This book provides analysis of the legal status of territories of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, considering potential opportunities for Kashmir conflict resolution.

1. Introduction Part 1: The legal status of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir 2. The right to self-determination 3. Pakistan vis-à-vis Azad Jammu and Kashmir 4. Pre-Constitution Azad Jammu and Kashmir vis-à-vis Pakistan 5. Azad Jammu and Kashmir vis-à-vis Pakistan: the Constitution 6. Pakistan vis-à-vis Gilgit-Baltistan 7. New Legal tremors in Gilgit-Baltistan 8. Pakistan vis-à-vis Chitral Part 2: The legal status of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir 9. India vis-à-vis Jammu and Kashmir 10. Jammu and Kashmir vis-à-vis India 11. The State of Jammu and Kashmir and international ramifications 12. The 2019 debacle Part 3: The prospects for solving the conflict with protection of human rights in Kashmir 13. Introduction: decoding the Indo-Pakistani conflict 14. Theorising resolution and reconciliation with reference to Kashmir dispute 15. Kashmir conflict resolution: selected attempts 16. Current security and economic dynamics 17. Yearning for a resolution: 'new India' and 'new Pakistan'? 18. Conclusion/epilogue