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National self-determination : a deadly mobilizing device / Erin Jenne -- The political economy of secession / Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler -- Self-determination in the twenty-first century / Hurst Hannum -- Uncoupling secession from nationalism and intrastate autonomy from secession / Allen Buchanan -- Self-determination as a component of conflict intractability : implications for negotiation / Eileen F. Babbitt -- Self-determination as self-definition : the case of Morocco / Susan Slyomovics -- Negotiating self-determination : is it a viable alternative to violence? / Eileen F. Babbitt

The many questions that surround movements for secession and self-determination are both practically urgent and theoretically perplexing. The United States settled its secession crisis in the 1860s. But the trauma and unfinished business of those events are still with us. Around the world secession and self-determination are the key issues that cause strife and instability. This volume provides an unusually comprehensive consideration of the many challenges of law and political philosophy that accompany them, and offers theoretical insights that provide guidance for policy. Among the questi.

"When can a group legitimately form its own state? Under international law, some groups can but others cannot. But the standard is unclear, and traditional legal analysis has failed to elucidate it. In The Theory of Self-Determination, leading scholars chart new territory in our theoretical conception of self-determination. Drawing from diverse scholarship in international law, philosophy, and political science, they attempt to move beyond the prevailing nationalist conceptions of group definition. At issue are such universal questions as, when does a group qualify as a 'people'? Does history matter? Or is it a question of ethnic status? Are these matters properly solved by popular vote? Anchored in modern analytical political philosophy but with implications for a wide range of scholarship, this volume will prove essential for scholars and practitioners of international law, global justice, and international relations"--

Preliminary Materials -- I. Introduction -- II. A Concept With Multiple Meanings -- III. The Classical Right To Self-Determination -- IV. Constitutional Self-Determination -- V. Remedial Self-Determination -- VI. Effective Entities -- VII. Trading Self-Determination For Autonomy Or Enhanced Self-Governance -- VIII. Regionalisation, Federalisation, Or Union With Confirmation Of Territorial Unity -- IX. Deferring A Substantive Settlement While Agreeing To A Settlement Mechanism -- X. Balancing Self-Determination Claims -- XI. Conditional Self-Determination -- XII. Agreeing On Self-Determination But Deferring Implementation -- XIII. Establishing A De Facto State Through An International Process -- XIV. Supervised Independence -- XV. Conclusion: New Approaches To Self-Determination Settlements -- Annex I. Levels Of Legal Privileges Of Entities -- Annex II. Tables Of Settlements And Steps Towards Settlement -- Bibliography.

Conference proceedings celebrating the International Year for the World's Indigenous Peoples, held in Townsville, Queensland, in 1993. Coinciding with the height of native title debates, many speakers discussed and analysed the possible effects of, and opportunities arising from, the Australian High Court's decision