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The Impact of Property on the Enjoyment of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

A/RES/42/115No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 105dRespect 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, published in 1988.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1988–1989
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/43/124
  • 1989A/RES/43/124The impact of property on the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedomsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1988A/RES/42/115The impact of property on the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 topics
ApartheidCivil and Political RightsColonialismDeveloping CountriesEconomic, Social and Cultural RightsHuman Rights ViolationsLaws and RegulationsProperty RightsRacial DiscriminationSouth AfricaSouthern AfricaTransnational Corporations

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms the obligation of States to take effective steps with a view to achieving the full realization of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights;
2
Recognizes that there exist in Member States many forms oflegal property ownership, including private, communal and State forms, each of which should contribute to ensuring the effective development and utilization of human resources through the establishment of sound bases for political, economic and social justice;
3
Calls upon States to ensure that their national legislation with regard to all forms of property shall preclude any impairment of the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, without prejudice to their right freely to choose and develop their political, social, economic and cultural systems;
4
Vigorously condemns the transnational corporations that maintain or are increasing their collaboration with the racist regime of South Africa, thus encouraging that regime to persist in its inhuman and criminal policy of brutal oppression of the peoples of southern Africa and denial of their human rights and becoming accomplices in the inhuman practices of racial discrimination, colonialism and apartheid;
5
Requests the Secretary-General, in preparing his report to the General Assembly at its forty-third session, in accordance with resolution 41/132 of 4 December 1986, to take into account Commission on Human Rights resolution 1987 / 18, as well as the present resolution.

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