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ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

1997

Self-determination

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The New Dynamics Of Self-Determination, Valerie Epps Jan 1997

The New Dynamics Of Self-Determination, Valerie Epps

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The term self-determination still teeters on the borders of evolving legal precept, expression of political will, and universal human aspiration. The concept never quite settles down into a black letter law pronouncement or a clearly understood political dynamic.


Self-Determination: An Affirmative Right Or Mere Rhetoric?, Halim Moris Jan 1997

Self-Determination: An Affirmative Right Or Mere Rhetoric?, Halim Moris

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Yves Beigbeder, an international scholar, once asked, "If self-determination is an internationally recognized principle, why does it not apply to the people of West Iran, East Timor, Tibet, Kashmir and other territories, as it has been applied to other colonial territories?