Modern international law tends to grant a right to “remedial self-determination”&nbsp;only in&nbsp;extreme cases.&nbsp;Unfortunately, this position accepts that states&nbsp;ought to be free to violate human rights so long as the&nbsp;abuses&nbsp;fall short of war crimes and genocide.&nbsp;

Original Article:&nbsp;<a href="https://mises.org/wire/short-history-right-self-determination" target="_blank">A Short History of the Right to Self-Determination</a>

Modern international law tends to grant a right to “remedial self-determination” only in extreme cases. Unfortunately, this position accepts that states ought to be free to violate human rights so long as the abuses fall short of war crimes and genocide.{ai:summary}<p>Modern international law allows for "remedial self-determination" in extreme cases only, implying that states can violate human rights as long as it doesn't reach war crimes or genocide. #foreignaffairs</p>

A Short History of the Right to Self-Determination

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