Sovereignty and diversity
By: edited by Miodrag Jovanović and Kristin Henrard.
Contributors: Jovanović, Miodrag.; Henrard, Kristin.
Publisher: Eleven International Pub.; Sold and distributed in USA and Canada, International Specialized Book Services
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Utrecht; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9789077596531
Subjects: Sovereignty; Multiculturalism -- Law and legislation
Notes: Papers presented at the conference Legal and Political Solutions to Disputes over Sovereignty--From Kosovo to Quebec, organized by the Law Faculty, University of Belgrade, 8-9 July 2005.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Sovereignty, statehood, and the diversity challenge; title: pt. 1.Theorizing contested sovereignty; title: Liberalism, secession and violence; title: Why borders? Self-determination and the ethics of secession; title: Role of uti possidetis in determining boundaries; title: pt. 2.Reconciling sovereignty and diversity; title: Trust and tolerance as state making values in multicultural societies; title: Can decentralization do what federalism promises?; title: Minority protection mechanisms as means to prevent and settle disputes over sovereignty; title: pt. 3. Sovereignty and diversity in practice; title: The legal regulation of secession: lessons from Yugoslavia and Canada; title: Final status for Kosovo: should we really be petrified with the partition option?; title: Higher law making as a political resource: constitutional amendments and the constructive fragmentation of sovereignty in India.