1. The Double-Edged Sword of Self-Determination
When are the Freedoms Worth the Dangers?
Morgan Springer

2. Criteria for determining validity of claims of self-determination
Evidence of great injustices committed by the state towards the group represented by the movement
The movement must represent the will of the majority
The movement must not harm other minorities within the affected area
Force should be a last resort after the exhaustion of peaceful means
The movement must establish a stable democracy following secession or the gain of autonomy

14. Kosovo

15. Damage after NATO bombing in Kosovo and Yugoslavia

16. Serbs and Roma fled Kosovo

17. East Timor

18. Santa Cruz Massacre – 273 dead

19. Waiting to Vote
Morgan Springer

20. East Timor Independence

22. Questions?
Self-determination law – What does the UN say? Is secession legal? Is autonomy legal?
Self-determination theories – when is a claim valid? How do we deal with the threat of fragmentation?
Kosovo – history and legitimacy
East Timor – history and legitimacy
How should we view self-determination? How should the international community respond?