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Selected Non-Independent | : / Jurisdictions as defined by United was Nations Principles 3 a5 P Why Non Self-Governing Territories o3e (as listed by UN.) cos Caribbean/Atlantic: Asia/Pacific: $$ Anguilla American Samoa e.3 Bermuda Guam a § British Virgin Islands Kanaky (New Caledonia) N Fs Cayman Islands Tokelau 0 Montserrat 9 Turks & Caicos Islands z US, Virgin Islands 3 * St. Helena (South Atlantic) = Self-Governing & Other Territories (not listed by UN.) irae Political Status Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico irate Alternatives Faroe Islands Asia/Pacific: Niue Northern Mariana Islands Cook Islands Micronesia (Federated States) Rapanui (Easter Island) Marshall Islands Belau (Palau) Te Ao Maohi (French Polynesia) Wallis and Futuna . Former Territories that were Integrated (for comparison purposes only) Caribbean/Atlantic: Guadeloupe & dependencies Martinique French Guiana Asia/Pacific: Hawaii Alaska Hong Kong Anseya, Virgin Islands Humanities Council. says Macau WTP Project: Funded by the National Sone: Utd Nats Asin of te Virgin Jslands, Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 2005 AAV LS Bovld 32svatd 3usH Political Status Alternatives Providing a Full Measure of Self-Government (based on international principles adopted by the United Nations General Assembly) Political Integration | Integration with an independent country must be on the basis of complete equality between the people of the former territory and the people of the country with which it is integrating, After integration, all of the people should have equal status and rights of citizenship, and equal guarantees of fundamental rights and freedoms without any distinction or discrimination, All of the people should have equal rights and opportunities for representation and effective . participation at all levels in the executive, legislative and judicial organs of government, In the case of the US Virgin Islands, integration “could constitute becoming a state of the United States, or a part of an existing US state. Integration could also mean becoming a part of another country, as long as the principles of political equality apply to the people, Free Association Free Association with an independent state must be based on the respect for the individuality and cultural characteristics of the territory and its peoples, This political arrangement retains for the people of the associated territory the freedom to modify their status, and the right to determine their own . constitution without external interference, The status of free association’ is essentially an agreement between equal partners under which one associated party can only legislate for the other by mutual consent, In the case of the US Virgin Islands, free association could constitute developing a relationship of political equality with the United States, or with another independent country. ~The terms of the negotiated association agreement would determine the distribution of political powers between the two parties. Independence Independence entails the attainment of full sovereignty over all matters of governance, This does not preclude the entering into force of multilateral and bilateral agreements with other independent states and/or —_ international organizations, Independence in contemporary terms entails significant inter-dependence with the international community through full membership in such — international bodies as the United Nations (UN) and regional organizations such as the Organization of American States (OAS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The transition from unincorporated territory status to independence could entail an interim period during which time issues such as transitional economic aid, dual citizenship, security and other matters would be addressed, Source: United Nations Association of the Virgin Islands, 2005 Models of Political Equality - Selected Small Island Jurisdictions Political Integration Caribbean: Guadeloupe & dependencies (France) Martinique (France) French Guiana (France) . Pacific and other: Hawaii (US) Alaska (US) Free Association Caribbean: Netherlands Antilles, mcluding: St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba, and Curacao, (Netherlands) Aruba (Netherlands) Pacific: Niue (New Zealand) Cook Islands (New Zealand) Fed. Sts, of Micronesia (US) Marshall Islands (US) Belau (US) Independence Caribbean: The Bahamas Jamaica Guyana Trinidad and Tobago Antigua and Barbuda St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Grenada Dominica ' Belize Barbados Haiti Cuba Dominican Republic Source: United Nations Association of the Virgin Islands, Thomas, Virgin Islands, 2005