Washington Protocol

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The Washington Protocol is a regional agreement within the Organization of American States that established procedures for collective responses to interruptions of democratic governance in member states.

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Washington Protocol canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inter-American instrument
international agreement
regional agreement
adoptedBy Organization of American States
appliesTo member states of the Organization of American States
basedOnPrinciple collective responsibility of OAS member states
defense of representative democracy
concerns interruptions of democratic governance
responses to unconstitutional changes of government
focusesOn institutional responses to unconstitutional interruptions of democracy
protection of democratic governance
hasParty OAS member state
hasScope regional
implementedThrough OAS political bodies
language English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalNature multilateral agreement
partOf Organization of American States framework
providesFor collective diplomatic measures
institutional procedures within the OAS
purpose to establish procedures for collective responses to interruptions of democratic governance
region Americas
regulates collective action in cases of democratic breakdown in OAS member states
requires collective decision-making by OAS organs
subjectMatter collective security of democratic institutions
democracy protection
usedBy General Assembly of the Organization of American States
surface form: OAS General Assembly

Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
surface form: OAS Permanent Council

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Inter-American Democratic Charter buildsOn Washington Protocol