Oxford University Press has
published a book on the status and sovereignty of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
(AJK) by using a historical and constitutional perspective.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Azad Jammu & Kashmir:
Polity, Politics, and Power-Sharing explores the opportunities and
pitfalls of establishing democracy and legitimate governance in territories
with disputed status, especially where governance systems are fragile and the
process of democratization is hindered due to socio-political fault-lines.
Apart from probing the decolonisation process in the Indian subcontinent and
its subsequent implications, the analyses in this study, adds clarity to our
understanding of the status and sovereignty of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)
by using a historical and constitutional perspective; for this purpose, it
investigates political and constitutional evolution since 1947. It examines
contemporary power-sharing theories and alternatives for the establishment of
an autonomous governance structure in order to proceed towards meaningful
conflict-management and hence a stable democracy in deeply divided societies,
with particular focus on AJK. Javaid Hayat has identified innovative pathways
amongst nexuses of sovereignty, autonomy, and democratic governance and has
persuasively argued for an alternative model through recognition of internal
right to self-determination for building veritable autonomous democratic
governance structure in the disputed territory of AJK until an opportunity
presents itself for an external right to self-determination as provided to the
people of the erstwhile state of J&K, which was promised by the UN and agreed
to, by both India and Pakistan.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr Javaid Hayat is a
'Pracademic' whose career journey has taken him from public to non-profit
sector in Asia, Europe, and North America where he has worked with national and
international NGOs in various capacities. He is a peace researcher and
political scientist. He earned his PhD in Political Science from Freie
Universitate, Germany in 2014. He holds two Masters degrees in Peace, Conflict,
and Development Studies from Universitate Jaume-I, Spain, and Mass
Communication from University of the Punjab, Pakistan. He has graduated in
Non-profit Management from Mount Royal University and Career and Academic
Advising from University of Calgary, Canada. He received the prestigious George
Zundel fellowship from the Berghof Foundation, Germany (20092013). Born in
Peshawar and raised in Punjab, Pakistan, Dr Hayat originally hails from Azad
Jammu & Kashmir. He has in-depth understanding of the regions history,
people, and politics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Author's Disclaimer
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Setting the Context
2. Emergence, Status, and
Legitimacy of AJK: Does Democracy Need Sovereignty
3. Azad Jammu & Kashmir:
Historical, Constitutional, and Political Perspectives
4. Power-Sharing: A Conceptual
and Theoretical Reflection
5. Building Autonomous and
Democratic Governance in AJK: Recognition of Internal Self-determination
6. Conclusion
Notes
References
Annexures
A. Text of Treaty of Amritsar, 16
March 1846
B. Text of State Subject
Definition, 1927
C. Text of Declaration of
Independence, 24 October 1947
D. Text of UNCIP Resolution, 1948
E. Text of UNCIP Resolution, 1949
F. Karachi Agreement, 1949
between AJK and Pakistan
G. Text of Ceasefire Agreement,
1949 00
H. Text of Instrument of
Accession, 26 October 1947
Index
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