Paris Charter

E316535

The Paris Charter is a landmark 1990 political declaration by European states and the United States that marked the end of the Cold War in Europe and committed its signatories to democracy, human rights, and cooperative security.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Paris Charter canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf CSCE document
international agreement
political declaration
adoptedAtMeetingOf Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
surface form: Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
adoptedInCity Paris
adoptedInCountry France
adoptedOn 1990-11-21
commitsSignatoriesTo cooperative security arrangements
economic liberty
free and fair elections
pluralist democracy
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
declaresPrinciple cooperative security
democracy
human rights
market economy
non-use of force
peaceful settlement of disputes
respect for human dignity
respect for sovereignty
respect for territorial integrity
rule of law
establishesBody CSCE Conflict Prevention Centre
CSCE Council of Ministers
CSCE Office for Free Elections
CSCE Secretariat
fullName Charter of Paris for a New Europe
historicalSignificance symbolized transition from confrontation to cooperation in Europe
language English
French
marksEvent end of the Cold War in Europe
numberOfParticipatingStates 34
predecessor Helsinki Accords
surface form: Helsinki Final Act
regionCovered Europe
North America
relatedToOrganization Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
shortName Paris Charter self-link
signedBy Canada
West Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany

France
Italy
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

other CSCE participating States
subjectMatter democratic governance
human rights protection
post-Cold War European order
security cooperation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paris Charter shortName Paris Charter self-link