THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES AND HUMAN RIGHTS
THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Author(s): Jasminka Hasanbegović
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Nationalism Studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Foruma za etničke odnose
Keywords: Self-determination; Human rights; Ethnicity; International law; Yugoslavia
Summary/Abstract: Jasminka Hasanbegović's paper examines the challenges of implementing the right to self-determination in post-communist Yugoslavia, especially regarding ethnic groups, and highlights its consequences on human rights and the rule of law. The author discusses how the realization of self-determination, primarily understood as the creation of ethnic states, often leads to ethnic conflicts, human rights violations, and the emergence of new minorities subject to persecution and exclusion. Ilasanbegović calls for international legal protection for individuals affected by this process, advocating for multiple citizenship or a special legal status to safeguard their freedoms and rights in the new states.

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