Research Catalog

Title

Peoples and international law : how nationalism and self-determination shape a contemporary law of nations / by James Summers.

Author

Summers, James, 1974-

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007.

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Description

xliv, 464 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

"Peoples and International Law is the most comprehensive current account of the right of self-determination in international law. The book examines the law of self-determination as the product of the interaction between nationalism and international law. This broad and interdisciplinary work charts this interaction through different aspects of the legal process - in international instruments, judicial decisions, legal obligations and historical context - critically and in extensive detail. The book is essential reading for those with an interest both in peoples' rights in international law and the study of nationalism."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

The Erik Castren Institute monographs on international law and human rights ; v. 8

Uniform Title

Erik Castrén Institute monographs on international law and human rights ; v. 8.

Subject

• Droit des peuples a�� disposer d'eux-me��mes
• Droit international
• International law
• Nationalism
• Nationalisme
• Nationalite��s, Principe des
• Nationalities, Principle of
• Self-determination, National
• Volkenrecht
• Zelfbeschikkingsrecht

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-443) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. Nationalism and the right of self-determination -- Ch. 2. The historical development of self-determination -- Ch. 3. Self-determination and international instruments -- Ch. 4. Self-determination and courts -- Ch. 5. The law of self-determination : a contradiction in terms?

ISBN

• 9789004154919 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 9004154914 (hbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2007028146

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library