The unresolved dilemma of self-determination: Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk
Journal: The International Journal of Human Rights
Year: 2016

The right to self-determination is found in multiple international treaties and conventions, and has ‘crystallised into a rule of customary international law, applicable to and binding on all states’. In simple terms, self-determination denotes the legal right of a people to decide their own destiny in the international order. What this actually means in practice continues to be a contentious issue amongst international lawyers. This article will explore how lack of a consistent interpretation o