MODERN SELF-DETERMINATION: PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION OF NATIONS

In recent times, international practice has provided new cases of decolonization, but also of mutually agreed secession with a due independence referendum, as well as violent ruptures. Although the unilateral secessions are not well received by the international community, they are not only possible...

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Main Author: Indacochea Jauregui , Juan Manuel
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Facultad de Derecho. Departamento de Derecho Público 2020
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recordip/article/view/27778
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Summary:In recent times, international practice has provided new cases of decolonization, but also of mutually agreed secession with a due independence referendum, as well as violent ruptures. Although the unilateral secessions are not well received by the international community, they are not only possible, but have been favored by the Advisory Opinion on Kosovo. The present paper analyzes the new cases arising from international practice in order to explore the contours of the so-called “Modern Self-Determination”.