Minorities and the Making of Postcolonial States in International Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-48367-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 154, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 697 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law

The ideological function of the postcolonial 'national', 'liberal', and 'developmental' state inflicts various forms of marginalisation on minorities, but simultaneously justifies oppression in the name of national unity, equality and non-discrimination, and economic development. International law plays a central role in the ideological making of the postcolonial state in relation to postcolonial boundaries, the liberal-individualist architecture of rights, and the neoliberal economic vision of development. In this process, international law subjugates minority interests and in turn aggravates the problem of ethno-nationalism. Analysing the geneses of ethno-nationalism in postcolonial states, Mohammad Shahabuddin substantiates these arguments with in-depth case studies on the Rohingya and the hill people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, against the historical backdrop of the minority question in Indian nationalist and constitutional discourse. Shahabuddin also proposes alternative international law frameworks for minorities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shahabuddin, Mohammad

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: 1. Geneses of ethno-nationalism in postcolonial states; 2. Minorities and the 'ideology' of the postcolonial state; Part II: 3. The postcolonial 'national' state: boundaries and international law; 4. The postcolonial 'liberal' state: self-determination, minorities, and international law; 5. The postcolonial 'developmental' state: minority perspectives and international law; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Shahabuddin, Mohammad
Mohammad Shahabuddin is Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham. He received a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2018–20) for completing this monograph. His previous book, Ethnicity and International Law (Cambridge, 2016), offered the first ever comprehensive analysis of how ethnicity shaped international law.