Peoples and International Law

How Nationalism and Self-Determination Shape a Contemporary Law of Nations
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-04-15491-9
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1055 g

Reihe: The Erik Castrén Institute Monographs on International Law and Human Rights

Peoples and International Law is the most comprehensive current account of the right of self-determination in international law. The book examines the law of self-determination as the product of the interaction between nationalism and international law. This broad and interdisciplinary work charts this interaction through different aspects of the legal process – in international instruments, judicial decisions, legal obligations and historical context – critically and in extensive detail. The book is essential reading for those with an interest both in peoples’ rights in international law and the study of nationalism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Summers, James

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Treaties; Introduction; Chapter 1 nationalism and the Right of Self-Determination: 1. A Few Basic Terms: “People”, “Nation”, “Population”, Minority”,
“Indigenous People” and “Country”; 2. Nationalism; 3. National Self-Determination;
4. National Ties and Legal Principles; Chapter 2 The Historical Development of Self-Determination: Outline; 1. The Foundations for National Self-Determination; 2. The Nation-State and Internal and External Sovereignty; 3. Government with the Consent of the Governed; 4. Liberalism, National Patriotism and the Law of Nations; 5. The French Revolution; 6. The Nationality Principle; 7. The End of the First World War; Chapter 3 Self-Determination and International Instruments: Outline; 1. The United Nations Charter 1945;
2. The Human Rights Covenants 1966; 3. The Colonial Independence Declaration 1960; 4. General Assembly Resolution 1541(XV) 1960;
5. The Friendly Relations Declaration 1970;
6. The Helsinki Final Act 1975 and Paris Charter 1990; 7. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2006; Chapter 4 Self-Determination and Courts: Outline; 1. The Wall in Occupied Palestinian Territory Opinion; 2. Katangese Peoples’ Congress v. Zaire; 3. The Badinter Opinions Nos. 1, 2 and 3; 4. The Burkina Faso/Mali Frontier Dispute; 5. The Tatarstan and Chechnya Cases; 6. The Åland Islands, Part 1: The Commission of Jurists; 7. The Åland Islands, Part 2: The Commission of Rapporteurs; 8. Re. Secession of Quebec; 9. Western Sahara Advisory Opinion; Chapter 5 The Law of Self-Determination: A Contradiction in Terms?: Outline;
1. Colonial Self-Determination; 2. The Peoples of States; 3. Minorities and Groups within States;
4. Peoples under Foreign or Alien Domination;
5. Economic Self-Determination or Permanent Sovereignty; 6. Democratic Government;
7. The Use of Force; 8. Principle or Right? 9. Jus Cogens and Peremptory Norms; 10. Erga Omnes;
References; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

James Summers has lectured in law at the universities of Zambia and Hull and is a lecturer in international law and human rights at the University of Lancaster.