Document of the Bonn Conference on
Economic Co-operation in Europe
Bonn 1990
(…) the participating States,
Recognizing the relationship between political pluralism and market economies, and
being committed to the principles concerning:
• Multiparty democracy based on free, periodic and genuine elections;
• The rule of law and equal protection under the law for all, based on respect for human
rights and effective, accessible and just legal systems;
• Economic activity that accordingly upholds human dignity and is free from forced
labour, discrimination against workers on grounds of race, sex, language, political
opinion or religion, or denial of the rights of workers freely to establish or join independent trade unions,
Will endeavour to achieve or maintain the following:
(…)
• Policies that promote social justice and improve living and working conditions;
(…)
• Full recognition and protection of all types of property including private property, and
the right of citizens to own and use them, as well as intellectual property rights;
• The right to prompt, just and effective compensation in the event private property is
taken for public use;
OSCE Human Dimension Commitments 65
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