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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Treaty text whose Article 1 recognizes the right of peoples to self-determination.

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United Nations Treaty SeriesofficialLast evidence check 2026-05-06Accessed 2026-05-06Open original Back to source library

Source statusUnited Nations Treaty Series source record checked 2026-05-06

Review trailSource usage is tied to public topics and claim records in the repository.

Source typeofficial

Topics using source2

Claims referenced1

Why this source matters

Provides international-law context for self-determination claims while relying on the Secession Reference for the Canadian-law conclusion about unilateral provincial secession. This record currently supports 2 topics and 1 claim in the public repository.

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Used by topics

001What did the Supreme Court actually say about unilateral secession?The Supreme Court rejected unilateral provincial secession and described when a duty to negotiate may arise.

002What would legally need to happen for Alberta to become independent?A clear Alberta vote could create democratic force and a duty to negotiate, but it would not by itself create independence; the hard legal fight is clarity, negotiation, treaty rights, and implementation.

Referenced claims

001quebec-secession-referenceInternational self-determination instruments support why self-determination arguments arise, but the Supreme Court concluded international law did not give Quebec a unilateral right to secede in the circumstances before it.