A Theory of Secession

Offering an unapologetic defense of the right to secede, Christopher Heath Wellman argues that any group has a moral right to secede as long as its political divorce will leave it and the remainder state in a position to perform the requisite political functions. He explains that there is nothing contradictory about valuing legitimate states, while permitting their division. Thus, if one values self-determination, then one has good reason to conclude that people have a right to determine their political boundaries.

Author: Christopher Heath Wellman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/24/2005
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.32w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780521849159