Autonomy, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination: The Accommodation of Conflicting Rights

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Overview

Demands for "autonomy" or minority rights have given rise to conflicts, often violent, in every region of the world and under every political system. Through an analysis of contemporary international legal norms and an examination of several specific case studies—including Hong Kong, India, the transnational problems of the Kurds and Saamis, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Spain, Sri Lanka, and the Sudan—this book identifies a framework in which ethnic, religious, and regional conflicts can be addressed.

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ISBN-13:	9780812215724
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	01/29/1996
Series:	Procedural Aspects of International Law
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.36(d)

About the Author

Hurst Hannum is a Professor of Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has been counsel in cases before European and Inter-American human rights bodies and is a member of the boards of Minority Rights Group International (London) and the International Service for Human Rights (Geneva). Hurst Hannum is the author or editor of numerous books and articles on international law and human rights and serves on editorial advisory boards of Human Rights Law Review and Human Rights Quarterly.

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction 3
2. Sovereignty, Statehood, and Nationalism 14
3. Self-Determination 27
4. The Rights of Minorities 50
5. Indigenous Rights 74
6. Human Rights 104
7. Hong Kong 129
8. India and the Punjab 151
9. The Kurds 178
10. The Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua 203
11. Northern Ireland 226
12. The Saami (Lapp) People of Norway, Sweden, and Finland 247
13. Spain—The Basque Country and Catalonia 263
14. Sri Lanka 280
15. Sudan 308
16. Federal or Quasi-Federal Structures 337
—Eritrea (1952-1962)
—Greenland
—Netherlands Antilles
—Switzerland (1848-1874)
—Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
17. Territories of International Concern 370
—Aland Islands
—Free City of Danzig
—Memel Territory
—New Zealand—The Associate States of the Cook Islands and Niue and the Territory of Tokelau
—The Saar (1920-1935)
—The Saar (1945-1955)
—Free Territory of Trieste
18. Other Situations of Interest 407
—Belgium
—Indian Peoples in Brazil
—China
—Fiji
—Italy—the South Tyrol
—Malaysia
19. Conclusion 453

Recent Developments 479
Postscript 495
Selected Bibliography 509
Index 515

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Editorial Reviews

"Hannum has long combined scholarship with involvement in the making of practical policy. The present work displays this most useful combination of perspectives."

Journal of Asian and African Affairs

"A remarkable treatise."

American Journal of International Law

"With the end of the Cold War, ethnic conflict appears to be reemerging as subnational groups fight to be heard and represented. Hence the value of this well-researched volume. Focusing on individuals and groups rather than states, the author searches for means of accommodating conflicting claims. Government legitimacy is seen as resting on more than simple majority rule, on respect for human rights and the effective participation of all the various segments of society in the decision-making process."

Foreign Affairs

"This valuable volume chronicles the issues that arise from disputes over minority rights when the state is seen to represent majority groups better. . . . Must reading for scholars interested in the legal dimension of minority conflicts with the state. It should also be required reading for the leadership of nations currently confronting such issues or international actors who could be helpful in resolving them."

American Political Science Review

"A right of autonomy within international law might help resolve intrastate conflicts between ethnic groups before they escalate into civil war and demands for secession. So Hurst Hannum argues in this excellent book. . . . These are important suggestions about how to use a flexible approach to sovereignty and the right to ethnic self-determination to create a just and ordered multination-state system."

Political Science Quarterly

"A very useful, comprehensive, and important contribution to the study of international relations, international law, and comparative politics. . . . Impressive."

Choice

Analyzes contemporary international legal norms and examines case studies of countries including Ireland and Sri Lanka to identify a framework in which ethnic, religious, and regional conflicts can be addressed. Discusses statehood and nationalism; the rights of minorities; and indigenous rights, and surveys contemporary and historical entities and structures created to respond to ethnic tensions. This revised edition includes two new chapters. Of interest to students in international law. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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"A very useful, comprehensive, and important contribution to the study of international relations, international law, and comparative politics. . . . Impressive."—Choice

"A remarkable treatise."—American Journal of International Law

"Hannum has long combined scholarship with involvement in the making of practical policy. The present work displays this most useful combination of perspectives."—Journal of Asian and African Affairs

"With the end of the Cold War, ethnic conflict appears to be reemerging as subnational groups fight to be heard and represented. Hence the value of this well-researched volume. Focusing on individuals and groups rather than states, the author searches for means of accommodating conflicting claims. Government legitimacy is seen as resting on more than simple majority rule, on respect for human rights and the effective participation of all the various segments of society in the decision-making process."—Foreign Affairs

"This valuable volume chronicles the issues that arise from disputes over minority rights when the state is seen to represent majority groups better. . . . Must reading for scholars interested in the legal dimension of minority conflicts with the state. It should also be required reading for the leadership of nations currently confronting such issues or international actors who could be helpful in resolving them."—American Political Science Review

"A right of autonomy within international law might help resolve intrastate conflicts between ethnic groups before they escalate into civil war and demands for secession. So Hurst Hannum argues in this excellent book. . . . These are important suggestions about how to use a flexible approach to sovereignty and the right to ethnic self-determination to create a just and ordered multination-state system."—Political Science Quarterly

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