there have been various actors and movements that have

fought fo the ou t s independence and self-determination. These organizations have

mobilized in various ways: through struggles in the international sphere

such as via the UN

and its Committee on Decolonization; through electoral mobilizations; the activation of legal

1 This was possible under the Jones Law of 2 March 1917 (Jones-Shafroth Actsuch as via the UN

and its Committee on Decolonization; through electoral mobilizations; the activation of legal

1 This was possible under the Jones Law of 2 March 1917 (Jones-Shafroth Act