ABSTRACT
The General Assembly has passed many general resolutions on the non-use of force, from the Essentials of Peace in 19491 to the Declaration on the Rights of Peoples to Peace in 1984.2 And the process continues. The General Assembly is still examining questions such as Good Neighbourliness, the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, and the Implementation of the Collective Security Provisions of the UN Charter.3 But some resolutions stand out. On 18 November 1987, the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Enhancement of the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations.4 During the negotiating process this was referred to5 as
one link in the chain of precedents which include the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,6 the Definition of Aggression7 and the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes.8
