Respect for the Right of Everyone to Own Property Alone as Well as in Association with Others and Its Contribution to the Economic and Social Development of Member States

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 101Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 1987.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1987–1991

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/45/98

1991A/RES/45/98Respect for the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others and its contribution to the economic and social development of Member StatesLatestCompare with previous version
1989A/RES/43/123Respect for the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others and its contribution to the economic and social development of Member StatesCompare with previous version
1988A/RES/42/114Respect for the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others and its contribution to the economic and social development of Member StatesCompare with previous version
1987A/RES/41/132Respect for the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others and its contribution to the economic and social development of Member States

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What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics

Development Information Dissemination Report Preparation Right to Own Property

What does this mandate say?

13 operative paragraphs

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Recognizes that there exist in Member States many forros of legal property ownership, including private, communal, and state forros, each of which should contribute to ensuring effective development and utilization of human resources through the establishment of sound bases for political, economic and social justice;

Emphasizes the role of individual initiative as an invaluable resource in promoting economic and social development;

Affirms, in accordance with article 30 ofthe Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights, that nothing in the Declaration, including the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others, may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth therein;

Invites the regional commissions to consider the relationship between the full enjoyment ofthe right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others, as set forth in article 17 of the Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights, and the economic and social development of Member States;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a report,

taking into account the views of Member States, specialized agencies and other competent bodies of the United Nations system, within existing resources, on:

The relationship between the full enjoyment by individuals of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others, as set forth in article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the economic and social development of Member States;

The role of the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others, as set forth in article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in ensuring the full and free participation of individuals in the economic and social systems of States;

Invites Member States to communicate to the Secretary-General their views on the subject of his report;

J n vites the specialized agencies and other competent bodies of the United Nations system to communicate to the Secretary-General their views on the subject of his report;

Requests the Secretary-General to report his findings, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its forty-third session;

Also requests that a preliminary, oral report on this question be made to the General Assembly at its fortysecond session;

Invites the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-third session to resume consideration of the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others;

Decides to consider this question at its forty-second session under the item entitled "Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms".

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