The principle of 'self-determination' in the outlook of the most important acts of International Right

• Author: Elton Musa
• Position: 'European University of Tirana', Lecturer of University 'Aleksander Moisiu' Durres
• Pages: 73-78

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Vol. 4 No.1

May, 2018

Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

ISSN 2410-759X

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The principle of “self-determination” in the outlook of the most important

actsofInternationalRight

PhDCEltonMusa

“European University of Tirana”

Lecturer of University “Aleksander Moisiu” Durres

Abstract

TheconceptofselfdeterminationisaveryoldconceptrevealedduringtheFren

RevolutionForthersttimeinacademiclevelitwastreatedyearsagofromJ

SMillAccording to him selfdetermination might be understood astherightof

a group of people for separation from a state. For Mill the important thing is the

condition to realize and demand the exercising of the right for selfdetermination as

afreewillexpressedfrompeoplerepresentedfromacommonfeelingofnationthe

wayitisexpressedisnotsoimportantAsignicantconceptrelatedtothisprincipal

isfoundintheDeclarationofIndependenceofUSAapprovedinJulywhich

treatstheseprincipleasastatepowerthatproceedsfromthereconciliation of the

powersthroughwhich He exercises the power conformtowhatpeoplehave the

righttodecideontheirownforthewayofgoverningfortheirsocialstatus

Inthisstatementisstated not just the right to ange or oblige having a wayof

governingwhenitisnotabletoassurelifefreedomandjoybuttheprincipleisalso

treatedasarighttostoppolitical relationsthat establishedwith othernationsand

tooccupyamongthepowersofthisworldthespecialandequalplacethatnatural

lawsandtheirnaturalgodgives

Theright for selfdetermination inthisstatement is mainlytreatedas a right tobe

exercisedinrelationwiththegovernmentandtherightofpeople

In this framework this article claims to historically analyze but also describe the

mostimportantactsinthehistoryofjurisprudenceoftheInternationalRightwhere

theideaandthe principleofselfdeterminationistreatedTheFrenStatementfor

Human Rights and the Statement of Rights for People of Russia, the Statement on

givingindependence to colonizedcountries and nationsthe International Pactfor

CivilPoliticalRightsandtheInternational Pact for the Economic, Social and Cultural

Rights, the Atlantic Card and the principle of self determination.

Keywords principle of selfdetermination the right of selfdetermination

internationalrightActsoftheInternationalRight

Introduction

TheFrenchStatementforHumanRightsandtheStatementofRightsofthepeopleof

Russiaisofaspecialimportanceinthetreatiseoftheprincipleofselfdetermination

because these are considered from jurisprudence and international doctrine as the

rstinstrumentsthathavetreatedandanalyzedtheprincipleofselfdetermination

IntheFrench StatementforHumanRightsof andwewillndtheother