self-determination could not be proclaimed as fulfilled and that it did not involve only the political phase of decolonization. The scope of the concept of self-determination expressed in the Charter of Algiers must relate to the context and the principle of "freedom" which is not limited to a particular time and place and has, in this case, not an individual but a collective subject which is precisely, the people. In the Charter of Algiers and, therefore, in the Permanent People's Tribunal, the principle of self-determination serves as legal support and target indicator of the struggles of peoples whose sovereignty is at risk due to external and internal forces the Tribunal has documented from 1979 to date. As is the case with the principle of self-determination, the concept of people in the Charter of Algiers is not unique, but rather presents a contextual or political significance not limited to a strict definition by the Declaration, but left to the free interpretation of those who, now and then, have used its principles over the years. According to the Charter, peoples are important collective subjects but marginalized by a law designed for States as the only recipients of rights, including the individual and collective dimensions in a single legal system serving both individuals and peoples. The peoples in the history of the TPP belong to different groups with different needs, aspirations and real tragedies, which control the materiality and binding force of an international law continuing to be fragile. The original idea of the Russell Tribunal II and the TPP lies in the awareness that the formal recognition of the principles and rights is the starting point of a process of liberation in which collective identities, called “Peoples,” are the main actors. This process requires a permanent collective demand for the feasibility and applicability of these principles, recognized in many international law instruments. Structure The court is composed of a president (currently Philippe Texier of France) , four vice-presidents, a secretary general (currently Gianni Tognoni of Italy), a coordinations officer (currently Simona Fraudatario of Italy) , and 58 members from 26 countries, from different disciplines such as law, economy, sociology, arts, and literature. Sessions Since its establishment until today, the Tribunal has held 46 sessions on numerous cases of human rights violations. Its specificity, expressed in the TPP's Statute, lies in applied research to cases of crimes against peace and against humanity, to