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THE CHARTER OF THE FRANCOPHONIE

THE CHARTER OF THE FRANCOPHONIE The current Charter of the Francophonie was adopted at the Seventh Conferences of Heads of State and Government of Countries using French as a Common Language, Hanoi (VietnamJ, °n 15 November 1997, and entered into force in the same year. PREAMBLE At the dawn of the 21 st century, the world is experiencing extreme political, economic, technological and cultural upheavals. In order to remain visible and useful, the Francophonie needs to adapt to this historical transformation. The Charter therefore must be revised in order to entrench the Francophone ideal of liberty and human rights, of justice and solidarity, of democracy, development and progress. TITLE I: OBJECTIVES Articles 1: Objectives The Francophonie, aware of the links created among its members by the common use of the French language, and wishing to use these in the service of peace, cooperation and development, has the foll°wing objectives: to assist the establishment and development of democracy, the prevention of conflicts, and the support of the rule of law and human rights; to improve dialogue among cultures and civilisations; to encourage rapprochement between peoples through mutual understanding; to strengthen solidarity between them through multilateral cooperation actions aimed at promoting ec°nomic growth. The Francophonie http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Rights Law in Africa Online Brill

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Brill
Copyright
Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1385-3716
eISSN
2211-6060
DOI
10.1163/221160604X00684
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Abstract

The current Charter of the Francophonie was adopted at the Seventh Conferences of Heads of State and Government of Countries using French as a Common Language, Hanoi (VietnamJ, °n 15 November 1997, and entered into force in the same year. PREAMBLE At the dawn of the 21 st century, the world is experiencing extreme political, economic, technological and cultural upheavals. In order to remain visible and useful, the Francophonie needs to adapt to this historical transformation. The Charter therefore must be revised in order to entrench the Francophone ideal of liberty and human rights, of justice and solidarity, of democracy, development and progress. TITLE I: OBJECTIVES Articles 1: Objectives The Francophonie, aware of the links created among its members by the common use of the French language, and wishing to use these in the service of peace, cooperation and development, has the foll°wing objectives: to assist the establishment and development of democracy, the prevention of conflicts, and the support of the rule of law and human rights; to improve dialogue among cultures and civilisations; to encourage rapprochement between peoples through mutual understanding; to strengthen solidarity between them through multilateral cooperation actions aimed at promoting ec°nomic growth. The Francophonie

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Human Rights Law in Africa Online Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2004

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