CSCE Final Act

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The CSCE Final Act, commonly known as the Helsinki Accords, was a 1975 diplomatic agreement between Western and Eastern bloc countries that aimed to improve security, cooperation, and human rights in Europe during the Cold War.

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CSCE Final Act canonical 2
CSCE agreements 1
CSCE commitments 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War agreement
diplomatic agreement
multilateral treaty
adoptedBy 35 participating states of the CSCE
aimedAt improving security in Europe
promoting cooperation between East and West
strengthening respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
alsoKnownAs Helsinki Accords
Helsinki Accords
surface form: Helsinki Final Act
concludedIn 1975
context Cold War
geographicalScope Europe and North America
hasLegalStatus politically binding but not legally binding treaty in the classical sense
hasPillar cooperation in economics, science, technology and environment
humanitarian and other fields
security in Europe
includedPrinciple cooperation among states
equal rights and self-determination of peoples
fulfilment in good faith of obligations under international law
inviolability of frontiers
non-intervention in internal affairs
peaceful settlement of disputes
refraining from the threat or use of force
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
sovereign equality of states
territorial integrity of states
influenced dissident activities in the Soviet bloc
human rights movements in Eastern Europe
involvedParty Canada
European states
Soviet Union
United States of America
surface form: United States
language English
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
numberOfSignatoryStates 35
partOf Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
surface form: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
predecessorOf OSCE normative framework
resultedIn strengthening of the CSCE process
shortName CSCE Final Act self-link
signedIn Helsinki
signedOn 1975-08-01
subjectMatter economic cooperation
environmental cooperation
freedom of movement
human rights
information flows
scientific and technological cooperation
security

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Helsinki Accords abbreviation CSCE Final Act
CSCE Final Act shortName CSCE Final Act self-link
CSCE participating States collectivelyEndorsed CSCE Final Act
this entity surface form: CSCE commitments
CSCE participating States collectivelyShaped CSCE Final Act
this entity surface form: CSCE agreements