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

A/RES/54/168View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 116b26 Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2000.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1990–2000

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?

12 subjects

Aggression Election Verification Elections Friendly Relations Among States Human Rights International Obligations Intervention Political Status Popular Participation Principles 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 the right of peoples, without external interference, to determine methods and to establish institutions regarding electoral processes and that, consequently, States should ensure, in accordance with their constitutions and national legislation, the necessary mechanism and means to facilitate full and effective popular participation in those processes;

Also reaffirms that any activities that attempt, directly or indirectly, to interfere in the free development of national electoral processes, in particular in 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;

Further reaffirms that electoral assistance to Member States should be provided by the United Nations at the request of interested 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 political parties or groups in other States and taking any other action that undermines their electoral processes;

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 peoples 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-sixth session, under the item entitled “Human rights questions”.

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