International Law, Western States, Third World States, and the Principles of Right to Economic Self-Determination
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https://doi.org/10.21827/GroJIL.7.2.195-215Keywords:
INTERNATIONAL LAW, GLOBAL LAW, PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC SELF-DETERMINATION, HUMAN RIGHTS, WESTERN STATES, THIRD WORLD STATES, INTERNATIONAL (ECONOMIC) LAW AND DEVELOPMENTAbstract
In practice, international law appears to have worked against those principles that accord the people of a State the right to economic self-determination, such as the principle of free choice in economic development. This paper argues that the exercise of the right to economic self- determination (particularly economic development freedom or free economic development) has been hampered, and has not been freely pursued in practice by developing countries, due to hegemonic control, economic exploitation and domination by the ‘powers that be’ within the international system. This research examines those principles of international law that accord the peoples of a State the right to free economic development, both in theory and practice; it also provides insights into legal policy implications and the prospects of international law in this area. This paper utilises the well-being and liberal-economic legal theoretical approaches, and interdisciplinary and critical-analytical perspectives, within the framework of international economic law and development.
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