Open AccessThe Remedial Right of Secession in International Law
Author(s) -
Joel D. Day
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
potentia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8534
DOI - 10.18192/potentia.v4i0.4393
Subject(s) - secession , political science , remedial education , law , state (computer science) , international law , federalism , law and economics , sociology , politics , mathematics , algorithm
Secession and self-determination are two of the most contested issues in international affairs. Even as president Wilson endorsed the concept of selfdetermination, his own secretary of state expressed concern that it would escalate into an unmanageable cascade of instability.