El trabajo se inicia realizando un cuidadoso rastreo de los principales hechos históricos y de ocupación en torno a las Islas Malvinas, desde su descubrimiento en el siglo XVI, hasta los años problemáticos del siglo XIX en que los territorios son tomados colonialmente por Inglaterra. El segundo capítulo hace un análisis crítico de los diferentes títulos de soberanía que, a partir de los hechos anteriores, reclaman para sí la Gran Bretaña y la República Argentina. Del estudio se concluye que los títulos legítimos corresponden a la Argentina.Finalmente, se hace una extensa referencia al tratamiento que el problema de las Islas Malvinas ha tenido en el debate internacional, preferentemente en las Naciones Unidas. Detalle especial sehace en relación a los principios de la Descolonización, la Libre determinación y la Integridad Territorial,aplicados al caso bajo estudio.

The work begins by carefully tracing the main historical and occupational events surrounding the Malvinas Islands, from their discovery in the sixteenth century to the problematic years of the nineteenth century when the territories were taken over colonially by England. The second chapter makes a critical analysis of the different sovereignty titles that Britain and the Argentine Republic claim for themselves on the basis of the above facts. The study concludes that the legitimate titles correspond to Argentina. Finally, extensive reference is made to the treatment of the Malvinas Islands problem in the international debate, preferably in the United Nations. Special detail is given in relation to the principles of Decolonisation, Self-determination and Territorial Integrity, as applied to the case under study.

The work begins by carefully tracing the main historical and occupational events surrounding the Malvinas Islands, from their discovery in the sixteenth century to the problematic years of the nineteenth century when the territories were taken over colonially by England. The second chapter makes a critical analysis of the different sovereignty titles that Britain and the Argentine Republic claim for themselves on the basis of the above facts. The study concludes that the legitimate titles correspond to Argentina. Finally, extensive reference is made to the treatment of the Malvinas Islands problem in the international debate, preferably in the United Nations. Special detail is given in relation to the principles of Decolonisation, Self-determination and Territorial Integrity, as applied to the case under study.