Self-Determination, Statehood, and the Refugee Question Under International Law in Namibia, Palestine, Western Sahara, and Tibet
Susan Akram, "Self-Determination, Statehood, and the Refugee Question under International Law in Namibia, Palestine, Western Sahara, and Tibet," in STILL WAITING FOR TOMORROW: THE LAW AND POLITICS OF UNRESOLVED REFUGEE CRISES, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Susan Akram and Tom Syring, eds.), pp. 75
Boston Univ. School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-32
Posted: 25 Jun 2014
Date Written: June 24, 2014
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.
Keywords: refugee problem, Western Sahara, Palestine, Namibia, Tibet, UN framework for conflict resolution
JEL Classification: K19, K33, K39
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