PRESS RELEASE


HEADLINE - Submission of Expert Legal Opinions and Request for Participation in the C-24
Regional Seminar and June Session
DATELINE – 9th May 2025, Scotland
LEAD         - Expert Legal Opinions and Request for Participation in the C-24 Regional Seminar

To:
• Her Excellency Ms. Menissa Rambally
Chairperson
Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24)
Permanent Mission of Saint Lucia to the United Nations
New York, NY 10017, United States
• Vice-Chairpersons and Members of the C-24
Cc:
• His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Secretary of the C-24
• Office of the Secretary of the Special Committee (C-24)

Subject: Submission of Expert Legal Opinions and Request for Participation in the C-24
Regional Seminar and June Session

09 May 2025

Your Excellency,

On behalf of Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi), I have the honour to submit for
your consideration two comparative legal memoranda which assess Scotland’s eligibility for
recognition as a Non-Self-Governing Territory (NSGT) under United Nations General
Assembly Resolutions 1514 (XV), 1541 (XV), and 67/265. These expert opinions demonstrate
that the constitutional, political, and cultural circumstances of Scotland closely parallel those
of New Caledonia and French Polynesia—territories currently listed as NSGTs and subject to
the decolonisation mandate of the United Nations.

These submissions build upon our Advance Notice of Petition, formally transmitted on
7 March 2025, which provided an overview of Scotland’s colonial status, historical
dependency, the exhaustion of domestic remedies, and the peaceful and lawful character of its
liberation movement.

The legal memoranda submitted herewith examine Scotland’s situation against the
criteria elaborated in Resolutions 1514 and 1541 and draw direct parallels with the existing
cases of New Caledonia and French Polynesia. In particular, they recall that under Resolution
67/265, French Polynesia was inscribed on the UN list of Non-Self-Governing Territories
without the consent of the administering Power—a precedent that affirms the legitimacy of
third-party sponsorship and recognizes that the lack of internal consensus does not preclude
the applicability of the right to self-determination.

In this context, we respectfully request the following:

1. That Justice pour Tous Internationale be permitted to attend the forthcoming 2025 C24 Regional Seminar in Dili,
Timor-Leste, at our own cost and in our capacity as the legal representative of Scotland’s liberation movement;

2. That the Chair kindly grant an in-person bilateral meeting in New York during the June
2025 session of the Committee, in order to discuss procedural pathways for Scotland’s inclusion on the NSGT list;

3. That the enclosed submissions be formally received as supplementary documentation
in support of Scotland’s claim, and integrated into the Committee’s official working
record for deliberation during the June 2025 substantive session.

We further take this opportunity to inform you and all Members of the Special
Committee of the upcoming international conference, “Next Steps for Scottish Sovereignty,”
to be held at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline on 17 May 2025. The event,
organized by Justice pour Tous Internationale, the Scottish Sovereignty Research Group, and
SalvoScot Ltd., will feature a dedicated plenary session on “Decolonisation & SelfDetermination,” with contributions from Scotland’s liberation movement, legal scholars, and former diplomats. This session will preview the substantive content of the legal memoranda transmitted herewith and elaborate on how Scotland meets the international legal thresholds
for decolonisation.

Justice pour Tous Internationale would be honoured by your presence and, together with its partners—the Scottish Sovereignty Research Group and SalvoScot Ltd., representing the Liberation Scotland movement—extends this invitation to all members of the Special Committee on Decolonization, the Committee Secretary and her Office, as well as relevant representatives of the United Nations Secretariat. Complimentary livestream access via YouTube will be provided for all C-24 delegates, and in-person attendance is equally welcomed. The most up-to-date programme and registration information is available at:
https://www.scottishsovereigntyresearchgroup.org

Justice pour Tous Internationale remains at the disposal of the Chair and Members of the Committee to provide any further documentation, clarification, or in-person briefings as may assist the Committee in fulfilling its mandate.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of our highest consideration.

Sharof Azizov
Executive Director
Justice pour Tous Internationale
18 Avenue Louis-Casaï, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland
registry@jpti.ch | +41 76 570 45 75
www.jpti.ch
Not-for-profit Association (CHE-226.634.549)

Attachments:
1. Comparative Expert Memorandum – Scotland and New Caledonia
Prepared by Justice pour Tous Internationale, dated 6 May 2025.

2. Comparative Expert Memorandum – Scotland and French Polynesia
Prepared by Justice pour Tous Internationale, dated 6 May 2025

3. Press Release dated 6 May 2025 – International Conference “Next Steps for Scottish
Sovereignty

4. Conference Agenda Flyer – Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline, 17 May 2025
Detailing programme, sessions, and speaker information - for distribution to UN
delegations and media outlets.

5. Press Release dated 10 March 2025 – Submission of Advance Notice of Petition
regarding Scotland’s Recognition as a Non-Self-Governing Territory
Announcing formal transmission to the Chair of the Special Committee on
Decolonization.

6. Advance Notice of Petition submitted to the Special Committee on Decolonization, dated 7 March 2025, including the following annexes:
• Scotland’s Colonial Markers – Executive Summary
• Colonial Markers – Illustrated Supplement
• Scotland: A Dependency by Definition (Summary)
• Exhaustion of Democratic and Legal Domestic Routes
• Profile of Scotland’s Liberation Movement
• Selected Statements from Member States Supporting the