Failure or refusal to intervene without invitation or necessity, especially in political matters.
the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state
Example sentencesExamples
- UN agencies have to balance universal human rights with the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of member states.
- The principle of non-interference must be qualified in important respects - war crimes and acts of genocide can never be an internal matter.
- Indeed, this is the origin of the key ASEAN principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
- It shouldn't hide behind the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states.
- Traditionally, the ASEAN exercises non-interference in the internal political issues of its own members.