Claims and facts about the right of nations to self-determination
NOVANEWS
Claims and facts about the right of nations to self-determination,following the independence referendums in Iraqi Kurdistan and Catalonia.
Arif KOŞAR
Following the independence referendums in Iraqi Kurdistan and Catalonia, the right of nations to self-determination has become a popular debate. Here are some of the claims and facts about this right:
Claim 1. Defending the right of nations to self-determination ignites separatism
The right of self-determination is a way of respecting a nation’s right to live the way it chooses to. Lenin states that this right applied even to the most ‘extreme’ options, including the ‘right to secession’. For this reason, the right of nations to self-determination forms the ‘right to establish a separate state’. This means that even if a majority ...