Abstract
The right of self-determination is in unilateral declarations primarily used to legitimize the creation of new independent states. In these declarations it is assumed that the nation or people poised to achieve independence is well-determined and is a holder of that right. The paper outlines several historical uses of this right in the unilateral/consensual declaration of independence starting with the declaration of independence of Finland in 1917 and ending with the declarations of Catalunya and of Ambazonia (former British South Cameroon) in 2017. The use of this legitimizing device leads neither to factual independence nor to international recognition of a new state.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Право и јавне делатности |
| Subtitle of host publication | liber amicorum Јовицa Тркуљa = Law and public activities: liber amicorum for Jovica Trkulja |
| Editors | Slobodan Vukadinović |
| Place of Publication | Belgrade |
| Publisher | Dosije Studio |
| Chapter | 26 |
| Pages | 533-544 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9788661321184 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788660474454, 9788682582175 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- declarations of independence,
- unilateral secession
- legitimization
- self-determination
- the right of self-determination
- peoples
- nations
- human rights
- international recognition
- alien-determined self-determination