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National Self-Determination And Ethnic Minorities, Olli Lagerspetz
National Self-Determination And Ethnic Minorities, Olli Lagerspetz
Michigan Journal of International Law
The paper will include three parts. In the first part, the relation between nationality and popular sovereignty is explored. In the second part, there is a somewhat analogous discussion of the concept of ethnicity. In the last part, the conclusions are applied in a discussion of ethnic nationalism.
Sub-State Nationalism And International Law, Margaret Moore
Sub-State Nationalism And International Law, Margaret Moore
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Article explores the relationship between international law, defined broadly as the principles, norms, and rules governing the international order and the aspirations for collective self-government by minority national communities. It argues that there will be increasing challenges to the current international legal rules by minority nationalists, and that it is important to develop a principled response to this challenge. It also argues that the current system privileges state actors to a great extent, and that any attempt to channel self-determination claims in a more benign, non-secessionist direction needs to address the statecentric biases of the current rules.