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The right of the legitimacy of South Azerbaijan’s independence in international law
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حق مشروعیت استقلال آزربایجان جنوبی در حقوق بین الملل +پی دی اف / اومود دوزگون“The right to self-determination”
By Umud Duzgun
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April 22, 2022
Introduction
The principle of self-determination embodied in the UN Charter is based on liberal and democratic values. In many international instruments, this is rapidly becoming one of the most sensitive issues facing the international community, especially for Western democracies. Although the concept of “self-determination” has been clarified in international treaties and instruments, including the Covenant on Human Rights and the Helsinki Final Act, this principle has been interpreted 
differently at various times and therefore applied inconsistently
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Nonetheless, the rapid and free exchange of information in the world following the collapse of the Eastern Bloc and the national awakening has heightened the distinct nationalgroups’ desire for separation allowing them to determine their own destiny more effectively. As this issue is very complex and potentially explosive, it has faced various regional and international reactions. Because of this, colonial and anti-democratic regimes generally refrain from raising the issue, and the great powers are also more inclined to take a stance based on their strategic, political, andeconomic interests
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This article attempts to define the legal definition of “the right to self-determination”, its historical development, the difference between a declaration of independence and unilateral independence, the difference between independence from foreign and domestic colonial powers, and the process of recognition of new countries independence in the international community. And the acceptance of the newly independent state as a member of the United Nations and the existing laws on the legitimacy of unilateral independence and the presentation of successful examples in the last three decades. In addition, I cite affirmative reasons for South Azerbaijan’s independence by presenting international law documents
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