TY - BOOK AU - Groarke,Paul TI - Dividing the state: legitimacy, secession, and the doctrine of oppression T2 - Applied legal philosophy SN - 0754623815 AV - KZ4024 .G76 2004 U1 - 341.26 22 PY - 2004///] CY - Aldershot, Hants, England, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate KW - Dismemberment of nations KW - Secession KW - Legitimacy of governments KW - State succession N1 - Series statement on jacket; Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index; 1; Legitimacy --; 2; The legal concept of legitimacy --; 3; The historical problem of sovereignty --; 4; Solving the historical problem --; 5; Existing theories of secession --; 6; Institutional and legal issues --; 7; Philosophical framework --; 8; A legal theory of secession --; 9; Practice issues --; Conclusion : institutional reform ER -