- Value [1] International Law
- International law is the standard of conduct of States in their reciprocal relations.
- Value [2] Respect and Obligations
- International order consists essentially of respect for the personality, sovereignty, and independence of States, and the
faithful fulfillment of obligations derived from treaties and other sources of international law.
- Value [3] Good Faith
- Good faith shall govern the relations between States.
- Value [4] Solidarity, Political Organization, and Democracy
- The solidarity of the American States and the high aims which are sought through it require the political organization of
those States on the basis of the effective exercise of representative democracy.
- Value [5] Independence and Cooperation
- Every State has the right to choose, without external interference, its political, economic, and social system and to organize
itself in the way best suited to it, and has the duty to abstain from intervening in the affairs of another State. Subject
to the foregoing, the American States shall cooperate fully among themselves, independently of the nature of their political,
economic, and social systems.
- Value [6] Poverty Reduction
- The elimination of extreme poverty is an essential part of the promotion and consolidation of representative democracy and
is the common and shared responsibility of the American States.
- Value [7] Nonaggression
- The American States condemn war of aggression: victory does not give rights.
- Value [8] Mutual Defense
- An act of aggression against one American State is an act of aggression against all the other American States.
- Value [9] Peaceful Resolution of Disputes
- Controversies of an international character arising between two or more American States shall be settled by peaceful procedures.
- Value [10] Social Justice and Security
- Social justice and social security are bases of lasting peace.
- Value [11] Economic Cooperation, Welfare, and Prosperity
- Economic cooperation is essential to the common welfare and prosperity of the peoples of the continent.
- Value [12] Nondiscrimination and Fundamental Rights
- The American States proclaim the fundamental rights of the individual without distinction as to race, nationality, creed,
or sex.
- Value [13] Spiritual Unity and Cultural Respect
- The spiritual unity of the continent is based on respect for the cultural values of the American countries and requires their
close cooperation for the high purposes of civilization.
- Value [14] Education, Justice, Freedom, and Peace
- The education of peoples should be directed toward justice, freedom, and peace.
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