title: Self-determination and secession in international law [Book Review]
abstract: SELF-DETERMINATION AND SECESSION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW EDITED BY CHRISTIAN WALTER, ANTJE VON UNGERN-STERNBERG AND KAVUS ABUSHOV (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2014) 318 PAGES. PRICE 70.00 [pounds sterling] (HARDCOVER) ISBN 9780198702375. The topics of self-determination and secession have gained notoriety over the past decades, as various separatist groups have battled for independence against their respective mother-states, with varying degrees of legitimacy and success. While international law devel
journal: Melbourne journal of international law