United Nations

A/RES/39/159 

General Assembly
Distr. GENERAL 
17 December 1984 
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A/RES/39/159
17 December 1984
Meeting no. 102

Inadmissibility of the policy of State terrorism and
any actions by States aimed at undermining the socio-
political system in other sovereign States

The General Assembly,

Reaffirming the obligation of all States to refrain in their
international relations from the threat or use of force against the
sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of any
State, as well as the inalienable right of all peoples to determine their
own form of government and to choose their own economic, political and
social system free from outside intervention, subversion, coercion and
constraint of any kind whatsoever,

Expressing its profound concern that State terrorism has lately been
practised ever more frequently in relations between States and that
military and other actions are being taken against the sovereignty and
political independence of States and the self-determination of peoples,

Noting that all this seriously endangers the independent existence of
States and the possibility of ensuring peaceful relations and mutual trust
between them and leads to a sharp exacerbation of tensions and a growing
threat of war,

Reaffirming the inalienable right of all peoples freely to determine
their own destiny and the course of their development,

Convinced that the interests of maintaining peace require that
relations between States, regardless of ideologies, should be based on
strict observance of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as on
generally recognized principles and norms of international relations,
inter alia, renunciation of the threat or use of force against the
territorial integrity or political independence of any State,
non-intervention and non-interference in the internal and external affairs
of States, permanent sovereignty of States and peoples over their natural
resources self-determination and independence of peoples under colonial
domination, foreign occupation or racist regimes,

Categorically rejecting all concepts, doctrines or ideologies
intended to justify actions of States aimed at undermining the
socio-political system of other States,

1. Resolutely condemns policies and practices of terrorism in
relations between States as a method of dealing with other States and
peoples;

2. Demands that all States take no actions aimed at military
intervention and occupation, forcible change in or undermining of the
socio-political system of States, destabilization and overthrow of
their Governments and, in particular, initiate no military action to
that end under any pretext whatsoever and cease forthwith any such
action already in progress;

3. Urges all States to respect and strictly observe, in accordance
with the Charter of the United Nations, the sovereignty and political
independence of States and the right of peoples to
self-determination, as well as their right freely, without outside
interference and intervention, to choose their socio-political system
and to pursue their political, economic, social and cultural
development.