@article{1472181,
      recid = {1472181},
      author = {Shikova, Natalija,},
      title = {Self-determination and secession : in between the law,  theory and practice /},
      pages = {1 online resource (ix, 277 pages)},
      abstract = {This book offers a comprehensive summary of extant  international law scholarship on the topics of  self-determination and secession and positions the concepts  among present-day theory and relevant practice, illustrated  through various ongoing cases and historical examples. The  right to self-determination is among the least understood  rights within international law. Theoretical dilemmas as to  whether there is a link between self-determination and  secession are nothing new. In essence, self-determination  is a much broader concept than secession and obtaining  independent statehood. Unilateral secession is not  prohibited by international law, but neither is it per se  welcomed or accepted in practice. Beyond the context of  decolonization, secession claims have long been viewed with  disapproval in international law, and lawyers have been  extremely skeptical about the issue. Although this is still  the case, there are also new trends and opportunities to  explore situations in which secession can be accepted,  legitimized, or even legally permissible. The yardstick for  this is the diplomatic response to secessionism and the  growing involvement of the international community in  mediation and conflict resolution. Though finding solutions  can be difficult, within the existing frame, the ongoing  tension between the duty of every society to recognize  pluralism and diversity on the one hand, and the inherent  desire of every culture whether majority, minority or  indigenous to protect its values and ensure conformity on  the other, must be resolved. The practices and modalities  that envisage the internal dimension of the right to  self-determination as a right that is exercised within the  state borders can offer such opportunities. The appropriate  role of the state and the international community is to  serve as mediators between competing forces and to set  parameters that can transform destructive conflicts into  productive political models.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1472181},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34322-3},
}