The United Nations

Friend or Foe of Self-Determination?

Jakob R Avgustin

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English

E-International Relations
16 February 2020

International relations; Diplomacy; International law of territory & statehood; Settlement of international disputes; Government powers

The purpose of this edited collection is to appraise the role of the UN in relation to the principle of self-determination. This book takes a very practical approach to discussing what role the UN plays in cases of self-determination and, importantly, it also ventures beyond this area's usual discussions of the inherent conflict between self-determination and sovereignty. The chapters address the pursuit of the right to self-determination through a variety of case studies, such as post-statehood in South Sudan and East Timor; Indigenous peoples; hybrid self-determination in post-intrastate conflict; the balancing of the human rights approach in Cyprus; remedial right to secede in the cases of failed states; Palestinian and Sahrawi resistance; geopolitics in Jammu and Kashmir; and the forgotten story of micro-states. Overall, this collection shows that the solutions might be in moving the paradigm beyond the state-centrism of the system and the UN itself.

Edited by: Jakob R Avgustin
Imprint: E-International Relations
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9781910814482
ISBN 10: 1910814482
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 16 February 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jakob R. Avgustin received his Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Ljubljana in 2016. He is Editor-at-Large at E-International Relations and works in the Academic Services Office at the University of East Anglia. He researches the use of military force in international relations, particularly when authorised by the UN Security Council. His publications include Realism in Practice: An Appraisal (co-editor), and articles in Sociology of Diplomacy: Initial Reading and Acta Diplomatica.