Secession


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Secession explores the complexities of state separation, providing an in-depth analysis of historical and contemporary movements. It challenges traditional views on sovereignty and self-determination, making it a vital resource for those interested in political science. 1-Secession-Defines secession, its legal basis, and political motivations. 2-Self-determination-Explores self-determination's role in secession. 3-Independence-Analyzes independence through case studies. 4-Quebec sovereignty movement-Discusses the movement's impact on Canadian politics. 5-Reference Re Secession of Quebec-Reviews the legal aspects of Quebec's secession. 6-Regionalism (politics)-Examines regionalism's influence on secession. 7-Secessionist movements of Canada-Overview of Canada's secessionist movements. 8-List of historical separatist movements-Global perspective on historical separatist movements. 9-Secessionism in Western Australia-Analyzes Western Australian secessionism. 10-Thomas Naylor-Covers the contributions of Thomas Naylor to secessionism. 11-League of the South-Examines the ideology of this U.S. secessionist group. 12-Cascadia movement-Looks into the Cascadia movement's goals and motivations. 13-Legal status of Texas-Discusses legal debates on Texas' status. 14-Presidency of James Buchanan-Reviews Buchanan's influence on U.S. secession. 15-Secession in the United States-Detailed analysis of American secession movements. 16-Texas secession movements-Focuses on Texas' secessionist history and present relevance. 17-1933 Western Australian secession referendum-Reviews the referendum and its effects. 18-List of active separatist movements in Oceania-Details ongoing separatist movements in Oceania. 19-List of active separatist movements in North America-Analyzes North American separatist movements. 20-List of active separatist movements in Africa-Overview of current African separatist movements. 21-Cape Independence-Explores the Cape Independence movement's implications for South Africa. By reading Secession, you'll gain valuable insights into the complex dynamics of state separation movements, making this book indispensable for political science enthusiasts.




Secession in International Law with a Special Reference to the Post-Soviet Space


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The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. International law is increasing in relevance to the topic of secession. This book demonstrates that if a secessionist entity’s effectiveness is achieved in violation of peremptory norms, the emergence of statehood is precluded, thereby challenging a classical view of secession as purely factual and meta-legal. Dr. Júlia Miklasová coins the term “illegal secessionist entity,” demonstrates the pervasive effects of the original illegality on the subsequent relations of such entities (purported diplomatic, treaty, economic relations, acts and laws) and outlines the overlapping regimes of the law of occupation, human rights law and duty of non-recognition. Post-Soviet secessionist entities result from an illegal use of force. They are thus prohibited from becoming States, and further consequences of their illegality apply.




Secession 2041


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Can the United States be saved from civil war? In 2041, Senator Manny Jones takes charge of a four-state secession battle in America's Southwest to create the Republic of Alta Texas. As he does, the United Nations sends peacekeepers to protect the region's Hispanic majority from genocidal U.S. military retribution for voting to secede. Peacekeeping troops conceal a massive territory grab supported by anti-American terrorists, the world's most powerful drug cartel and nations intent on weakening the United States. U.S. President Marc Phillipi seeks to make amends after a lie he told to win reelection backfires, setting a 72-hour deadline to end a secession quickly turning deadly. Professor Paul Stark and Independent Congresswoman Jill Carlson hold on to each other as they search for solutions others can't see. Two teens maneuver to avoid being trapped in the middle. Just out of high school, the newfound fame of Juan Gonzalez as a leader of Mexican-Americans makes him a primary target for both sides. Camped on the new border with her family, 14-year-old Clarissa Coleman risks her life and endures lost innocence trying to protect America. In Melting Point 2040, America's melting pot reached its boiling point. In Secession 2041, division darkens America's soil with the blood of civil war. Everyday Americans pay with their lives as politically motivated divisions reach an end game. The future builds from a history we are creating today.







Family and Succession Law in Germany


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Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this concise exposition and analysis of the essential elements of law with regard to family relations, marital property, and succession to estates in Germany covers the legal rules and customs pertaining to the intertwined civic status of persons, the family, and property. After an informative general introduction, the book proceeds to an in-depth discussion of the sources and instruments of family and succession law, the authorities that adjudicate and administer the laws, and issues surrounding the person as a legal entity and the legal disposition of property among family members. Such matters as nationality, domicile, and residence; marriage, divorce, and cohabitation; adoption and guardianship; succession and inter vivos arrangements; and the acquisition and administration of estates are all treated to a degree of depth that will prove useful in nearly any situation likely to arise in legal practice. The book is primarily designed to assist lawyers who find themselves having to apply rules of international private law or otherwise handling cases connected with Germany. It will also be of great value to students and practitioners as a quick guide and easy-to-use practical resource in the field, and especially to academicians and researchers engaged in comparative studies by providing the necessary, basic material of family and succession law.




The Rebellion Record


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FKA USA


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“Mr. King looks at all our upcoming problems, and imagines a local reaction to each one. The result is often funny, usually sardonic, and always imaginative, what with all the mole rats, flesh drones, dimeheads, and especially ‘The Grifter’s Guide to the Territories FKA USA,’ a notable addition to the line of imaginary authorities.” —The Wall Street Journal Indie Next Pick for July Best of June: io9, AV Club, Amazing Stories, The Verge Reed King’s amazingly audacious novel is something of a cross between L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, Douglas Adams’s A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, and Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One. In Reed King’s wildly imaginative and possibly prescient debut, the United States has dissolved in the wake of environmental disasters and the catastrophic policies of its final president. It is 2085, and Truckee Wallace, a factory worker in Crunchtown 407 (formerly Little Rock, Arkansas, before the secessions), has no grand ambitions besides maybe, possibly, losing his virginity someday. But when Truckee is thrust unexpectedly into the spotlight he is tapped by the President for a sensitive political mission: to deliver a talking goat across the continent. The fate of the world depends upon it. The problem is—Truckee’s not sure it’s worth it. Joined on the road by an android who wants to be human and a former convict lobotomized in Texas, Truckee will navigate an environmentally depleted and lawless continent with devastating—and hilarious—parallels to our own, dodging body pickers and Elvis-worshippers and logo girls, body subbers, and VR addicts. Elvis-willing, he may even lose his virginity. FKA USA is the epic novel we’ve all been waiting for about the American end of times, with its unavoidable sense of being on the wrong end of the roller coaster ride. It is a masterwork of ambition, humor, and satire with the power to make us cry, despair, and laugh out loud all at once. It is a tour de force unlike anything else you will read this year.







Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa: Sh-Z, Index


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Contains entries that provide information about significant people, places, and events in the history of the Middle East and North Africa since 1800; arranged alphabetically from Shammar to Zurayk, with maps, genealogies, a glossary, and an index.