Dividing the state : legitimacy, secession, and the doctrine of oppression /: legitimacy, secession, and the doctrine of oppression. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Groarke.
• Authors: Groarke, Paul, 1953-
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Series Preface; Introduction; The Legal and Political Processes; 1 Legitimacy; General Usage; Sociology; Philosophy; 2 The Legal Concept of Legitimacy; The Legitimacy of the Legal and Political Systems; The Substantive Nature of the Legal Process; Moral and Legal Legitimacy; 3 The Historical Problem of Sovereignty; 4 Solving the Historical Problem; The Mechanics of Legitimacy; A Legal Doctrine of Sovereignty; A Legal Theory of Secession; 5 Existing Theories of Secession; Political Theories; Legal Theories Separating the Legal and Political QuestionsDetermining which Minorities Have the Right to Secede; 6 Institutional and Legal Issues; Institutional Issues; International Law; 7 Philosophical Framework; Rights; 8 A Legal Theory of Secession; Philosophical Underpinnings; Retaining Sovereignty; Creating a Cause of Action; Managing the Political Question; The Law of Secession; 9 Practice Issues; Preliminary Issues; First Stage: Preliminary Inquiry; Second Stage: Trial; Third Stage: Relief; Conclusion: Institutional Reform; Changes in the International System; Establishing a Court Separating the Legal and Political ProcessesFurther Inquiry; Select Bibliography; Academic and Philosophical Sources; Legal Sources; Index
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (221 p.)
• Subjects: 341.26; Dismemberment of nations; Secession; Legitimacy of governments; State succession; LAW / International; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351159715; 1351159712; 9781351159708; 1351159704
• Related ISBNs: 9780815388616
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.