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

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United Nations General Assembly resolution international legal instrument soft law instrument

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.

Aliases (2)

General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) ×50
Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations ×1

Statements (50)

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	General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration → surface form: "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 →

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

subject surface form: "General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV)"

this entity surface form: "Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations"

UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262 → reaffirms → General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration →