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The Rise of Tamil Separatism in Sri Lanka - From Communalism to Secession (Hardcover, New)
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The Rise of Tamil Separatism in Sri Lanka - From Communalism to Secession (Hardcover, New)
Series: Routledge Research in International Law
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Among the examples of civil wars, armed secessionist movements and
minority uprisings in the world today, many involve conflict
between a minority group's aim for political self-determination,
and the nation state's resistance to any diminution of sovereignty.
With the expansion of the international regime of human rights,
minority groups have reconceptualised their struggle with the
understanding that a minority which is linguistically, religiously
or ethnically distinctive is entitled to self-determination if
their aspirations cannot be met. This book explores the
relationship between minority rights, self-determination and
secession within international law, by contextualising these issues
in a detailed case study of the rise of Tamil separatism in Sri
Lanka. Welhengama and Pillay show how Tamil communalism hardened
into secession and assess whether the Sri Lankan government has met
its obligations with respect to the right to self-determination
short of secession. Focusing on the legal and human rights
arguments for secession by the Tamil community of the North and
East of Sri Lanka, the book demonstrates how the language of
international law and international human rights played a major
role in the development of the arguments for secession. Through a
close examination of the case of the Tamil's secessionist movement
the book presents valuable insights into why modern nation states
find themselves threatened by separatist claims and bids for
independence based on ethnicity.
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