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Statelessness and Roma Communities in the Czech Republic: Competing Theories of State Compliance

Linde, R (2006). Statelessness and Roma Communities in the Czech Republic: Competing Theories of State Compliance. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. 341. 341-366. Introduction The system of national sovereignty, underpinning international relations in the modern world, is one wherein individuals exercise their rights and obligations primarily through citizenship in a state. Holding citizenship in … Continue reading Statelessness and Roma Communities in the Czech Republic: Competing Theories of State Compliance →

A new challenge to international law: The disappearance of the entire territory of a state

 The physical disappearance of a state’s entire territory is an event forecasted to happen as a result of sea-level rise, affecting some of the smallest nation states in the world, primarily islands in the South Pacific. The focus of this article is on the human rights of the inhabitants of the disappearing states when they … Continue reading A new challenge to international law: The disappearance of the entire territory of a state →