Aarambam · ஆரம்பம்

Self-Determination & International Law

சுயநிர்ணய உரிமை

An evidence pack for UK parliamentarians on the international legal framework for Tamil self-determination — including ICJ precedents, UN mechanisms, and parliamentary solidarity pathways.

Not a request for state recognition of Tamil Eelam, not a sanctions list, not a TLTE legal opinion.

Now · Aarambam · ஆரம்பம்

Hand-off bundle this era

Three honesty-index cards, Tier A Parliamentary Questions, Cited Evidence Record. Export as Markdown or open the print view to bring into an MP's office.
  • · Hand-off, not hand-over
  • · No naming
  • · Citation-grounded only
Becoming · Nilaiththanmai · நிலைத்தன்மை

Two-way verifiable record

At maturity (Nilaiththanmai) each hand-off carries a continuity-record reference back to /continuity/changelog, and MP responses arriving via mp_statements link forward into the pack.

Honesty-index cards

Treaty framework

UN Charter Art. 1(2), ICCPR Art. 1 and ICESCR Art. 1 establish self-determination as a right of all peoples. TLTE cites the instruments; we do not interpret them on behalf of MPs.

ICJ advisory practice

The ICJ Advisory Opinions on Kosovo (2010), Palestine (2024), Namibia (1971) and Western Sahara (1975) form the comparative advisory body. None is a direct precedent for the Tamil question.

UN OHCHR engagement

OHCHR OISL (2015) and HRC Resolution 46/1 (2021) continue an investigation and monitoring mandate. ICC OTP preliminary examination on Sri Lanka was closed in 2020.

Tier A Parliamentary Questions

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Hand-off bundle

Calm, one-page bundle to bring to an MP's office.

PDF generation is not bundled this era — use the print view's browser "Save as PDF". No Node-only deps shipped to the Worker.