INTERNATIONAL LAW1
Scenario 1
The issue is to determine the extent of legality of actions of Galaxia in
accordance with the international law.
The ‘principle of self-determination’ is a rule that has been proposed by the
United Nations. This rule is mentioned in Article 1 as provided in the Charter in relation
to the United Nations. The above-mentioned rule had been implemented in the Atlantic
Charter in the year of 1941 and it had also been incorporated into the proposals of the
Dumbarton Oaks. The Atlantic Charter and the proposals of the Dumbarton Oaks
evolved into the Charter of the United Nations. This rule forwards that peace and
friendly relations should be maintained by the nations all over the world. The Article
states that every individual has the right and the privilege in relation to self-
determination. They shall have the freedom to decide the political status for themselves
and they shall have the freedom to follow cultural, social and economic growth and
expanse1.
The Helsinki Final Act as adopted and accepted by the ‘Conference on Security
and Co-operation in Europe’ (CSCE) states that the nations that are members to the Act
shall respect the rights and privileges of the individuals in relation to self-determination2.
The Act should be in conformity to the objectives of the Charter in relation to the United
Nations and the pertinent standards regarding the international law.
The case of Loizidou v. Turkey, 18.12.1996 is essential in this regard3. In this
particular case, it was ruled by European Convention on Human Rights [ECHR] that the
1 Article 1, United Nations Charter, 1945.
2 Helsinki Final Act, 1975.
3 Loizidou v. Turkey, 18.12.1996.

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