“The principle of self-determination attaches to a ‘people’. Shared and distinct ethnicity, language, culture, and history are the kinds of characteristics that identify a ‘people’.” Self Determination Book:International Law: A Very Short Introduction Source: International Law: A Very Short Introduction
“The establishment by the UN in 1975 of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People clearly affirmed the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination; and the requirements of a permanent population, a territory with reasonably clearly defined borders, an effective government, and independence from other States are at least arguably as well met as they were in the case of some other entities when they were admitted to the UN as States.” Self DeterminationPalestinian People Book:International Law: A Very Short Introduction Source: International Law: A Very Short Introduction