Minorities' claims : from autonomy to secession : international law and state practice /
Gnanapala Welhengama.
- xxviii, 339 pages ; 23 cm.
- Interdisciplinary research series in ethnic, gender, and class relations .
- Interdisciplinary research series in ethnic, gender, and class relations. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Claims from autonomy to secession: introductory remarks -- Theminority issue and ethnic conflicts -- Minorities -- Peoples, all peoples, nations and minorities -- Claims for autonomy with shared- sovereignty -- Claims for autonomy through the right to self- determination -- Models of autonomy and movements for autonomy -- Claims for autonomy: the concerns of states -- Secessionist movements -- The right to secession: the views of jurists -- The right to secession: international law and UN practice -- Secessionist attempts: case studies -- The right to secession through the right to self-determination? attitudes of states -- Conclusions.