Neighborhood

Neighborhood

Relations between neighbor states

“Inter-State relations in the post-World-War-II period are based on observance of the principles of refraining from the threat or use of force, peaceful settlement of disputes, nonintervention, cooperation, equal rights and self-determination of peoples, sovereign equality of States and fulfillment in good faith of the obligations assumed under international law. Violation of these generally accepted principles is particularly dangerous in relations between neighbor States because geographical proximity creates conditions conducive to serious confrontation or even armed conflict. The direct physical contact of the neighbor States’ territories, competences and jurisdictions is, as history shows, a frequent source of irritation. This is particularly true in case of adjacent States belonging to antagonistic political systems. Although those neighbor States keep their common border closed, there is a vital necessity to develop normal good-neighborly relations. However, even politically similar neighbor States living in traditional friendship are, because of geographical proximity, often confronted with various transfrontier problems, especially those arising out of shared natural resources like air and water.” (1)

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Notes and References

  1. Linda J Pike, Encyclopedia of Disputes Installment, 1987

See Also

  • Neighborhood Service
  • Social Work
  • Neighborhood Policing

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