Territorial autonomy

States wishing to retain territorial integrity in opposition to ethnic or indigenous demands for self-determination or independence sometimes offer or impose limited territorial autonomy.

Since World War I, there has been an increasing impetus for colonial powers to create limited autonomous regions to change world perception of their exploitation and subjugation of the dominion territory. World pressure for liberation of such colonies has been a central theme with the Atlantic Charter, United Nations Charter, and finally United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 1514 and 1541 signed in December 1960.

The table below lists of territorial autonomies ( sub-regional territorial autonomies is not included ):{| width="100%" class="wikitable"!width="400px"| Nonincorporated territorial autonomies!width="400px"| State
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flag|American Samoa unorganized, unincorporated territory
flag|United States
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flag|Anguilla overseas territory
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Aruba autonomous region
flagicon|Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands
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flag|Bermuda overseas territory
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|British Virgin Islands overseas territory
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Cayman Islands overseas territory
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Cook Islands overseas territory
flag|New Zealand
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flag|Easter Island|name=Easter Island (Rapa Nui) spec. territory
flag|Chile
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flag|Falkland Islands overseas territory
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Faroe Islands autonomous region
flag|Denmark
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flag|French Polynesia overseas country
flag|France
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flag|Greenland autonomous region
flag|Denmark
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flag|Gibraltar overseas territory
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Guam organized, unincorporated territory
flag|United States
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flag|Guernsey bailiwick of
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Hong Kong special administrative region
flag|People's Republic of China
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flag|Isle of Man island
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Jersey bailiwick of
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Mayotte|local departmental collectivity
flag|France
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flag|Palestinian Authority|Palestine territories
flag|Israel
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flag|Pitcairn Islands overseas territory
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Puerto Rico organized, unincorporated territory
flag|United States
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flag|Macau special administrative region
flag|People's Republic of China
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flagicon|Netherlands Antilles Netherland Antilles till 2009
flagicon|Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands
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flag|New Caledonia "sui generis" collectivity (overseas territory)
flag|France
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flag|Niue overseas territory
flag|New Zealand
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flag|Norfolk Island external territory
flag|Australia
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flag|Northern Mariana Islands organized, unincorporated territory
flag|United States
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flag|Saint Barthelemy|local overseas collectivity
flag|France
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flag|Saint Helena overseas territory
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|Saint Martin overseas collectivity
flag|France
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flag|Saint-Pierre and Miquelon|local overseas collectivity
flag|France
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flag|Tokelau territory
flag|New Zealand
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flag|Turks and Caicos Islands overseas territory
flag|United Kingdom
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flag|United States Virgin Islands|name=Virgin Islands, U.S. organized, unincorporated territory
flag|United States
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flag|Wallis and Futuna|local overseas collectivity
flag|France

References

* [http://www.abo.fi/fak/esf/lindman/statskunskap/forskarskolan/Maria_Ackren_Bydalen_07.pdf Territorial autonomies in the world.]

External links

* [http://facta.junis.ni.ac.yu/lap/lap2002/lap2002-03.pdf Forms of Territorial Autonomy]
* [http://anscombe.mcmaster.ca/global1/article.jsp?index=RA_Loukacheva_AutonomyLaw.xml Globalization and Autonomy]
* [http://www.aasianst.org/absts/2000abst/China/C-65.htm Ethnic and Special Autonomy in China]
* [http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=70,2137,0,0,1,0 The Buddhist Channel] Tibet campaign may boil over after Dalai Lama - criticism of Tibet autonomy effort
* [http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/1999/sg2353.html United Nations Information Service] East Timor Reject Proposed Special Autonomy
* [http://dte.gn.apc.org/51Ach.htm Special autonomy for Aceh and West Papua] an overview
* [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1354-5078.1997.00521.x Cantonisation: Historical Paths to Territorial Autonomy for Regional Cultural Communities]
* [http://www.gfbv.it/3dossier/eu-min/autonomy.html The working autonomies in Europe]
* [http://www.eurac.edu/Press/Publications/Monographs/0066644.htm The World's Working Regional Autonomies] , Thomas Benedikter, Anthem Press, 2007
* [http://www.minorityrights.org/?lid=980 Public Participation and Minorities] , report by Minority Rights Group, 2003
* [http://www.minorityrights.org/?lid=969 From Conflict to Autonomy in Nicaragua: Lessons Learnt] , study by Minority Rights Group, 2007