Maxim Allegans Contraria non est Audiendus, Junadagh, Jammu and Kashmir
Maxim Allegans Contraria non est Audiendus, Junadagh, Jammu and Kashmir

Summary/Abstract: On 5 August 2019, the Indian Government announced the revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants the state of Jammu and Kashmir considerable political autonomy. Article 370 allowed Jammu and Kashmir to have its own constitution, a separate flag and independence over all matters except foreign affairs, defence and communications. The Government says this is an internal affair of India, subject to Article 2.7 of the UN Charter even if the United Nations Security Council defines Jammu and Kashmir as disputed territory. This Article examines the dispute of Jammuand Kashmir within the UN system of decolonization, and analyzes whether the reexits any international legal obligation for India arising from the decolonization of Junagadh for Jammu and Kashmir within the principle of maxim allegans contrarian on est audiendus

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