United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 of 15 December 1960, titled "Principles which should guide members in determining whether or not an obligation exists to transmit the information called for under
Article 73e of the
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" was a
resolution of the
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during its fifteenth session with annexes of 12 principles, that affirmed that to ensure
decolonisation
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, complete compliance with the principle of
self-determination
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is required.
See also
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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV)
The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, also known as the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514, was a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly during its fifteenth session, that aff ...
A Declaration on the Granting of
Independence
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to
Colonial
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and
Peoples
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Decolonization
Decolonization or decolonisation is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. Some scholars of decolonization focus especially on separatism, in ...
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Self-determination
The right of a people to self-determination is a cardinal principle in modern international law (commonly regarded as a '' jus cogens'' rule), binding, as such, on the United Nations as authoritative interpretation of the Charter's norms. It sta ...
External links
United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/1541(XV): Principles which should guide members in determining whether or nor an obligation exists to transmit the information called for under Article 73e of the Charter.United Nations Trusteeship Agreements or were listed by the General Assembly as Non-Self-Governing
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1541
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Year 1541 ( MDXLI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* February 12 – Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago del Nuevo Extremo, whi ...
1960 in law
1960 in the United Nations
December 1960 events
Decolonization