The Committee notes that ethnic or religious groups or minorities frequently refer to the right to self determination as a basis for an alleged right to secession. In this connection the Committee wishes to express the following views.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Treaty bodies: CERD - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
1996
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CERD General Recommendation No. 21, Right to self-determination (1996), para. 1.