Self-determination, international law and post-conflict reconstruction: a right in abeyance

The right to self-determination has played a crucial role in the process of assisting oppressed people to put an end to colonial domination.

Outside of the decolonization context, however, its relevance and application has constantly been challenged and debated.

This book examines the role played by self-determination in international law with regard to post-conflict state building.

It discusses the question of whether self-determination protects local populations from the intervention of international state-builders in domestic affairs.