Historical title, self-determination and the Kashmir question : changing perspectives in international law /

"The book analytically examines whether Kashmir was a state at any point in history; the effect of the 1947 occupation by India/Pakistan; the international law implications of the constitutional incorporation of this territory and the ongoing human rights violations; whether Kashmiris are entit...

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Main Author: Lone, Fozia Nazir (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2018]
Series:Brill's Asian law series ; v. 7.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Introduction to the factual and legal framework
  • 1. Introduction: disputed heritage in search of harmony
  • 2. Kashmir
  • the tale of a lost nation
  • 3. The restoration of historical title & self-determination
  • Part 2. Application of the international law normative framework on the Kashmir question
  • 4. The legal validity of illegal seizure of Kashmir: an archival and legal review
  • 5. Incorporation of Kashmir into the Indian Union: an international assessment on human rights and democratic government
  • 6. Foreign policy and official international legal position on the Kashmir question: a critique
  • Part 3. Towards a normative framework
  • 7. Some conclusions.