The Tragedy and Promise of Self-Determination

Author ORCID Identifier

Brian Slattery: 0009-0004-7010-1867

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Source Publication

Yale Law Journal Forum 129 (2019-2020)

Abstract

The principle of self-determination, like Janus, has two faces: negative and positive. Often understood as enabling the fracture of states into national components, the principle is better seen as facilitating the creation of multinational frameworks that foster toleration and human rights.

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