Public Law Researsh

A decision contrary to the peremptory norm by an international organization: Evaluating the Practice of the United Nations General Assembly on the Right to Self-determination in the Palestinian Territory

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Abdollah Abedini 1
Seyed Mohsen Hekmati Moghadam 2

1 Faculty Member of the Institution for Research and Development in the Humanities (SAMT)

2 Assistant Professor, International Law, Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Political Sciences and History, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjpl.2025.85560.3101
Abstract
As the importance and scope of an organization’s activities increase, challenges may arise. Specifically, if an international organization, alone or through its organs or members, adopts or implements decisions that are contrary to international law, various issues arise; especially if the rule in question is peremptory. In light of this proposition, the present study examines the decisions of the United Nations regarding the Palestinian Territory. The question is whether the decisions that this organization has adopted regarding the status of this territory are consistent with the right to self-determination of the Palestinians? If the answer is not in the affirmative, what are the consequences of these unlawful actions? As the International Court of Justice has also acknowledged in its 2024 Advisory Opinion on Palestine, the right to self-determination has been elevated to the level of a peremptory rule in international law in the context of confronting foreign occupation, and on this basis, it cannot be violated by the agreement of subjects of international law.

Keywords

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Palestine"
United Nations"
Self-determination"
Trusteeship"
،"
Responsibility"
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 11 November 2025

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