Category: Core International Legal Documents

Type: Judicial Decisions Key Case: Legal Significance:Affirms self-determination as an obligation erga omnes.

Key Cases: Legal Significance:Clarifies the interpretation of self-determination in international law.

Type: Judicial Interpretation Key Cases: Legal Significance:Clarifies the interpretation of self-determination in international law.

Type: International Covenant Adopted: 1966 Key Provision: Legal Significance:Reinforces economic and social aspects of self-determination.

Type: International Human Rights Treaty Adopted: 1966 Key Provision: Legal Significance:Transforms self-determination into a legal right under international law.

UN CHARTER (1945) Type: Foundational International Treaty Adopted: 26 June 1945 Key Provisions: Legal Significance:Establishes self-determination as a core principle of international law.

ICJ Judgments on Self-Determination Key Cases: Legal Significance:Affirms self-determination as an erga omnes obligation.

ICJ Advisory Opinions on Self-Determination Key Cases: Legal Significance:Clarifies interpretation of self-determination under international law.

ICESCR (1966) Type: International Covenant Adopted: 1966 Key Provision: Legal Significance:Reinforces economic and social dimension of self-determination.

ICCPR (1966) Type: International Human Rights Treaty Adopted: 1966 Key Provision: Legal Significance:Transforms self-determination from principle into a legal right.