Respect for the Principles of National Sovereignty and Non-Interference in the Internal Affairs of States in Their Electoral Processes

A/RES/50/172View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1996.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1990–2000

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/54/168

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2000	A/RES/54/168	Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in their electoral processes	666	80%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/119	Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in their electoral processes	757	93%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/172	Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in their electoral processes	772	—
1994	A/RES/48/124	Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in their electoral processes	—	—
1993	A/RES/47/130	Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in their electoral processes	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Aggression Declarations Election Verification Elections Force in International Relations Friendly Relations Among States Institution Building Popular Participation Self-Determination of Peoples Sovereignty

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Reiterates that, by virtue of the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, all peoples have the right, freely and without external interference, to determine their political status and to pursue their economic, social and cultural development, and that every State has the duty to respect that right in accordance with the provisions of the Charter;

Reaffirms that it is the concern solely of peoples to determine methods and to establish institutions regarding the electoral process, as well as to determine the ways for its implementation according to their constitution and national legislation, and that, consequently, States should establish the necessary mechanisms and means to guarantee full and effective popular participation in those processes;

Reaffirms also that any activities that attempt, directly or indirectly, to interfere in the free development of national electoral processes, in particular in the developing countries, or that are intended to sway the results of such processes, violate the spirit and letter of the principles established in the Charter and in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

Reaffirms further that electoral assistance to Member States should be provided by the United Nations only at the request and with the consent of specific sovereign States, by virtue of resolutions adopted by the Security Council or the General Assembly in each case, in strict conformity with the principles of sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States, or in special circumstances such as cases of decolonization, or in the context of regional or international peace processes;

Strongly appeals to all States to refrain from financing or providing, directly or indirectly, any other form of overt or covert support for political parties or groups and from taking actions to undermine the electoral processes in any country;

Condemns any act of armed aggression or threat or use of force against peoples, their elected Governments or their legitimate leaders;

Reaffirms that all countries have the obligation under the Charter to respect the right of others to self-determination and to determine freely their political status and pursue their economic, social and cultural development;

Decides to consider this question at its fifty-second session under the item entitled "Human rights questions".

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