Appendix V: AG/RES. 1080 (XXI-0/91) Representative Democracy
| DOI | 10.1177/016934419201000215 |
| Published date | 01 June 1992 |
| Date | 01 June 1992 |
| Subject Matter | Part C: Appendices |
Appendix V IRepresentative Democracy
APPENDIX
V
AG/RES. 1080 (XXI-0/9l)
REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRACY
(Resolution adopted at the fifth plenary session, held on June 5, 1991)
Whereas:
The Preamble of
the
Charter
of
the OAS establishes that representative
democracy is an indispensable condition for the stability, peace, and develop-
ment of the region;
Under the provisions
of
the Charter, one of the basic purposes of the OAS
is to promote and consolidate representative democracy, with due respect for
the principle
of
non-intervention;
Due respect must be accorded to the policies
of
each member country in
regard to the recognition of states and governments;
In view
of
the widespread existence of democratic governments in the
Hemisphere, the principle, enshrined in the Charter, that the solidarity
of
the
American states and the high aims which it pursues require the political
organization
of
those states to be based on effective exercise
of
representative
democracy must be made operative; and
The region sill faces serious political, social, and economic problems that
may threaten the stability of democratic governments,
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
Resolves:
1. To instruct the Secretary General to call for the immediate convocation
of
a meeting
of
the Permanent Council in the event of any occurrences giving rise
to the sudden or irregular interruption of the democratic political institutional
process or of the legitimate exercise of power by the democratically elected
government in any
of
the Organization's member states, in order, within the
framework
of
the Charter, to examine the situation, decide on and convene an
ad hoc meeting
of
the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, or a special session
of
the
General Assembly, all
of
which must take place within a ten-day period.
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