United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV)

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV) is a 1960 UN measure that clarified the principles and options for self-determination and decolonization, defining how non-self-governing territories could achieve a full measure of self-government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
international legal instrument
soft law document
adoptedAt United Nations Headquarters, New York City NERFINISHED
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 1960-12-15
appliesTo Non-Self-Governing Territories listed under Chapter XI of the UN Charter
cites Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED
clarifies criteria for determining non-self-governing territories
obligations of Member States regarding transmission of information on non-self-governing territories
definesConcept full measure of self-government
establishesPrinciplesFor decolonization process
self-government options for non-self-governing territories
hasPrincipleNumber Principle I
Principle II
Principle III
Principle IV NERFINISHED
Principle IX NERFINISHED
Principle V NERFINISHED
Principle VI
Principle VII
Principle VIII
Principle X NERFINISHED
Principle XI NERFINISHED
Principle XII
hasUNResolutionNumber 1541
influenced interpretation of the right to self-determination
state practice on decolonization
languageOfDocument Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalStatus non-binding resolution
partOf United Nations decolonization framework NERFINISHED
providesOptionsFor emergence as a sovereign independent State
free association with an independent State
integration with an independent State
relatedTo United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV) NERFINISHED
requires free and voluntary choice of peoples concerned
informed choice through democratic processes
sessionNumber 15
shortTitle GA Resolution 1541 (XV) NERFINISHED
subjectMatter Article 73(e) of the United Nations Charter NERFINISHED
decolonization
non-self-governing territories
self-determination
title Principles which should guide Members in determining whether or not an obligation exists to transmit the information called for under Article 73 e of the Charter NERFINISHED
yearOfAdoption 1960

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Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) followedBy United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV)
subject surface form: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples