Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles

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Commonwealth of Nations document foundational Commonwealth statement international political declaration

The Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles is a foundational 1971 statement that defines the core political values and commitments—such as democracy, human rights, and the rule of law—guiding member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Singapore Declaration	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Commonwealth of Nations document ⓘ foundational Commonwealth statement ⓘ international political declaration ⓘ
adoptedAt	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ⓘ
adoptedBy	Commonwealth countries ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Nations
adoptedInCity	Singapore ⓘ
adoptedInCountry	Singapore ⓘ
adoptedInYear	1971 ⓘ
adoptedOn	22 January 1971 ⓘ
affirmsPrinciple	democracy ⓘ economic and social development ⓘ equality of all citizens ⓘ free and fair elections ⓘ human rights ⓘ independence of the judiciary ⓘ individual liberty ⓘ international peace and security ⓘ opposition to colonialism ⓘ opposition to racial discrimination ⓘ rule of law ⓘ
aimsTo	define shared values of diverse member states ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles ⓘ surface form: Singapore Declaration
appliesTo	all Commonwealth member governments ⓘ
basisFor	later Commonwealth commitments on democracy and human rights ⓘ
codifies	shared political norms of the Commonwealth in the early 1970s ⓘ
context	post‑colonial evolution of the Commonwealth ⓘ
country	Singapore ⓘ
emphasizes	cooperation among free and equal states ⓘ non‑racialism in domestic and international affairs ⓘ respect for national sovereignty ⓘ
focusesOn	economic progress in freedom ⓘ representative government ⓘ social justice ⓘ
guides	conduct of Commonwealth member states ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	politically but not legally binding ⓘ
influenced	Harare Declaration ⓘ surface form: Harare Commonwealth Declaration
language	English ⓘ
precedes	Harare Declaration ⓘ surface form: Harare Commonwealth Declaration
relatedTo	Commonwealth Charter ⓘ
setsOut	core political values of the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
status	foundational document of the modern Commonwealth ⓘ
subject	governance standards ⓘ international cooperation within the Commonwealth ⓘ political values ⓘ
typeOfPrinciples	non‑binding political commitments ⓘ

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Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles → alsoKnownAs → Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Singapore Declaration

Harare Declaration → buildsOn → Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles ⓘ

Commonwealth countries → follows → Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles ⓘ

Commonwealth Charter → relatedTo → Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles ⓘ

Harare Declaration → updatedDocument → Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles ⓘ