Evaluating Remedial Secession as a Legitimate Territorial Acquisition: Lessons from Eastern Ukraine 2022
Journal: Supremasi Hukum Jurnal Kajian Ilmu Hukum
Year: 2024

This study examines whether corrective secession can be considered a legitimate means of acquiring territory under contemporary international law, focusing on the secession referendum in Eastern Ukraine in 2022. Although the right to self-determination has evolved from a colonial context to broader applications, the legality of corrective secession in non-colonial situations remains controversial and under-explored. Previous research has largely focused on post-colonial cases such as Bangladesh