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However, it would last until after World War II before self-determination really became important. Self-Determination was admitted into the United Nations Charter by means of UN-resolutions and also became referred to as decolonisation. Article 2 of Resolution 1514 states: "All people have the right of self-determination, by means of this they freely determine their political state and pursue their economical, social, and cultural development." Self-determination was further concretized in the only one day later adopted. According to Resolution 1541, adopted 1 day after Resolution 1514 in 1960, self-determination can be realized in 3 forms: independence, autonomy, integration within an existing state. Resolution 1514 however contained an important restriction, article 6 states: "Every attempt directed to a whole or partial destruction of the national unity or territorial integrity of a country is incompatible with the aims and principles of the UN Charter." According to this clause, colonies have the right of self-determination, however respecting the existing borders.
Kurdistan is not a traditional colony nor occupied by a western colonial power, moreover the territory is spread over 4 countries. This means, that the right on an appropriate state for the Kurds by resolution 1514 is being blocked, merely because of the right of maintenance of territorial integrity of the countries Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
Possibly by means of the by the treaties of 1966 and resolution 2625 introduced international practice the Kurds can achieve their self-determination. Examined then, must be the countries on which Kurdistan is divided: whether or not the internal self-determination of the Kurds is being respected and if not, are there political and juridical means to change this situation. Half of Kurdistan is situated within Turkey, more than half of the Kurdish population lives in Turkey, and therefore it is interesting to examine the human rights situation in Turkey.