“Peoples”: The Perspective of International Public Law
“Peoples”: The Perspective of International Public Law
Author(s): Lina LaurinavičiūtėSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Mykolas Romeris University
Keywords: self-determination; peoples; minorities; trust territories; non-self governing territories; peoples under foreign occupation; subgroups within a state; a “minority-people”
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the application rationae personae of the right to selfdetermination. Relying on the existing international legal framework, decisions of the judicial bodies and doctrine, the author analyses conceivable beneficiaries of the above-mentioned right: the inhabitants of Trust and Non-Self-Governing territories, peoples under foreign occupation, the entire population of a state and subgroups within a state.
Journal: Jurisprudencija
- Issue Year: 20/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 91-118
- Page Count: 28
- Language: English