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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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 104aRespect 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 1989.

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4 versions · 1987–1991

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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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6 topics

Declarations Human Rights Laws and Regulations Report Preparation Right to Own Property Written Communications

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10 operative paragraphs

Recognizes that there exist in Member States many forms oflegal property ownership, including private, communal, social and state forms, 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;

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;

Considers that further measures may be appropriate at the national level to ensure respect for the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others and the right not to be arbitrarily deprived of one's property, as set forth in article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

Urges States, therefore, in accordance with their respective constitutional systems and with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to provide, where they have not done so, adequate constitutional and legal provisions to protect the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others and the right not to be arbitrarily deprived of one's property;

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States and of the specialized agencies and other competent bodies of the United Nations system on the means whereby and the degree to which the right to own property alone as well as in association with others contributes to the development of individual liberty and initiative, which serve to foster, strengthen and enhance the exercise of other human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Suggests that Member States and the specialized agencies and other competent bodies of the United Nations system, in the context oftheir remarks on the impact ofthe right to own property alone as well as in association with others, may wish to address, in particular, the right to own the following types of property:

Personal property, including the residence of one's self and family;

Economically productive property,

including property associated with agriculture, commerce and industry;

Requests the Secretary-General, within existing resources, to report his findings to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session;

Decides to consider this question at its forty-fifth 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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