Non-Interference in the Internal Affairs of States

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1977.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1977–1981

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/35/159

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1977A/RES/31/91Non-interference in the internal affairs of States

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What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics

Force in International Relations Friendly Relations Among States Intervention Mercenaries Sovereignty Subversive Activities

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the inalienable sovereign right of every State to determine freely, and without any form of foreign interference, its political, social and economic system and its relations with other States and international organizations;

Declares that the use of force to deprive peoples of their national identity constitutes a violation of their inali~nable rights and of the principle of non-intervent10n;

Denounces any form of interference, overt or covert, direct or indirect, including recruiting and sending mercenaries, by one State or group of States and any act of military, political, economic or other form of intervention in the internal or external affairs of other States, regardless of the character of their mutual relations or their social and economic systems;

Accordingly condemns all forms of overt, subtle and_ highly sophisticated techniques of coercion, subver~10n and defa1!1ation aimed at disrupting the political, social or economic order of other States or destabilizing the Governments seeking to free their economies from external control or manipulation;

Calls upon all States, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United

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Nations, to undertake necessary measures in order to prevent any hostile act or activity taking place within their territory and directed against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of another State;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite all Member States to express their views on ways by which greater respect for the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of States can be assured, and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-second session.

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What does this mandate say?

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