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
Charter
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" was a
resolution of the
United Nations General Assembly during its fifteenth session with annexes of 12 principles, that affirmed that to ensure
decolonisation, complete compliance with the principle of
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 stat ...
is required.
See also
*
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV) A Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to
Colonial
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Architecture
* American colonial architecture
* French Colonial
* Spanish Colonial architecture
Automobiles
* Colonial (1920 a ...
Countries
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and
Peoples
*
Decolonization
*
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 stat ...
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