Full Description
Europe has reached a crisis point, with the call for self-determination and more autonomy stronger than it ever has been. In this book, renowned international lawyers give a detailed account of the present state of international law regarding self-determination and autonomy.
Autonomy and Self-Determination offers readers both an overview of the status quo of legal discussions on the topic and an identification of the most important elements of discussion that could direct future legal developments in this field. This is done through the examination of key issues in abstract and in relation to specific cases such as Catalonia, Italy and Scotland. The book extends past a simple assessment of issues of autonomy and self-determination according to a traditional legal viewpoint, and rather argues that utopian international law ideas are the breeding ground for norms and legal institutions of the future.
This insightful book will be an invaluable read for international lawyers and political science scholars. It provides a clear, yet detailed, analysis of the issues Europe is facing regarding autonomy and self-determination in the face of historical context, also making it a useful tool for European history scholars.
Contributors include: X. Arzoz, A. Beauséjour, P. Hilpold, H. Hofmeister, E. López-Jacoiste, R. Müllerson, S. Oeter, B. Olmos, B. Roth, M. Suksi, A. Tancredi, D. Turp
Contents
Contents:
1. Introduction
Peter Hilpold
2. Self-determination and Autonomy: Between Secession and Internal Self-determination
Peter Hilpold
3. The Relevance of Democratic Principles to the Self-Determination Norm
Brad R. Roth
4. Self-Determination and Secession: Similarities and Differences
Rein Müllerson
5. The Referendum as an Instrument for Decision-making in Autonomy-related Situations
Markku Suksi
6. Secession as a New Constitutional Problem: the question of independence in autonomy systems
Ulrike Haider-Quercia
7. 'Free at Last'? Scotland, Independence and EU Membership
Hannes Hofmeister and Belen Olmos Giupponi
8. Italian Approaches to Self-determination: Theory and Practice
Antonello Tancredi
9. The Kurds between Discrimination, Autonomy and Self-determination
Stefan Oeter
10. Autonomy and Self-determination in Spain: a Constitutional Law Perspective
Xabier Arzoz
11. Autonomy and Self-determination in Spain: Catalonia's Claims for Independence from the Perspective of International Law
Eugenia López-Jacoiste
12. Self-determination, Autonomy, Independence, and the Case of Québec
Daniel Turp and Anthony Beauséjour
Index
