Self-determination

Question 1

Define Self-determination.

Answer 1

Right of people, especially indigenous people, to have at least partial sovereignty (supreme power or authority) over their land.

Question 2

What makes Self-determination a Collective Right?

Answer 2

All people have the capacity to make decisions about their own political, social, economic, and cultural affairs as protected by article 1 of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights.

Question 3

Which International Instruments (documents) Identify the Importance of Self-determination?

Answer 3

United Nations (1945), Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR 1948), International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR 1966), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007

Question 4

Self determination is a..?

Answer 4

Collective right (remember for multiple-choice).