THE FORMATION OF MODERN VIEWS ON THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE FOR SELF-DETERMINATION AS A PRINCIPLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN XVII-XX CENTURIES
This article is devoted to the history of the formation of the right of peoples for self-determination as a principle of international law. The paper shows the main stages in the evolution of the role of ethnic groups in the system of international relations since the end of the Thirty Years War in 1648 until the collapse of the colonial empires in the second half of the 20th century. The article presents the most important international acts aimed at overcoming ethnic contradictions, aggravated as a result of the armed struggle of peoples for self-determination.