Robert Ingram

Chair of Constitution for Scotland

Chair of Constitution for Scotland

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COMMENT Self-determination is Scotland's right in international law

The sovereignty of the “people” is the basis of the right to self-determination laid down in major international instruments such as the group of United Nations legal measures comprising the International Bill of Human Rights. The UN General Assembly has repeatedly laid down that the right to self-determination by identifiable “peoples” like the Scots is a fundamental human right. It should be noted that “peoples”, not governments or legislatures, expressly hold this right.