Another disagreement is over the degree of self-rule to be granted to the Kurds.
Kosovo and Vojvodina, under the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution, are autonomous provinces of Serbia with a considerable degree of self-rule.
Religious leaders command strict authority inside their communities and have the external political power to demand a degree of self-rule.
Aceh Province separatists are ready to drop their 30-year struggle for independence from Indonesia in return for some degree of self-rule, a spokesman said.
It endorsed a degree of self-rule for Indian tribes, while urging them to form tribal constitutions similar to America's own, with elections, courts and so forth.
Since Corsica already has a degree of self-rule, the victory will give the island's new government real opportunities for nuisance-making in Paris.
The two states were supposed to hold vaguely defined "popular consultations" to determine the degree of self-rule, though the process has not been completed.
But when a deal to allow Kosovo to regain a degree of self-rule, but not independence, seemed within reach in 1997, Mr. Milosevic abruptly changed his mind, Mr. Tanic said.
While those in Iran and Turkey continue to exist under hostile regimes, Iraqi Kurds enjoy a degree of self-rule – and now court the west by carrying out successful operations against Isis.
In 1990 the government agreed to the creation of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), whereby four provinces with Muslim-majority populations voted in plebiscites for a degree of self-rule.
We planned the swim for July 9th, Nunavut Day — a celebration of the signing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, in 1993, which led, in 1999, to the region's recognition as an official Canadian territory, allowing it to have some degree of self-rule and control over its own institutions.
