In its statement, the league's council urged " the United States as a permanent member of the Security Council and as a superpower to respect international legitimacy and refrain from these actions which constitute an aggression against the sovereignty of states ."
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George sought to establish a " Charter of a Universal Peace Union . " He believed that all monarchs should work for a sustainable peace on the principle of national sovereignty of states, principles of non-interference, and solving problems and disputes before an International Tribunal.
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"The sovereignty of states and the jealousy of leaders means that while they understand the benefits of regional cooperation, they will not want to arm SADC too much, " said Hussein Solomon, a senior researcher at South Africa's independent Institute for Defense Policy.
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Topping the list is simplicity : The plans should not call for any new taxes, they must remove excessive burdens from the sellers, they must not compromise the privacy of the buyer, they should acknowledge the sovereignty of states, they should treat buyers in all states the same, and they should eliminate multiple audits.
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If we allow international law to be replaced by the law of the fist, under which the strong is always right . . . and is unlimited in the choice of methods to achieve his goals, then one principle of international law, the principle of the inviolability of the sovereignty of states, will be thrown into question,
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If we allow international law to be replaced by the law of the fist, under which the strong is always right . . . and is unlimited in the choice of methods to achieve his goals, then one of the basic principles of international law, the principle of the inviolability of the sovereignty of states, will be thrown into question,
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"If we allow international law to be replaced by the right of might, under which the strong is always right and has the right to choose the means to achieve his goals without limits, then one of the main principles of international law, the principle of the inviolability of the sovereignty of states, will be thrown into question, " he said.
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Speaking to members of the 23-nation Council of Europe, Mr . Gorbachev made no direct reference to the so-called Brezhnev Doctrine, under which Moscow has asserted the right to use force to prevent a Warsaw Pact member from leaving the Communist fold, but stated'Any interference in domestic affairs and any attempts to restrict the sovereignty of states friends, allies or any others are inadmissible '.
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Often referenced is a 2000 report which said that in Belarus, " the Committee is concerned by the continuing prevalence of sex-role stereotypes and by the reintroduction of such symbols as a Mothers'Day and a Mothers'Award, which it sees as encouraging women's traditional roles . " Other requests are seen by groups as a backdoor to forcing states parties to adopt an Equal Rights Amendment or comparable national legislation, which is seen as a violation of the CEDAW treaty mandate and the sovereignty of states parties.
