politically, socially, economically, in accordance with and subject to international law, as professor hersh lautpact put it in 1945, in the language of another age, freedom means and i quote, the right of self-government through rulers chosen by and accountable to him, and equality demands. and equal opportunity of self-government and cultural development, end of quote. third, the palestinian people's right to self-determination has real and practical consequences. it is not an empty slogan. that right includes, but is not limited to, the right to control their own land and natural resources, the right to be free from demographic manipulations by any third party, and the right to determine their own political status, economic development, their own futures. mr. president, members of the court, there is no dispute as to the right of self-determination of the palestinian people. it has never been an issue, not since the time of the mandate, and this court made that clear two decades ago in its opinion in the wall case, when it said loud and clear, the existence of an people is no longer issue