Sovereignty and diversity / 
edited by Miodrag Jovanović and Kristin Henrard. 
 - 197 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/> Papers presented at the conference Legal and Political Solutions to Disputes over Sovereignty--From Kosovo to Quebec, organized by the Law Faculty, University of Belgrade, 8-9 July 2005. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Sovereignty, statehood, and the diversity challenge -- pt. 1.Theorizing contested sovereignty -- Liberalism, secession and violence -- Why borders? Self-determination and the ethics of secession -- Role of uti possidetis in determining boundaries -- pt. 2.Reconciling sovereignty and diversity -- Trust and tolerance as state making values in multicultural societies -- Can decentralization do what federalism promises? -- Minority protection mechanisms as means to prevent and settle disputes over sovereignty -- pt. 3. Sovereignty and diversity in practice -- The legal regulation of secession: lessons from Yugoslavia and Canada -- Final status for Kosovo: should we really be petrified with the partition option? -- Higher law making as a political resource: constitutional amendments and the constructive fragmentation of sovereignty in India. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9077596534 9789077596531 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sovereignty<br/>Multiculturalism--Law and legislation
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KZ4041  / .S665 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.15