Secession from failed states : ethical and practical issues with current approaches
Journal: Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester)
Year: 2018

The thesis examines two threats to sovereignty: secession and state failure. It focuses on how the secession from failed states is approached, with particular concern for recognition and the associated ethical and practical issues.&#13;\nMany issues surrounding secession from failed states originated in the decolonisation era. However, the phenomenon began to become more prominent following the end of the Cold War, in part due to the fall of regimes supported by the superpowers. It is important