1.
Charter of the United Nations (1945) Chpt.
1, Article 2(4): “All members shall refrain in their international
relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity
or political independence of any state...” 2.
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and
Peoples (UN 1960) Declared
that “[a]ll peoples have the right to self-determination” but declaring
that “[a]ny attempt aimed at the partial or total disruption of the
national unity and the territorial integrity of a country is incompatible
with the purpose and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.” 3.
Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly
Relations and Co-Operation Among States in Accordance with the Charter of
the United Nations The Principles of equal rights
and self-determination of peoples "Nothing
in the foregoing paragraphs shall be construed as authorizing or encouraging
any action which would dismember or impair, totally or in part, the
territorial integrity or political unity of sovereign and independent States
conducting themselves in compliance with the principle of equal rights and
self-determination of peoples as described above and thus possessed of a
government representing the whole people belonging to the territory without
distinction as to race, creed, or colour.” [
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