THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION VERSUS TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION VERSUS TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY

Author(s): Gabriel MICU
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Politics and Identity
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: self-determination; state territory; political power; sovereignty.
Summary/Abstract: The end of the First World War also marked the beginning of a new world order, which implemented new concepts and rules of conduct between relevant actors in international relations. The nation-state would become the most relevant subject of international law, around which the entire international architecture was subsequently built. The Wilsonian principles outlined the political and legal context in which new states were to be formed, on the ruins of former empires, through which the nations of the world were recognized as having the right to sovereignty, as representing the final point of their struggle for self-determination, for the establishment of a geographical space in which they could decide their own destiny. In this way, an interdependence was achieved between the concept of a nation and its territory of self-determination. In this study, we propose to analyze the main aspects of the concepts of self-determination and the territory on which it is exercised, as well as some aspects that may create confusion and/or toxic theories for international peace and security.

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