Minorities’ Aspiration to Self-Determination as a Major Cause of Conflict in Europe: Does It Shape International Law Towards a Right to Remedial Secession?
Journal: T.M.C. Asser Press eBooks
Year: 2026

Post-colonial self-determination in the 21st century centers on new groups seeking to assert self-determination. I examine the hypothesis that minorities' pursuit of self-determination is a significant cause of European conflicts. Traditionally, minorities have fallen outside the scope of self-determination. I utilize the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the Friendly Relations Declaration’s savings clause to determine whether a severely oppressed minority might advance to “remedial secession”