Commonwealth Charter

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Commonwealth of Nations document charter declaration of principles foundational document international political document

The Commonwealth Charter is a foundational document that sets out the core values, principles, and commitments guiding cooperation among the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Charter of the Commonwealth 2013	1
Commonwealth Principles on the Three Branches of Government	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Commonwealth of Nations document ⓘ charter ⓘ declaration of principles ⓘ foundational document ⓘ international political document ⓘ
adoptedBy	Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ member states of the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
aimsTo	promote cooperation based on shared values ⓘ provide a reference point for assessing member state conduct ⓘ strengthen the credibility of the Commonwealth ⓘ
appliesTo	all Commonwealth member states ⓘ
characteristic	expresses shared values rather than detailed legal obligations ⓘ non-binding in international law ⓘ politically binding on member states ⓘ
defines	commitments of Commonwealth member states ⓘ core values of the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ principles of the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
name	Commonwealth Charter self-link ⓘ
purpose	to codify the values and principles of the Commonwealth ⓘ to guide cooperation among Commonwealth member states ⓘ to provide a single, consolidated statement of Commonwealth commitments ⓘ
relatedTo	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ⓘ Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ Harare Declaration ⓘ surface form: Harare Commonwealth Declaration Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles ⓘ
scope	intergovernmental organization ⓘ
subject	access to health and education ⓘ democracy ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ free and fair elections ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ gender equality ⓘ good governance ⓘ human rights ⓘ independent judiciary ⓘ international peace and security ⓘ respect for diversity ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ the role of civil society ⓘ the role of the private sector ⓘ tolerance ⓘ youth empowerment ⓘ
usedBy	Commonwealth institutions ⓘ Commonwealth member governments ⓘ civil society organizations within the Commonwealth ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Commonwealth Youth Programme → alignedWith → Commonwealth Charter ⓘ

Latimer House Principles → alsoKnownAs → Commonwealth Charter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth Principles on the Three Branches of Government

Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group → appliesPrinciples → Commonwealth Charter ⓘ

Commonwealth Day → associatedWith → Commonwealth Charter ⓘ

Commonwealth Secretary-General → associatedWith → Commonwealth Charter ⓘ

Treaties of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Commonwealth Charter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charter of the Commonwealth 2013

Commonwealth Women’s Forum → linkedToAgenda → Commonwealth Charter ⓘ

Commonwealth Charter → name → Commonwealth Charter self-link ⓘ

Latimer House Principles → relatedTo → Commonwealth Charter ⓘ

Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles → relatedTo → Commonwealth Charter ⓘ