The Crimea question in terms of right to self determination of peoples

Concept of self-determination is not a positive norm of International law, before the period of United Nations. With the mention of self-determination principle in the Charter of United Nation, self-determination has gained meaning as a positive norm of International Law. Although the principle has been recognized in the Charter, it has maintained uncertainties about its presence. In the next period, the Principle has gained meaning within the framework of resolution of United Nations General Assembly as International Customary Law. In this period, right of Self-Determination has played crucial role to gain independence of colonies. Generally, most of states have stayed away right of self-determination because of including independence. Possibility that ethnic and separatist groups which live in sovereign and independent states put secession rights forward in terms of right of self-determination has concerned most states. Thus in all the ınternational document about rights of self-determination has been referred to principle of territorial integrity. States have stayed away right of self-determination, but, when their political advantages have been in question, some states have not refrained from assertion for applying rights of self-determination to against other states. These situation and approach have hindered and damaged to its developmental stages.