In accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights recognizes that "all peoples have the right of self-determination". The right of self-determination is of particular importance because its realization is an essential condition for the effective guarantee and observance of individual human rights and for the promotion and strengthening of those rights. Article 1 further states that "all peoples may freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development". With this in mind, then, the Principality of Lyonesse claims its right to Sovereignty.