Self-Determination in the New World Order

by Halperin, Morton H.; Scheffer, David J.; Small, Patricia L.

• ISBN13: 9780870030192
• ISBN10: 0870030191
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-10-01
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Self-Determination Claims During the Cold War	p. 11
The U.S. Response	p. 11
The International Response	p. 13
The Law of Self-Determination	p. 16
Post-Cold War Policy: Three Cases	p. 27
The Breakup of the Soviet Union	p. 27
The Yugoslav Crisis	p. 32
The Iraqi Stalemate	p. 38
A Modern Understanding of Self-Determination	p. 45
Weaknesses in the Current Approach	p. 45
New Categories of Self-Determination	p. 46
Developments in International Law	p. 53
Protection of Minority Rights	p. 54
An "Entitlement" to Democratic Government	p. 60
The Law and Policy of Recognition	p. 65
After the Cold War: A New Approach to Self-Determination	p. 71
Standards for Evaluating Self-Determination Movements	p. 74
Preserving an Existing State	p. 80
Supporting the Emergence of a New State	p. 82
Criteria for Transition to Independent Statehood	p. 84
Responding to International Hot Spots	p. 95
Monitoring	p. 96
Diplomatic Intervention	p. 98
Denial of International Legitimacy	p. 101
Conditionality and Economic Sanctions	p. 102
Military Intervention	p. 105
Three Proposals for Institutional Reform	p. 112
Conclusion	p. 119
Appendix: Global Survey of Self-Determination Movements	p. 123
Africa	p. 123
Asia	p. 131
Europe	p. 139
Latin America and the Caribbean	p. 144
Middle East	p. 145
North America	p. 147
Successor States to the Soviet Union	p. 148
Successor States to Yugoslavia	p. 157
Appendix Sources	p. 161
Study Group Participants	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 165
Index	p. 171
About the Authors	p. 178
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