ISBN:
9789077596531
,
9077596534
Language:
English
Pages:
197 S.
,
25 cm
DDC:
320.1/5
Keywords:
Sovereignty
;
Multiculturalism Law and legislation
;
Konferenzschrift
;
Souveränität
;
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
;
Föderalismus
Abstract:
Sovereignty, statehood, and the diversity challenge -- pt. 1.Theorizing contested sovereignty -- Liberalism, secession and violence -- Why borders? Self-determination and the ethics of secession -- Role of uti possidetis in determining boundaries -- pt. 2.Reconciling sovereignty and diversity -- Trust and tolerance as state making values in multicultural societies -- Can decentralization do what federalism promises? -- Minority protection mechanisms as means to prevent and settle disputes over sovereignty -- pt. 3. Sovereignty and diversity in practice -- The legal regulation of secession: lessons from Yugoslavia and Canada -- Final status for Kosovo: should we really be petrified with the partition option? -- Higher law making as a political resource: constitutional amendments and the constructive fragmentation of sovereignty in India
Description / Table of Contents:
Sovereignty, statehood, and the diversity challenge -- pt. 1.Theorizing contested sovereignty -- Liberalism, secession and violence -- Why borders? Self-determination and the ethics of secession -- Role of uti possidetis in determining boundaries -- pt. 2.Reconciling sovereignty and diversity -- Trust and tolerance as state making values in multicultural societies -- Can decentralization do what federalism promises? -- Minority protection mechanisms as means to prevent and settle disputes over sovereignty -- pt. 3. Sovereignty and diversity in practice -- The legal regulation of secession: lessons from Yugoslavia and Canada -- Final status for Kosovo: should we really be petrified with the partition option? -- Higher law making as a political resource: constitutional amendments and the constructive fragmentation of sovereignty in India.
Note:
Papers presented at the conference Legal and Political Solutions to Disputes over Sovereignty--From Kosovo to Quebec, organized by the Law Faculty, University of Belgrade, 8-9 July 2005
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Includes bibliographical references
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