Office of Self Determination and Constitutional Development - Resources

Welcome to the Office of Self Determination and Constitutional Development Resources page! This section is a convenient place to gain access to a compilation of documents and other resources on National & Territorial Self Determination and the development of the USVI Constitution.

Articles, Papers & Presentations

• Undercurrents: Hey, Virgin islands, What do you Want to be NOw That You've Grown Up? (March 22, 2017)
• Self Determination Power Point Presentation from Dr. Carlyle G. Corbin (April 2013)
• Self Determination Power Point Presentation from Attorney Maria Lurie (February 23, 2016)
• Self Determination Power Point Presentation from Dr. Carlos Colon De Armas (August 12, 2016)
• The Search for Constitutional Change in the USVI, William Gilmore (1984)
• A Constitution for the USVI:  The Role of the University of the VI and other Supporting Entities, Ragster & Roach (2008)
• National Self-Determination, Lambert (1918)
• National Self-Determination, Margalit & Raz (1990)
• National Self-Determination, Ryan & Deci (2000)
• National Self-Determination, De-Shalt (1996)
• Secession and Self-Determination: A Territorial Interpretation, Brilmayer (1991)
• The Jurisprudence of Legitimacy: Applying the Constitution to U.S. Territories, Katz (1992)
• The Empire Forgotten: The Application of the Bill of Rights to U.S. Territories, Tauber (2006)

Legislations & Constitutional Drafts 

• VI Treaty

• Revised Organic Act of 1954

• Legislation Establishing Select Committee on Status and Federal Relations (1984)

• Proposed Constitution of the USVI by the First Constitutional Convention

• Proposed Constitution of the USVI by the Second Constitutional Convention
• Propsed Constitution of the USVI by the Third Constitutional Convention
• Proposed Constitution of the USVI by the Fourth Constitutional Convention

• Proposed Constitution of the USVI by the Fifth Constitutional Convention

• Department of Justice Views on the Proposed Constitution Drafted by the Fifth Constitution Convention of the United States Virgin Islands

Facts about the Fifth Constitution of the USVI:

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