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The Nigerian civil war and Biafra's failed attempt to secede from Nigeria raised a series of questions about the nature and scope of the right to self-determination in formerly colonised states. The question which this article focuses on is whether the right to self-determination should always amount to a right to secession. Through a critical analysis of Biafran agitations for statehood during the Nigerian civil war and in recent times, this article makes the case for a framework through which self-determination claims can be addressed within existing territorial arrangements. The article argues that, in the case of Biafra, forms of internal self-determination such as autonomy may address the agitations and needs of the people better than secession. Hence, international lawyers, and the international community as a whole, should give more attention to internal forms of self-determination.
African Journal of International and Comparative Law – Edinburgh University Press
Published: Feb 1, 2023
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