Some Considerations on Secession and Independence: The Cases of Kosovo and Georgia

Stephen P. Neff distinguishes two ‘roads to the creation of a new state by way of secession’: the ‘high road’ – which sees secession and independence as a positive right - and the ‘low road’ – which sees independence as a remedy for a delict committed by the ‘mother state’. Along these lines, Neff d...

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Autor principal:	Stephen Neff
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Amsterdam Law Forum 2009
Materias:	international law, humanitarian intervention, responsibility to protect, independence, human rights law, Kosovo, Russia, Georgia, Putin, R2P, UN, Security Council, Law K
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3518d25d3e1a43ffa94e714556dd12e62021-12-02T06:19:48ZSome Considerations on Secession and Independence: The Cases of Kosovo and Georgia1876-8156https://doaj.org/article/3518d25d3e1a43ffa94e714556dd12e62009-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/60https://doaj.org/toc/1876-8156Stephen P. Neff distinguishes two ‘roads to the creation of a new state by way of secession’: the ‘high road’ – which sees secession and independence as a positive right - and the ‘low road’ – which sees independence as a remedy for a delict committed by the ‘mother state’. Along these lines, Neff discusses Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, while placing them in the broader temporal and political context. Neff draws from this discussion the conclusion that international law supports only the negative route to independence and not the positive one. Stephen NeffAmsterdam Law Forumarticleinternational law, humanitarian intervention, responsibility to protect, independence, human rights law, Kosovo, Russia, Georgia, Putin, R2P, UN, Security Council,LawKENAmsterdam Law Forum, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 33-38 (2009)
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description	Stephen P. Neff distinguishes two ‘roads to the creation of a new state by way of secession’: the ‘high road’ – which sees secession and independence as a positive right - and the ‘low road’ – which sees independence as a remedy for a delict committed by the ‘mother state’. Along these lines, Neff discusses Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, while placing them in the broader temporal and political context. Neff draws from this discussion the conclusion that international law supports only the negative route to independence and not the positive one.
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Some Considerations on Secession and Independence: The Cases of Kosovo and Georgia

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