General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration

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General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration is a landmark UN document that codifies fundamental principles of international law governing friendly relations and cooperation among states, including sovereign equality, non-intervention, and the prohibition of the use of force.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
international legal instrument
soft law instrument
addresses duties of states under international law
relations among sovereign states
adoptedAtSession 25th session of the United Nations General Assembly
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 1970-10-24
adoptionMethod consensus
aimsTo promote international cooperation
promote international peace and security
strengthen friendly relations among states
basedOn Charter of the United Nations
citedIn jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice
clarifiesConcept non-intervention
political independence of states
self-determination of peoples
territorial integrity of states
use of force in international relations
codifiesPrinciple duty of non-intervention in matters within the domestic jurisdiction of any state
duty of states to co-operate with one another
fulfilment in good faith of obligations assumed in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations
peaceful settlement of international disputes
principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples
principle of sovereign equality and independence of states
prohibition of the threat or use of force
sovereign equality of states
hasShortName Friendly Relations Declaration
hasTitle Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations
influenced development of customary international law
subsequent United Nations resolutions on use of force and non-intervention
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature declaratory of customary international law
non-binding resolution
partOf body of United Nations declarations on principles of international law
reaffirms Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations
duty of non-intervention
obligation to settle disputes by peaceful means
principle of non-use of force
principle of self-determination of peoples
resolutionNumber 2625
sessionNumber XXV
subjectMatter friendly relations among states
international cooperation
principles of international law

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) ("Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations")
hasTitle
UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262
reaffirms

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