The secession of states and their recognition in the wake of Kosovo / / John Dugard.

• VerfasserIn: Dugard, John, 1936-
• Place / Publishing House: [The Hague] : : Hague Academy of International Law,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: The Pocket Books of The Hague Academy of International Law / Les livres de poche de l'Académie de droit international de La Haye 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (310 pages)
• Notes: "Full text of the lecture published in June 2013 in the Recueil des cours, Vol. 357 (2013)"--Page 2.

The secession of States is subject to legal regulation. The arguments presented by States in the advisory proceedings on Kosovo confirm that there are rules of international law that determine whether the secession of a State in the post-colonial world is permissible. These rules derive from the competing principles of self-determination and territorial integrity. In deciding whether to recognize a secessionist entity as a State, or to admit it to the United Nations, States must balance these competing principles, with due regard to precedent and State practice. These lectures examine cases in which secession has succeeded (such as Israel and Bangladesh), in which it has failed (such as Biafra and Chechnya) and in which a determination is still to be made (Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia).