A/RES/69/123
United Nations
Distr.: General
18 December 2014
General Assembly
Sixty-ninth session
Agenda item 82
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 10 December 2014
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/69/502)]
69/123. The rule of law at the national and international levels
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 68/116 of 16 December 2013,
Reaffirming its commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the
United Nations and international law, which are indispensable foundations of a more
peaceful, prosperous and just world, and reiterating its determination to foster strict respect
for them and to establish a just and lasting peace all over the world,
Reaffirming that human rights, the rule of law and democracy are interlinked and
mutually reinforcing and that they belong to the universal and indivisible core values and
principles of the United Nations,
Reaffirming also the need for universal adherence to and implementation of the rule
of law at both the national and international levels and its solemn commitment to an
international order based on the rule of law and international law, which, together with the
principles of justice, is essential for peaceful coexistence and cooperation among States,
Bearing in mind that the activities of the United Nations carried out in support of
efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate the rule of law are undertaken in
accordance with the Charter, and stressing the need to strengthen support to Member
States, upon their request, in the domestic implementation of their respective international
obligations through enhanced technical assistance and capacity-building,
Convinced that the advancement of the rule of law at the national and international
levels is essential for the realization of sustained economic growth, sustainable
development, the eradication of poverty and hunger and the protection of all human rights
and fundamental freedoms, and acknowledging that collective security depends on
effective cooperation, in accordance with the Charter and international law, against
transnational threats,
Reaffirming the duty of all States to refrain in their international relations from the
threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes and principles of the
United Nations and to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a
manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered, in
accordance with Chapter VI of the Charter, and calling upon States that have not yet done
so to consider accepting the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in accordance
with its Statute,
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