W. Thomas Mallison and Sally V. Mallison. 1979. “International Law Analysis of Major UN Resolutions Concerning the Question of Palestine - CEIRPP Study.” https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-196128/.

On the issue of self-determination and its application to Palestine: The analysis examines the development of the right to self-determination as a legal principle, citing historical examples like the American Revolution and its codification in the UN Charter. It analyzes General Assembly resolutions that further define and apply this right (Resolutions 1514, 2625, 2649, 3089D, 3236) and asserts its specific applicability to the Palestinian people. The analysis underscores that this right encompasses "national independence and sovereignty" and permits "all means," including armed struggle, to regain it when denied.

[...] Since the American Revolution relied upon armed struggle to achieve self-determination about a century and a third before the principle of self-determination was used in the post World War I peace settlement, 168/ it is not surprising that the General Assembly specifies it as a permissible method now. Its permissibility is legally significant as an authoritative General Assembly assertion that armed struggle for self-determination is consistent with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. In a situation such as Palestine where the people has been denied its right of self-determination by armed force, the right to regain it by armed struggle is considered permissible under article 51 of the Charter concerning self-defense.

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