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intheDeclarationofprinciplesofinternationallaw
ofOctober24,1970(Resolution2625)andintheDeclaration
ofrightsofindigenouspeoplesof2007.TheDeclaration
statesinpoint7,PrincipleV,immediatelyafter
theconfirmationoftheprincipleofself-determination,that
therighttheretocannotbeconstruedasdismembering
orimpairingtheprincipleofterritorialintegrityofstates,
orthepoliticalunity,sovereigntyandindependence
ofstates.ThispositionwasrepeatedinArt.
46ofthe2007Declaration19,whichgoesfurtherthan
Declaration2625,inthatitprohibitsdismemberment
ofterritorialintegritybypeoples,groupsandindividuals.
InthecourseofpreparatoryworkontheDeclaration,
discussionpaidattentiontoacertaindichotomy
ofunderstandingoftheinterrelatednatureofthetwo
principlesmentioned:eitherinternationallawisneutral
towardssecession,orsecessionisillegal,despitetherare,
quitenarrowly-definedexceptions.Intheviewofthepresent
author,thelatterpresentedapproachisright,and
exceptionsshouldbeconstruedinaparticularlyrestrictive
way.However,thisstandpointunderminesthecreation
ofKosovo.Itshowsthattherighttoself-determinationisnot
absolute,ifSecurityCouncilResolution1244dated10June
1999confirmedSerbiansovereigntyoverKosovo,thoughdid
notpreventthesubsequentseparationofthisprovincefrom
Serbia.
Ininternationallegalwriting,attemptshavebeenmade
toreconciletheprinciplesofterritorialintegrityandself-
determination.WeagreewithJ.Dugard20thateven
ifinternationalpracticehasaffordedtherighttoself-
determinationthestatusofperemptorynorm,theprinciple
ofterritorialintegritymustbegrantedthesamerank(this
isageneralruleofeverylegalorder).Itisalsoplausiblethat
themajorityofstatesincasesofconflictbetweenthese
twoprincipleswouldassignprioritytoterritorialintegrity.
PolishauthorJ.Tyranowski21presentedamostinteresting
approach,observingthatinconsistencybetweenthesetwo
principlesisvirtual,iftheterritorialintegrityrelates
tostates,andtherighttoself-determinationtopeoples.
Nonetheless,thisseeminglyattractivethesiscannotstand
uptocriticism,ifonenotesthattherighttoself-