The everyday banality of domination and the exceptional drama of conquest: Rosa Luxemburg’s critique of self-determination through the many lives of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Key Points

• This article examines Rosa Luxemburg’s critique of self-determination through the lens of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• Analyzing Rosa Luxemburg's theories and their relation to modern international legal discourses.
• Focusing on the historical significance of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth regarding concepts of conquest.
• Reveals the fragility of current international laws against conquest.
• Highlights the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as a key historical context for understanding these concepts.

Abstract