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"The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states. Even before recognition, the state has the right to defend its integrity and independence, to provide for its conservation and prosperity, and consequently to organize itself as it sees fit, to legislate upon its interests, administer its services, and to define the jurisdiction and competence of its courts."
Article 4 calls states "juridically equal," with rights the same as all others.
Article 5 says fundamental state rights "are not susceptible of being affected in any manner whatsoever."
Article 8 says "No state has the right to intervene in the internal or external affairs of another."
Under Article 10, differences between states "should be settled by recognized pacific methods."
Article 11 calls sovereign state territory "inviolable...."
The UN Charter recognizes the following state rights and obligations:
- sovereignty;
- equality among all states;
- non-interference in their domestic affairs;
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