The first comprehensive study of postcolonial statehood in international law from minority perspectives. Researchers from a wide range of disciplines will find this useful as a reference text and course reading. Policy-makers on humanitarian disasters, such as the ongoing Rohingya crisis, will also benefit from this multidisciplinary research.
Über den Autor
Mohammad Shahabuddin is Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham. He received a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2018-20) for completing this monograph. His previous book, Ethnicity and International Law (Cambridge, 2016), offered the first ever comprehensive analysis of how ethnicity shaped international law.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: 1. Geneses of ethno-nationalism in postcolonial states; 2. Minorities and the 'ideology' of the postcolonial state; Part II: 3. The postcolonial 'national' state: boundaries and international law; 4. The postcolonial 'liberal' state: self-determination, minorities, and international law; 5. The postcolonial 'developmental' state: minority perspectives and international law; Conclusion.
