Right to Self Determination of East Turkistan

By Rukiye Turdush

Academic Paper from the year 2020 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, language: English, abstract: After the collapse of empires of Europe, new states emerged with a commitment of self-determination. After World War Two, self-determination into international law was as an essential principle and guaranteed independence again for many states subsequent follow of decolonization. However, colonization is not ending, and independence movements are continuing today, including ethnic minorities' secession movements that were excluded or did not mention in UN self-determination law. This paper assesses the historical and current political trends of East Turkistan, China's colonized region, the beyond the natural and logical boundary of its "Greet wall," with examples of international self-determination law and Chinese regional autonomy law to evaluate its justification for self-determination claim. Finally, the paper examines the importance of East Turkistan's independence to prevent China's total extermination of more than 11 million Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims and the importance of protecting international law principles.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3346299384
• ISBN13: 9783346299383
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"