International law accepts the self-determination rights of people as a human right. The concept of selfdetermination has been popular in 20 th century and played an important role in eliminating colonialism and collapsing of empires. Although the subject of the right is people, it is difficult to say that the international community approach to each people/nation with equal sensitivity. One of these people/nations is Chechen nation. Chechens have been fighting against Russian occupation since 17 th Century. Though they gained their de facto independence for a short time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, they lost this independence with Russian intervention. Chechens are different nations from Russians in terms of religion, language and culture. So they have resisted Russian expansion for over the long centuries. Today by being a semi autonomy status, they still keep the willingness and potential of self-determination right. This essay examines and discuss whether the Chechen nation has self-determination right or not against Russian hegemony.
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