Inter-American Democratic Charter

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OAS instrument democracy promotion instrument international treaty

The Inter-American Democratic Charter is a key instrument of the Organization of American States that defines and promotes democratic principles, institutions, and practices across the Americas.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Democratic Charter 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf OAS instrument ⓘ
democracy promotion instrument ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
acronym IDC ⓘ
adoptedAt General Assembly of the Organization of American States ⓘ
surface form: Special Session of the OAS General Assembly
adoptedBy Organization of American States ⓘ
adoptionDate 2001-09-11 ⓘ
adoptionPlace Lima ⓘ
surface form: Lima, Peru
affirms democracy is essential for social, political, and economic development ⓘ
obligation of governments to promote and defend democracy ⓘ
appliesTo OAS member states ⓘ
articleCountApproximate 28 articles ⓘ
buildsOn Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ
surface form: OAS Charter

Santiago Commitment to Democracy and the Renewal of the Inter-American System ⓘ
Washington Protocol ⓘ
cityOfAdoption Lima ⓘ
countryOfAdoption Peru ⓘ
defines democratic principles in the Americas ⓘ
essential elements of representative democracy ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 2001-09-11 ⓘ
establishes collective defense of democracy in the Americas ⓘ
mechanisms to respond to unconstitutional interruptions of democratic order ⓘ
procedures for OAS action in case of democratic crisis ⓘ
fullName Inter-American Democratic Charter self-link ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalNature politically binding instrument ⓘ
linkedTo Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ
surface form: OAS Charter
mechanismFor OAS electoral observation missions ⓘ
OAS good offices and diplomatic initiatives in democratic crises ⓘ
organization Organization of American States ⓘ
promotes civil society participation ⓘ
democratic culture ⓘ
free and fair elections ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
independence of the judiciary ⓘ
participatory democracy ⓘ
pluralistic political parties ⓘ
probity in public administration ⓘ
representative democracy ⓘ
respect for human rights ⓘ
responsible public administration ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
transparency in government activities ⓘ
recognizes right of peoples to democracy ⓘ
region Americas ⓘ
scope Western Hemisphere ⓘ
shortName Inter-American Democratic Charter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Democratic Charter
subject constitutional order ⓘ
democracy ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs → associatedWith → Inter-American Democratic Charter ⓘ
Inter-American Democratic Charter → fullName → Inter-American Democratic Charter self-link ⓘ
Protocol of Washington → relatedInstrument → Inter-American Democratic Charter ⓘ
Permanent Council of the Organization of American States → relatedTo → Inter-American Democratic Charter ⓘ
Inter-American Democratic Charter → shortName → Inter-American Democratic Charter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Democratic Charter