Items of News
| Published date | 01 March 1980 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002085238004600121 |
| Date | 01 March 1980 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
ITEMS
OF
NEWS
CONTENTS
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
(page
131)
International
Social
Science
Council
CHRONICLE
OF
THE
INSTITUTE
(pages
132
to
134)
International
Social
Science
Council
Resolution
on
Free
Circulation
of
Scientists
The
General
Assembly
of
ISSC,
-
Considering
that
ISSC
is
a
non-political
organization
strongly
adhering
to
the
prin-
ciple
that
scientists
from
all
parts
of
the
world
have
the
right
to
participate
in
its
activities
and
in
those
of
its
Member
Associations
without
regard
to
race,
reli-
gion,
political
philosophy,
ethnic
origin,
citizenship,
language
or
sex,
-
Considering
that
ISSC
exists
in
order
to
promote
active
co-operation
in
scientific
matters
among
scientists
from
all
parts
of
the
world,
regardless
of
the
political
struc-
ture
of
their
governments
and
that
it
is
a
well
established
principle
that
scientific
meetings
shall
not
be
disturbed
by
political
statements
or
by
any
activities
of
a
political
nature,
.
-
Noting
the
invaluable
work
carried
out
by
ICSU
to
improve
scientific
communication
and
co-operation,
also
reflected
in
the
Resolution
adopted
by
this
body
in
1958
and
1960
concerning
political
non-dis-
crimination
and
the
Free
Circulation
of
Scientists,
Has
unanimously
adopted
at
its
XIII
Session-
1979
the
following
Resolution :
1)
The ISSC
affirms
the
right
of
the
scientists
of
any
country
or
territory
to
adhere
to
or
to
associate
with
international
scientific
activity
without
regard
to
race,
religion,
political
philosophy,
ethnicity
or
sex
and
confirms
its
basic
policy
of
political
non-
discrimination.
2)
Such
adherence
or
association
has
no
implication
with
respect
to
recognition
of
the
government
of
the
country
(or
territory)
or
its
policies.
3)
The
ISSC
is
prepared
to
recognize
the
academy,
research
council,
national
com-
mittee,
or
other
bona
fide
scientific
group
representing
scientific
activity
of
any
coun-
try
or
territory
acting
under
a
government
de
facto
or
de
jure
that
controls
it,
subject
only
to
payment
of
subscription
and
sub-
mission
of
required
reports.
4)
Meetings
or
assemblies
of
ISSC
or
of
its
dependent
organisms
such
as
its
special
committees
and
commissions
shall
be
held
in
countries
which
permit
participation
of
every
national
member
of
ISSC
or
of
the
dependent
organisms
of
ISSC
concerned,
and
allow
free
discussion
and
prompt
dissemination
of
information
related
to
such
meetings.
5)
In
holding
ISSC
meetings
and
meetings
of
ISSC
Scientific
and
Special
Committees,
the
Council
shall
take
all
measures
within
its
powers
to
ensure
the
fundamental
right
of
participation,
without
any
discrimina-
tion,
of
the
representatives
of
every
mem-
ber
of
ISSC
concerned
and
of
invited
observers.
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