referendums in the System of Politics -- 4. Sovereignty Referendums in the System of Law -- 5. Sovereignty Referendums in International Law -- 6. Sovereignty Referendums in Constitutional Law -- 7. Sovereignty Referendums: Common Legal Problems -- 8. Conclusion.



Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on sovereignty referendums, which have been used throughout different historical periods of democratization, decolonization, devolution, secession and state creation. Referendums on questions of sovereignty and self-determination have been a significant element of the international political and legal landscape since the French Revolution, and have been a central element in the resolution of territorial issues from the referendum in Avignon in 1791 until today. More recent examples include Quebec, East Timor, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico and South Sudan. The global aim of this book is to achieve a better empirical and legal understanding of sovereignty referendums and related problems in international and national law and politics. Accordingly, it presents readers a comprehensive study of sovereignty referendums from the perspectives of both international and constitutional law.