Remedial Secession After the Cold War: Self-Determination and the Question of Secession

This book explores the progressive development of international law in the post-Cold War period, tracing the emergence of a new understanding of external self-determination that includes remedial secession. This evolution challenges traditional interpretations of the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. Through the prism of remedial self-determination, it analyses the development of new norms, demonstrating how secessionist acts have influenced states' perceptions on secession. By focusing on state practice in the context of post-Cold War self-determination disputes - Timor-Leste, Kosovo, and Iraqi Kurdistan - the analysis illustrates the conditions under which remedial secession has gradually emerged as a viable outcome for addressing secessionist conflicts.

Author: Blerim Mustafa
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Published: 04/30/2026
Series: Studies in International Minority and Group Rights #19
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9789004757738