Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), 14 December 1960
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), 14 December 1960 (1960)1960 · Law · Preamble; paras 2 and 6EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0576 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Self-determination · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“UN General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 proclaimed that all peoples have the right to self-determination and that colonialism should be brought to a speedy end, while declaring attempts to disrupt a country's territorial integrity incompatible with the UN Charter.”
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Charter of the United Nations (1945)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), Article 1
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