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Autonomy and Demilitarisation in International Law: The Åland Islands in a Changing Europe
Contributor(s): Horn, Frank (Editor), Hannikainen, Lauri (Editor)

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 ISBN: 904110271X     ISBN-13: 9789041102713
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
OUR PRICE: $299.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: March 1997
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Annotation: The Eland Islands constitute a very special case in international law. This island territory under Finland's sovereignty has been demilitarised and neutralised for more than one hundred and forty years and autonomous for more than seventy years. In 1921 the Council of the League of Nations laid down international guarantees for the autonomy and the Swedish character of Eland, and a multilateral convention on Eland's demilitarisation and neutralisation was concluded in the same year. The convention is still in force and Eland's autonomy is firmly anchored in both customary international law and Finnish constitutional law.
This volume is the first to comprehensively analyse Eland's international legal status. Coverage of its articles includes: analyses of the status and content of Eland's autonomy, military issues, andthe relationship between Eland and the EU. The solution achieved for Eland may provide a valuable model of autonomy. This book is important not only for experts and students of international law, but for anyone concerned with territorial autonomy as a possible means for enhancing political rights of minorities.
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BISAC Categories:
- Law | International
- Political Science | International Relations - Treaties
- Law | Public
Dewey: 341.640
LCCN: 96022771
Physical Information: 360 pages
 
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The land Islands constitute a very special case in international law. This island territory under Finland's sovereignty has been demilitarised and neutralised for more than one hundred and forty years and autonomous for more than seventy years. In 1921 the Council of the League of Nations laid down international guarantees for the autonomy and the Swedish character of land, and a multilateral convention on land's demilitarisation and neutralisation was concluded in the same year. The convention is still in force and land's autonomy is firmly anchored in both customary international law and Finnish constitutional law.
This volume is the first to comprehensively analyse land's international legal status. Coverage of its articles includes: analyses of the status and content of land's autonomy, military issues, and the relationship between land and the EU. The solution achieved for land may provide a valuable model of autonomy. This book is important not only for experts and students of international law, but for anyone concerned with territorial autonomy as a possible means for enhancing political rights of minorities.
 
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