Title
Self-Determination, Statehood, and the Refugee Question under International Law in Namibia, Palestine, Western Sahara, and Tibet
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2014
Editor(s)
Susan M. Akram and Tom Syring
ISSN
9781443856645
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language
en-US
Abstract
The chapter addresses the significance of the legal framework established by the UN for resolution of the core issues underlying the conflicts in South West Africa/Namibia, Palestine, Western Sahara and Tibet. The chapter examines what elements were present in the UN framework for self-determination in Namibia that contributed to Namibia's ultimate independence and the solution of its refugee problem that are present or absent in the cases of Palestine, W. Sahara and Tibet. The chapter will conclude with examining which of these elements appears necessary to resolving the ongoing refugee problem in each of these cases, suggesting the utility of various strategies to build on the Namibia precedent.
Recommended Citation
Susan Akram,
Self-Determination, Statehood, and the Refugee Question under International Law in Namibia, Palestine, Western Sahara, and Tibet,
Still Waiting for Tomorrow: The Law and Politics of Unresolved Refugee Crises
75
(2014).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/136
SSRN URL
https://ssrn.com/abstract=2458469
