Self-determination of peoples : a legal reappraisal /

Cassese, Antonio.

Self-determination of peoples : a legal reappraisal / Antonio Cassese. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995 (reprinted 1998.) - xviii, 375p. ; 23 cm. - Hersch Lauterpacht memorial lectures ; 12 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cassese sets out to trace how the political ideal of the self-determination of peoples has turned into an international legal standard. This is primarily a legal inquiry which examines the law within its historical and political context. Interesting international cases including Palestine, Eritrea and East Timor are discussed.

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Self-determination, National.
International law.

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