The New World Order: Sovereignty, Human Rights and the Self-Determination of Peoples

by Mortimer Sellers (Editor)

Overview

The end of the Cold War has allowed for the prospect of a New World Order, in which the United Nations and other 'international actors' may return to their post-war mandate of maintaining international peace and security through collective action. This book addresses the central question of sovereignty under the new regime: which internal actions of states will justify intervention by the international community? The unifying theme of these chapters -- written from a wide variety of national and cultural perspectives -- is the conflict between cultural relativism and human rights in the postmodern world. Eleven authors address these questions to determine the meaning and limits of national self-determination after the fall of communism. This book is essential reading for all who seek to understand the emerging international system of the twenty-first century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781859730645
Publisher:	Berg Publishers
Publication date:	08/01/1996
Series:	Nationalism & Internationalism
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Mortimer Sellers Director of the Center for International and Comparative Law and Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimor

Table of Contents

Mortimer Sellers, Introduction — Robert McCorquodale, Human Rights and Self-Determination — Gerry J. Simpson, The Diffusion of Sovereignty: Self-Determinations in the Post-Colonial Age — Vladimir Rudnitsky, Self-Determination in a Modern World: Conceptual Development and Practical Application — Nergis Canefe, Sovereignty Without Nationalism? A Critical Assessment of Minority Rights Beyond the Sovereign Nation-State Model — Sohail H. Hashmi, Self-Determination and Secession in Islamic Thought — Stephanie Lawson, Self-Determination as Ethnocracy: Perspectives from the South Pacific — Renè Provost, Problems of Indeterminacy and Characterization in the Application of Humanitarian Law — Gian Luca Burci, United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Situations of Internal Conflict — Philippe Ch. A. Guillot, Human Rights, Democracy, and the Multidimensional Peace Operations of the United Nations — Nira Wickramasinghe, From Human Rights to Good Governance: The Aid Regime in the 1990s

Editorial Reviews

"For those interested in the evolving area of human rights in international relations, this volume provides well-presented theoretical arguments surrounding the key issues, as well as detailed case studies. For scholars in this field, this volume is highly recommended reading." --Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies

From the Publisher

For those interested in the evolving area of human rights in international relations, this volume provides well-presented theoretical arguments surrounding the key issues, as well as detailed case studies. For scholars in this field, this volume is highly recommended reading.

Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies