This book, the collected papers of the historic FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION & THE UNITED NATIONS held in Geneva in August 2000, explores the issues within the context of just demands for self-determination.

“More than any recent occasion, the First International Conference on the Right to Self-determination & the United Nations, held in Geneva during the millennial year 2000, dramatized the range of claims and the severity of suffering associated with their denial under a variety of statist and geopolitical pretexts… a truly historical contribution.” From the Preface by RICHARD FALK

“This is a book with a purpose: to advance a proposal for considering and resolving self-determination conflicts.” FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS