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21 Harv. Int'l. L. J. 1 (1980)
Self-Determination and Free Association-Should the United Nations Terminate the Pacific Islands Trust

handle is hein.journals/hilj21 and id is 11 raw text is: VOLUME 21, NUMBER I, WNThR i980 Self-Determination and Free Association-Should the United Nations Terminate The Pacific Islands Trust?t ROGER S. CLARK* Introduction 2 I. The Proposed Arrangements 8 a. The Marianas Commonwealth 8 b. The 198o Compact II Title I: Governmental Relations 13 Title II: Economic Relations 20 Title III: Security and Defense Relations 25 Title IV: General Provisions 31 Summary 35 II. The Evolution of the Concept of Free Association 38 a. The Early Years: 1946-1952 40 b. Puerto Rico and the List of Factors (1953) 41 c. The Kingdom of the Netherlands (z955) 46 d. Resolutions 1514 and z541 49 e. The Cook Islands and Niue 54 f. The West Indies Associated States (1967) 6o g. The Principles Concerning Friendly Relations (i97o) 64 III. Assessment - Will it be Appropriate to Terminate the Trust? 66 a. The Hilo Principles and the 198o Compact 71 b. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 75 c. Separation or Dismemberment 78 IV. Conclusion 83 t @ i98o by Roger S. Clark. * Professor of Law, Rutgers School of Law at Camden; LL.M., J.S.D., Columbia Uni- versity School of Law; BA., LL.M., Victoria University of Wellington. The author is a member of the Board of Directors of the International League for Human Rights and has represented the League in presenting material concerning the Trust Territory to the Trusteeship Council and other United Nations forums. He is indebted to numerous United States, Micronesian, New Zealand, and United Nations officials who supplied documents and background material on the understanding that they would remain nameless. The author also gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Ruben Kraiem and Armen R. Vartian in the preparation of this article.

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