Self-determination

All self-identified groups with a coherent identity and connection to a defined territory are entitled to collectively determine their political destiny in a democratic fashion and to be free from systematic persecution. Self-determination may be effectuated by a variety of means, including self-government, substantial autonomy, free association, or outright independence and full sovereignty.

Balancing the right to self-determination with territorial integrity

Kaapenaars first suffered under colonial oppression by England and over the last three decades, under the African National Congress Regime, have been collectively denied their civil and political rights while their basic human rights have been egregiously abused and racial discrimination institutionalized.

Rights

The right to self-determination is recorded in the United Nations Charter and has been repeatedly recognised by the General Assembly and codified in the International Bill of Human Rights.

International Law

A series of cases in the International Court of Justice have crystallised the principle of self-determination into a rule of customary international law applicable to and binding on all States.

South Africa's position

South Africa's Constitution recognises self-determination and harmonises with international law. Article 233 confirms that any reasonable interpretation should be consistent with international law over any alternative interpretation that is inconsistent with international law. Article 235 recognises the right of South African people as a whole or of any community sharing a common cultural and language heritage within the territory to self-determination.

Sovereignty

To qualify as a sovereign state, a nation must have a territory, population, government, formal judicial autonomy and be able to enter into agreements with other states. Crucially, you have to be recognized as an independent sovereign state by other sovereign states.

Human Rights

The United Nation’s Universal Declaration (UDHR) of Basic Human Rights contains thirty articles that describes the basic human rights every person should have. Each state has its responsibility to respect, protect, and fulfil these rights. In the event that a People is denied its human rights, and they have exhausted all internal remedies to change this, provided the other preconditions are met, such People are entitled to claim their right to self-determination.

Requirements

Traditionally, people who were subject to colonial or alien domination or alternatively racist oppression could seek independence within their former colonial boundaries. Today, a more broad remedial right to secession is recognised in international law, specifically when the right to democratic self-government is denied or where there have been egregious abuse of basic human rights.

International recognition

Largely thanks to the United States of America, the international community is now broadly aware of the egregious acts committed by the ANC regime and the denial of basic human rights of the Afrikaners and Kaapenaars.

With this crucial precondition met, should the democratic will of the people of the Cape of Good Hope be clearly expressed on this platform we will initiate negotiations with local and international communities to secede and establish the sovereign state of the Cape of Good Hope.

Preliminary conversations with various Western governments confirm that the democratic will of the people, clearly expressed, will be impossible to ignore. This will create the political reality to claim self-determination in whatever form consensus is reached on by Kaapenaars. Whether by negotiated treaty or unilateral declaration, the majority will of the people of the Cape of Good Hope will crystallise the will of Kaapenaars and inevitably lead to mutual recognition by the international community.