The foreign policy of counter secession : preventing the recognition of contested states / James Ker-Lindsay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ker-Lindsay, James, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Recognition (International law).

Secession.

Separatist movements.

International relations.

World politics.

Physical Description:

x, 215 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

How do states prevent the recognition of territories that have unilaterally declared independence? At a time when the issue of secession is becoming increasingly significant on the world stage, this is the first book to consider this crucial question. Analysing the efforts of the governments of Serbia, Georgia, and Cyprus to prevent the international recognition of Kosovo, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Northern Cyprus, the work draws on in depth interviews with a number of leading policy makers to explain how each of the countries has designed, developed, and implemented its counter secession strategies. After explaining how the principle of the territorial integrity of states has tended to take precedence over the right of self-determination, it examines the range of ways countries facing a separatist threat can prevent recognition by other states and considers the increasingly important role played by international and regional organisations, especially the United Nations, in the recognition process. Additionally, it shows how forms of legitimization or acknowledgement are also central elements of any counter-recognition process, and why steps to prevent secessionist entities from participating in major sporting and cultural bodies are given so much attention. Finally, it questions the effects of these counter recognition efforts on attempts to solve these territorial conflicts. Drawing on history, politics, and international law this book is the first and only comprehensive account of this increasingly important field of foreign policy. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Secession and Recognition in International Politics 24

2 Current Cases of Contested Secession 39

3 Reasons for Contesting Secession and Preventing Recognition 60

4 Planning and Implementing a Counter-Recognition Strategy 77

5 Preventing State Recognition 109

6 The Role of International Organizations 130

7 Judicial Bodies and Counter Recognition 158.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199698394

0199698392

OCLC:

797975159