SUBJECT OF THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION
The article deals with the subject of the right to self-determination as one of the arguable issues of the principle of equality and self-determination of nations. The analysis of such notions as peoples, national minorities, indigenous people is given. The presence of different approaches to the definition of the concept 'the peoples', the analysis of the international legal documents, as well as the practice of the right of peoples to self-determination shows that for the effective application of the principle and reduction of different types of conflicts it is necessary to establish one of the key concepts in the field of human rights, namely 'the peoples'.