Human rights — Self-determination — Nature of right — Whether a collective or an individual right — Definition of a “people” — Tribal society in Canada — Whether a “people” for the purpose of self-determination — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, Article 1 — Optional Protocol — Whether right of self-determination may be the subject of a communication under the Optional Protocol

International tribunals — Competence — United Nations Human Rights Committee — Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — Whether alleged violation of right of self-determination within competence of Committee — Admissibility of application — Whether representative of group duly authorized to act on behalf of group

Territory — Self-determination — Definition of a “people” — Tribal society in Canada — Allegation that rejection of claim to lands a denial of self-determination — Whether principle of self-determination applicable to group within a State