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State of the nation: therapeutic jurisprudence and the evolution of the right of self‐determination in international law
Author(s) -
Cooper James M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0798(199923)17:5<607::aid-bsl383>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - jurisprudence , autonomy , scope (computer science) , therapeutic jurisprudence , law , state (computer science) , international law , political science , through the lens metering , law and economics , sociology , medicine , computer science , lens (geology) , psychiatry , engineering , algorithm , mental health , petroleum engineering , programming language
This article expands the scope of the therapeutic jurisprudence enterprise and applies the concept at a collective global level. The right of self‐determination, arguably the most important and certainly the most controversial part of international law, is examined through the lens of therapeutic jurisprudence. By detailing the manner in which nations move towards their goal of statehood, this article opens up dialogue about collective healing, shared memory and alternative approaches to autonomy. The article poses the question of whether groups of people can share in common delusions, forms of folie a gens . Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.