75 Years after the Establishment of the United Nations
Dr A. Hussain Shaban The following article was published in the May 2022 special issue of the International Review of Contemporary Law, the journal of the IADL, focusing on the 75-76 anniversary of the United Nations Charter. 75 Years after the Establishment of the United Nations Dr A. Hussain Shaban The Right to Self Determination and the International Law The legal emergence of the concept of self-determination is perhaps linked to the rise of the national country concept, especially in its early stages in Europe. Following the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914, and after the first peace conference was held, the idea of self-determination was spread especially among colonized people and ethnic groups who wanted to acquire their independence.[1] Two Lifters of the Right to Self-Determination Two fundamental…