Autonomy, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination: The Accommodation of Conflicting Rights

Demands for autonomy or minority rights have given rise to conflicts, often violent, in every region of the world and under every political system. Through an analysis of contemporary international legal norms and an examination of several specific case studies--including Hong Kong, India, the transnational problems of the Kurds and Saamis, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Spain, Sri Lanka, and the Sudan--this book identifies a framework in which ethnic, religious, and regional conflicts can be addressed.

Author: Hurst Hannum
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 01/29/1996
Pages: 552
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.74lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.99w x 1.36d
ISBN: 9780812215724

About the Author
Hurst Hannum is a Professor of Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has been counsel in cases before European and Inter-American human rights bodies and is a member of the boards of Minority Rights Group International (London) and the International Service for Human Rights (Geneva). Hurst Hannum is the author or editor of numerous books and articles on international law and human rights and serves on editorial advisory boards of Human Rights Law Review and Human Rights Quarterly.