ID - 527304 TI - Remedial secession : a right to external self-determination as a remedy to serious injustices ? PY - 2013 VL - 61 SN - 9781780681535 1780681534 PB - Cambridge : Intersentia, DB - UniCat KW - Law of nations: objects and subjects KW - Human rights KW - Afscheiding (Politiek) KW - Droit d'autodétermination KW - Recht [Zelfbeschikkings] KW - Secessie KW - Secession KW - Self-determination [Right of ] KW - Sécession KW - Zelfbeschikkingsrecht KW - Self-determination, National KW - Theses KW - National self-determination KW - Nationalism KW - Nation-state KW - Nationalities, Principle of KW - Sovereignty KW - Separatist movements KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes KW - Nouveaux États KW - Kosovo KW - Europe UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:527304 AB - It is increasingly often suggested in literature that a right to unilateral secession, stemming from the right to self-determination of peoples, may arise in case of serious injustices suffered by a people. In those extreme circumstances, an alleged right to unilateral secession operates as an "ultimum remedium". While such a right to remedial secession may well be morally desirable, the question is to what extent it has actually emerged under contemporary international law. The right to self-determination of peoples is generally considered to be one of the most fundamental norms in international law. Outside the context of decolonization, the right to self-determination is a continuous right, which is to be exercised primarily within the framework of an existing State. ER -