Whose self-determination? - A critical examination on the right to self-determination and its role during the process of decolonisation
This essay seeks to analyse self-determination from a critical perspective based on postcolonial theory. By examining the historical roots of self-determination, its connection to international human rights as well as to concepts such as sovereignty and nationalism can be established. It should also be noticed that self-determination is closely intertwined with the history of European Enlightenmen
