self-determination 自決

self-determination
繁：自決
简：自决

國際社會對於如何界定行使自決權的條件和適用範圍一直存在爭議，理想主義一方認為民族自決乃天賦權利不應設限，現實主義一方則關注不為自決權施加限制將會導致無休止的國家分裂和領土爭端，令國際秩序崩潰。

自決公投的國際法理和實踐：蘇格蘭的啟示（2014年11月24日）。信報，取自 http://www2.hkej.com/commentary/finanalytics/article/940891/自決公投的國際法理和實踐：蘇格蘭的啟示

Support for Scottish self-determination might not fit neatly into any leftwing pigeon hole, but it does chime with an older progressive tradition that runs deep in English history – a dogged determination to hold the over-mighty to account. If, during the constitutional settlement that will follow the referendum, we in England can rediscover our Roundhead tradition, we might yet counter our historic weakness for ethnic nationalism with an outpouring of civic engagement that creates a fairer society for all.

Exclusive: Scottish nationalism and British nationalism aren’t the same. (2014, September 16). The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/16/scottish-nationalism-british-westminster-class