SELF-DETERMINATION

Question 1

ARTICLE 1(1) of the INTERNATIONAL CONVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS:

Answer 1

“All peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of this right, they are free to determine their political status and free to pursue economic, social and cultural developments.”

Question 2

ARTICLE 20(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights:

Answer 2

All peoples shall have the right to existence. They shall have the unquestionable right to self-determination.

Question 3

THE ‘SELF’ IN SELF-DETERMINATION:

Answer 3

is interpreted to mean all people within a state.

Question 4

SECTION 235 OF THE CONSTITUTION:

Answer 4

all people of South Africa as a whole enjoy the right to self-determination.

Question 5

RESOLUTION 1514:

Answer 5

proclaims the right to self-determination