Research Handbook on Secession

Author: Jure Vidmar; Sarah McGibbon; Lea Raible
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781788971744
Published In: December 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Combining both theoretical and practical insights, the Research Handbook on Secession addresses a wide range of legal issues surrounding secessions. It considers both well-known examples such as Kosovo and Bangladesh alongside less frequently discussed cases including Somaliland and Palestine, offering state-of-the-art analysis of international law on statehood, secession, self-determination and related topics.

Featuring contributions from a range of international scholars and experts, the Research Handbook discusses what a state is, distinguishes between declarations of independence and secessions, and examines the differences between secessions and the dissolution of states. Chapters provide both international law and comparative constitutional perspectives on issues of secession, inviting the reader to think afresh about the role of international law in territory and statehood. The Research Handbook also argues for the possibility that combining insights from international and constitutional law in particular could move the debate forward.

This incisive Research Handbook will be crucial reading for scholars and students of constitutional and international law, as well as political science academics, with an interest in statehood and secession-related topics. It will further prove useful for international legal practitioners advising on these issues.

Acknowledgements xi

1. Introduction to the Research Handbook on Secession 1

Jure Vidmar, Lea Raible and Sarah McGibbon

PART I: CONCEPTUALISING THE STATE

2. State creation and the concept of statehood in international law 13

Jure Vidmar and Lea Raible

3. The law of statehood as a constellation of hybrids 29

Jean d’Aspremont

4. The principle of territorial integrity 42

James Summers

5. Self-determination short of secession 59

Brad R Roth