Autonomy, sovereignty, and self-determination : the accommodation of conflicting rights / Hurst Hannum.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [509]-514) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Sovereignty, Statehood, and Nationalism -- 3. Self-Determination -- 4. The Rights of Minorities -- 5. Indigenous Rights -- 6. Human Rights -- 7. Hong Kong -- 8. India and the Punjab -- 9. The Kurds -- 10. The Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua -- 11. Northern Ireland -- 12. The Saami (Lapp) People of Norway, Sweden, and Finland -- 13. Spain - The Basque Country and Catalonia -- 14. Sri Lanka -- 15. Sudan -- 16. Federal or Quasi-Federal Structures. Eritrea (1952-1962). Greenland. Netherlands Antilles. Switzerland (1848-1874). Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -- 17. Territories of International Concern. Aland Islands. Free City of Danzig. Memel Territory. New Zealand - The Associate States of the Cook Islands and Niue and the Territory of Tokelau. The Saar (1920-1935). The Saar (1945-1955). Free Territory of Trieste -- 18. Other Situations of Interest. Belgium. Indian Peoples in Brazil. China. Fiji. Italy - the South Tyrol. Malaysia --

19. Conclusion.

Demands for "autonomy" or minority rights have given rise to conflicts, often violent, in every region of the world and under every political system.

Through an analysis of contemporary international legal norms and an examination of several specific case studies - including Hong Kong, India, the transnational problems of the Kurds and Saamis, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Spain, Sri Lanka, and the Sudan - this book goes beyond mere slogans and identifies a framework in which ethnic, religious, and regional conflicts can be addressed.

This newly revised edition includes two new chapters which expand and update both the topical discussions and the case studies included in the first edition.