Recently, numerous multi-national states have disintegrated along national lines, and today many more continue to witness bitter secessionist struggles. This st

This book explores secession from three normative disciplines: political philosophy, international law and constitutional law. The author first develops a moral

Peoples and minorities in many parts of the world assert a right to self-determination, autonomy, and even secession from a state, which naturally conflicts wit

Secession in International Law argues that the effective development of criteria on secession is a necessity in today’s world, because secessionist struggles

This 2005 book presents an argument for the right of groups to secede, offering a thorough and unapologetic defense.