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Nationalism. --- Nationalism --- Nationalities, Principle of.

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In analysing the contemporary International Law principles as to Self-determination of Peoples, Dr. Edward McWhinney gives a special attention to the crisis today of multinational states put together, usually hurriedly and without proper regard for foreseeable later problems in establishing a plural-constitutional order system, by the military victors in World War I in the imposed Peace treaties of 1919. The key to successful exercise of a claimed right to self-determination is Recognition by other, existing states in the World Community and today also admission to the United Nations. In examining the classical rules on Recognition of States and the recent developed practice as to U.N. Membership, the author signals the continuing antinomy of Law and Power and how high political concerns for their own conceived national interests influence or control decisions on application of the legal ground rules in concrete cases by heads of government and their foreign ministries. The author notes at the same time the attempt to consolidate and codify existing rules on a political 'regional' basis, most evident perhaps with the European Union today. In addressing the claimed new legal category of 'failed state' with the concomitant asserted legal right of other states to intervene, if necessary unilaterally or outside the United Nations, to impose their own 'corrective' measures, he suggests that the postulated 'failure' in such cases may frequently stem less from problems inherent in the state concerned than from past hegemonial actions by outside states in pursuit of their own geopolitical interests in the region. A special concluding chapter draws on the empirical record of the historical, often trial-and-error experience of the Succession states to the Versailles treaties settlements and to the assorted acts of Decolonisation of the former European Imperial, Colonial powers.

Self-determination, National. --- State succession. --- Nationalities, Principle of. --- Ethnic relations --- Federal government. --- Political aspects. --- United Nations.

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Following the imposition of Habsburg rule on Ottoman Bosnia in 1878, a new garrison was constructed in the old citadel of Trebinje. By using a micro-historical approach, this innovative book tells the story of the garrison in times of peace and war, describing the way in which the Austro-Hungarian administration rapidly transformed Trebinje into a tree-lined city dominated by the army. Yet, the Habsburg "civilizing mission," marked by the building of hospitals, schools, roads, and railways was accompanied by ruthless violence against those who resisted the new foreign occupiers, especially after 1914. The tragic violence is described in the book alongside accounts of daily life. By personalizing historical events, the narrative reveals the perspective of people who found themselves in Trebinje and its garrison complex: the ordinary soldier, the condemned “insurgent,” the career officer, the cook, the shepherdess, the hotelier, or the journalist—all willing or unwilling participants in an extra-European style colonial project in the heart of Europe. 

HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary. --- Balkan Borders. --- Conscription. --- Diaries. --- First World War. --- Hercegovina. --- Insurgents and Counterinsurgency. --- Memoirs. --- Military Occupation. --- Nationalities.

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How the parliaments of minority national communities and central parliaments express identities and treat self-determination claims.

National movements --- 214 Parlement --- Legislative bodies. --- Nationalities, Principle of. --- Self-determination, National. --- Legislative power. --- Autonomy. --- Ethnicity --- Parlements. --- Nationalisme. --- États multinationaux. --- Fédéralisme. --- Autonomie. --- Minorités --- Power, Legislative --- Constitutional law --- Implied powers (Constitutional law) --- Judicial review --- Separation of powers --- National self-determination --- Nationalism --- Nation-state --- Nationalities, Principle of --- Sovereignty --- Nationality, Principle of --- Principle of nationalities --- Minorities --- Self-determination, National --- Bicameralism --- Legislatures --- Parliaments --- Unicameral legislatures --- Estates (Social orders) --- Representative government and representation --- Independence --- Self-government --- International law --- Political science --- Political aspects. --- Aspect politique.

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The beginning of the 21st century is characterized by global structural changes and worldwide concern for the problems surrounding the relationships between states and minority groups. Autonomy has become a code word for an all-purpose means of inclusion of sub-state groups in the three major functions that make for the essence of international law: the allocation of competence, the furtherance of common interest and the maintenance of international peace. Since to be autonomous is to be a law to oneself, and autonomous agents are self-governing agents, the authors of this present volume try give an answer - each from a particular professional perspective- to one overriding question: what conditions must be met in order to ensure that the autonomous agents govern themselves, and govern effectively. With a scholarly attention to analytical precision, factual accuracy, and scrupulous objectivity the authors of the present volume - coming from such diverse fields as international law, philosophy, ethics, economics, political science, - detail and explore the protean character of autonomy as both a concept (autonomy's subtypes, autonomy vs. other arrangements for the diffusion of power within heterogeneous societies, new definitions of the concept, etc.) and a practice (the potential of autonomy in the peaceful resolution of ethnic conflicts; comparative case studies, ranging from Greenland to Eritrea, from the Baltic States to South Asia). For all their differences in background and style, the authors share the common belief that autonomy, if properly understood and applied, holds considerable potential for ensuring an effective and harmonious co-existence for diverse groups within modern states. As such this book will hold particular appeal for all those (students, academics, policymakers, practitioners) who are on a quest for empowering insights vis-à-vis state-minority modus vivendi and ways to mitigate inter-group tensions by compromise.

Autonomy. --- Minorities --- Self-determination, National. --- National self-determination --- Nationalism --- Nation-state --- Nationalities, Principle of --- Sovereignty --- Minority rights --- Independence --- Self-government --- International law --- Political science --- Legal status, laws, etc.