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New Publication: Self-Determination in the International Legal System Whose Claim, to What Right? Tom Sparks

Self-Determination in the International Legal System

Whose Claim, to What Right? Tom Sparks

This open access book brings clarity to the study of self-determination. It argues that the accepted categorisation of international and external self-determination is not helpful, and suggests a new typology. It has 4 categories: polity-based, identitarian, colonial, and remedial forms, each distinguished by the grounds on which they are based. This book is a significant contribution to our understanding of this keystone of international law. 

The open access edition of this book is available under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht.

Tom Sparks is Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany.

Jan 2023   |   9781509945061   |   280pp   |   Hbk   |    RRP: £85 / $115

Discount Price: £68 / $92

Order online at www.bloomsbury.com  – use the code GLR AP3UK for UK orders and GLR AP3US for US orders to get 20% off!

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