self-determination Meaning and Definition
1. n. determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion
2. n. government of a political unit by its own people
The right of nations to self-determination (from German: Selbstbestimmungsrecht der Völker) 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.
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