Charter of the Organization of American States

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constituent instrument of an international organization founding treaty international treaty multilateral treaty

The Charter of the Organization of American States is the foundational treaty that establishes the OAS’s structure, purposes, and principles for political, economic, social, and cultural cooperation among the countries of the Americas.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent instrument of an international organization → founding treaty → international treaty → multilateral treaty →
adoptedAt	Ninth International Conference of American States →
alsoKnownAs	OAS founding charter →
amendedBy	Protocol of Buenos Aires → Protocol of Cartagena de Indias → Protocol of Managua → Protocol of Washington →
appliesTo	member states of the Organization of American States →
cameIntoForceOn	1951-12-13 →
defines	principles of the Organization of American States → purposes of the Organization of American States → structure of the Organization of American States →
depositary	General Secretariat of the Organization of American States →
establishes	Organization of American States →
language	English → French → Portuguese → Spanish →
legalStatus	binding on member states of the Organization of American States →
officialName	Charter of the Organization of American States →
organizationFounded	Organization of American States →
principle	collective security → non-intervention in the internal affairs of states → peaceful settlement of disputes → promotion of representative democracy → respect for human rights →
providesFor	General Assembly of the Organization of American States → General Secretariat of the Organization of American States → Inter-American Council for Integral Development → Permanent Council of the Organization of American States →
purpose	to achieve an order of peace and justice in the Americas → to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of American states → to promote solidarity among American states → to strengthen collaboration among American states →
region	Americas →
shortName	OAS Charter →
signedIn	Bogotá →
signedInCountry	Colombia →
signedOn	1948-04-30 →
subjectMatter	cultural cooperation in the Americas → economic cooperation in the Americas → political cooperation in the Americas → social cooperation in the Americas →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CICTE ("OAS Charter") → Committee on Hemispheric Security ("OAS Charter") → Executive Secretariat for Integral Development → General Assembly of the Organization of American States → Inter-American Committee against Terrorism ("OAS Charter framework") → Inter-American Council for Integral Development → Permanent Council of the Organization of American States → Secretary General of the Organization of American States →	legalBasis
Inter-American human rights system ("OAS Charter") → OAS General Assembly resolutions ("OAS Charter") → Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights →	basedOn
Protocol of Buenos Aires → Protocol of Washington →	amends
General Assembly of the Organization of American States → Permanent Council of the Organization of American States →	establishedBy
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man →	adoptedAtSameConferenceAs
Protocol of Managua →	affectsDocument
Charter of the Organization of American States ("OAS founding charter") →	alsoKnownAs
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs ("OAS Charter") →	associatedWith
Inter-American Democratic Charter ("OAS Charter") →	buildsOn
Pan American Union →	describedBySource
Secretariat of the Organization of American States →	follows
Organization of American States →	foundingDocument
Treaties of Mexico →	hasPart
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ("OAS Charter") →	legalFramework
Inter-American Democratic Charter ("OAS Charter") →	linkedTo
Ninth International Conference of American States →	mainOutcome
Charter of the Organization of American States →	officialName
Protocol of Washington →	relatedInstrument
OAS General Assembly resolutions ("OAS Charter") →	relatedTo
Charter of the Organization of American States ("OAS Charter") →	shortName