National Self-Determination and Justice in Multinational States

• Main Author: Moltchanova, Anna (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Studies in Global Justice, 5
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Political science.; Political philosophy.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Philosophy of Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Political Philosophy.; Political Science.

This new book by Anna Moltchanova addresses the most fundamental questions of law, justice, and political legitimacy. Moltchanova proposes a moral standpoint from which to evaluate the actions of governments and individuals in the international arena, by measuring the values of national self-determi...

Table of Contents:

• Multinational States and Moral Theories of International Legal Doctrine
• Collective Agents and Group Moral Rights1
• A Definition of Nationhood1
• Potential Political Cultures
• The Modified Right to Self-Determination1
• The Implications of the Modified Right to Self-Determination1.