A Short History of the Right to Self-Determination

Tags: Decentralization and Secession

02/14/2024 Ryan McMaken

Modern international law tends to grant a right to “remedial self-determination” only in extreme cases. Unfortunately, this position accepts that states ought to be free to violate human rights so long as the abuses fall short of war crimes and genocide.

Original Article: A Short History of the Right to Self-Determination

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