GA res. 1514 (XV)

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GA res. 1514 (XV) is the landmark 1960 United Nations General Assembly resolution that proclaimed the right to self-determination and called for the rapid end of colonialism worldwide.

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instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ
decolonization resolution ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 1960-12-14 ⓘ
adoptionMethod vote of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionYear 1960 ⓘ
affirms equality of rights of peoples ⓘ
necessity of bringing colonialism to a speedy and unconditional end ⓘ
right of all peoples to self-determination ⓘ
aimedAt colonial powers ⓘ
non-self-governing territories ⓘ
trust territories ⓘ
articleContains all peoples have the right to self-determination ⓘ
any attempt aimed at the partial or total disruption of the national unity and the territorial integrity of a country is incompatible with the purposes and principles of the United Nations ⓘ
immediate steps shall be taken to transfer all powers to the peoples of non-self-governing and trust territories ⓘ
inadequacy of political, economic, social or educational preparedness should never serve as a pretext for delaying independence ⓘ
callsFor respect for territorial integrity of newly independent states ⓘ
speedy and unconditional end of colonialism ⓘ
transfer of all powers to colonial peoples without conditions or reservations ⓘ
category United Nations General Assembly resolutions on decolonization ⓘ
condemns colonialism in all its forms and manifestations ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered a cornerstone of the UN decolonization process ⓘ
marked a turning point in the international community’s stance against colonialism ⓘ
influenced creation of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization ⓘ
development of international law on self-determination ⓘ
subsequent United Nations decolonization resolutions ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalNature declaration ⓘ
legalStatus non-binding resolution ⓘ
meetingPlace United Nations Headquarters, New York City ⓘ
officialName Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ⓘ
preambleContains recognition that all peoples have the right to self-determination ⓘ
recognition that subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation is a denial of fundamental human rights ⓘ
relatedTo International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
UNGA Resolution 1541 (XV) ⓘ
United Nations Charter ⓘ
resolutionNumber 1514 ⓘ
sessionNumber 15 ⓘ
shortName UNGA Resolution 1514 (XV) ⓘ
subject decolonization ⓘ
end of colonialism ⓘ
self-determination of peoples ⓘ

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Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples → citedAs → GA res. 1514 (XV) ⓘ