Tibet’s new political leader says he hopes the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will recognise that Tibet is occupied by China.

By Aletta Andre

The right of self-determination of peoples is a fundamental principle in international law, as embodied in the Charter of the United Nations.

Self-determination means the right for all peoples to determine their own economic, social and cultural development and has been defined by the ICJ (in the Western Sahara case) as: “The need to pay regard to the freely expressed will of peoples.”

http://www.rnw.nl/international-justice/article/tibet-v-china-%E2%80%93-a-middle-way