Oct 03 2022 28 mins
In this episode, Prof Mohammad Shahabuddin (University of Birmingham, UK) speaks with Dr Kalana Senaratne (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) on the latter's new book titled 'Internal Self-Determination in International Law: History, Theory, and Practice' (Cambridge University Press). In this book, Kalana invites the readers to rethink the history, theory and practice of internal self-determination in a complex world. Kalana shows that it is a principle of great, but varied, potential. Internal self-determination promises democratic freedoms and autonomy to peoples; but it also represents an idea which is not historically new, and is ultimately a principle which can be promoted for different and conflicting purposes. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will be of interest to international lawyers, state-officials, minority groups, and students of law and politics.