pa rt II Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights • The right to prompt, just and effective compensation in the event private property is taken for public use; (…) Copenhagen 1990 (9) The participating States reaffirm that (…) (9.6) - everyone has the right peacefully to enjoy his property either on his own or in common with others. No one may be deprived of his property except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and consistent with international commitments and obligations. Paris 1990 (A New Era of Democracy, Peace and Unity) We affirm that, without discrimination (…) everyone (…) has the right: (…) to own property alone or in association and to exercise individual enterprise (…) 3.2 Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 3.2.1 General Provisions Helsinki 1975 (Questions Relating to Security in Europe: 1.(a) Declaration on Principles Guiding Relations between Participating States – Principles VII-IX) [The participating States] will promote and encourage the effective exercise of …economic, social, cultural and other rights and freedoms all of which derive from the inherent dignity of the human person and are essential for his free and full development. (…) They will endeavour, in developing their cooperation, to improve the well-being of peoples and contribute to the fulfilment of their aspirations through, inter alia, the benefits resulting from increased mutual knowledge and from progress and achievement in the economic, scientific, technological, social, cultural and humanitarian fields. They will take steps to promote conditions favourable to making these benefits available to all; they will take into account the interest of all in the narrowing of differences in the levels of economic development, and in particular the interest of developing countries throughout the world. Madrid 1983 (Questions Relating to Security in Europe: Principles) [The participating States] similarly stress their determination to develop their laws and regulations in the field of (…) economic, social, cultural and other human rights and OSCE Human Dimension Commitments 131