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Contextualising the Ongoing ‘Southern Cameroons’ Crisis within the Framework of the Right to Self-Determination

Contextualising the Ongoing ‘Southern Cameroons’ Crisis within the Framework of the Right to... Incontestably the right to self-determination is useful in ascertaining which entities have and are entitled to the privileges of statehood and territorial control. Yet certain fundamental questions require clarification, questions such as: what are the special characteristics of some minority groups and what is there about their quests for independence that would justify their being permitted to secede; when and under what circumstances does the right to external self-determination accrue; what is the role of the great power theory in the framework of self-determination and to what extent does the role of the great powers promote or hinder claims for self-determination. This article answers these thought-provoking questions by situating the ongoing Southern Cameroon crisis in the context of the right to self-determination. It provides an analysis of self-determination in relevant international and African regional human rights instruments and distils standards to determine the legitimacy and legality of Southern Cameroon's quest for self-government. It argues that Southern Cameroons meet the standards for self-determination and deserves autonomy and statehood, and that any peaceful resolution of the crisis should hinge on the respect and implementation of Southern Cameroons' right to self-determination. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of International and Comparative Law Edinburgh University Press

Contextualising the Ongoing ‘Southern Cameroons’ Crisis within the Framework of the Right to Self-Determination

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Edinburgh University Press
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0954-8890
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1755-1609
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10.3366/ajicl.2022.0403
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Incontestably the right to self-determination is useful in ascertaining which entities have and are entitled to the privileges of statehood and territorial control. Yet certain fundamental questions require clarification, questions such as: what are the special characteristics of some minority groups and what is there about their quests for independence that would justify their being permitted to secede; when and under what circumstances does the right to external self-determination accrue; what is the role of the great power theory in the framework of self-determination and to what extent does the role of the great powers promote or hinder claims for self-determination. This article answers these thought-provoking questions by situating the ongoing Southern Cameroon crisis in the context of the right to self-determination. It provides an analysis of self-determination in relevant international and African regional human rights instruments and distils standards to determine the legitimacy and legality of Southern Cameroon's quest for self-government. It argues that Southern Cameroons meet the standards for self-determination and deserves autonomy and statehood, and that any peaceful resolution of the crisis should hinge on the respect and implementation of Southern Cameroons' right to self-determination.

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African Journal of International and Comparative Law – Edinburgh University Press

Published: May 1, 2022

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