Self-Determination

Right of Self-Determination

Further Reading

• A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including Self-Determination, H Volger, KA Annan -2010)
• The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007)
• International Law: A Dictionary (including Self-Determination, Boczek, Boleslaw Adam -2005)

Self Determination in Constitutional Law

From the Comparative Constitutions Project: Selfdetermination is a principle in international law that a people ought to be able to determine their own governmental forms and structure free from outside influence. However, there may be a reference to selfdetermination of individuals, meaning the free right to develop one’s personality.

Definition of Self-Determination

Within the context of international human rights, the following is a brief meaning of self-determination: Determination by the people of a territorial unit of their own political future without coercion from powers outside that region.

Status Issues

In relation to the international law practice and status issues in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section:

Diplomatic Relations, Succession, Continuity of States, and Other Statehood Issues

About this subject:

U.S. Recognition of Somalia

Note: there is detailed information and resources under these topics during the year 2013, covered by this entry on status issues in this law Encyclopedia.

Self-determination

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on self-determination explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.

Resources

Further Reading

• The entry “self-determination” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press

Resources

See Also

• Human Rights

Hierarchical Display of Self-determination

International Relations > International affairs > National independence
Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral system > Referendum

Self-determination

Concept of Self-determination

See the dictionary definition of Self-determination.

Characteristics of Self-determination

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Resources

Translation of Self-determination

• Spanish: Autodeterminación
• French: Autodétermination
• German: Selbstbestimmung
• Italian: Autodeterminazione
• Portuguese: Autodeterminação
• Polish: Samookreślenie

Thesaurus of Self-determination

International Relations > International affairs > National independence > Self-determination
Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral system > Referendum > Self-determination

See also

• Referendum