What are the basic principles of international law?

1, the principle of sovereign equality of States. No matter how different the political, economic and social conditions are, all countries enjoy equal rights and assume equal responsibilities. Sovereign equality includes the following elements: the territorial integrity and political independence of a country are inviolable; All countries in the world have equal legal status, enjoy complete sovereignty, have the obligation to respect the personality of other countries, have the right to freely choose and develop their own political, economic, social and cultural systems, and have the responsibility to fully fulfill their international obligations and live in peace with other countries.

2. The principle of non-aggression. In their mutual relations, countries must not invade other countries by force or under any pretext, use or threaten to use force against the sovereignty, independence or territorial integrity of other countries in any way that violates international law, or use war as a means to resolve international disputes.

3. The principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs. In international relations, no country or group of countries can directly or indirectly interfere in matters that are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any country, nor can they force other countries to accept their own will, social system and ideology in any way.

4. The principle of equality and mutual benefit. In international communication, all countries must be equal in law and mutually beneficial in fact. Equality means that countries, big or small, strong or weak, have equal status, and no country should seek any privilege; Mutual benefit means that countries cannot seek unilateral interests in their mutual relations, let alone harm other countries, but should benefit both sides.

5. The principle of peace. In their mutual relations, countries should not use or threaten to use force, or change or attempt to change each other's social and economic systems in any other way. They should respect each other's existing social and economic systems, carry out extensive cooperation, develop friendly relations and live in harmony in accordance with the requirements of international law.

6. The principle of national self-determination. A nation enslaved and oppressed by colonialism has the right to decide its own destiny freely, get rid of colonial rule and establish an independent nation by all legal means recognized by international law.

7. The principle of peaceful settlement of international disputes. Disputes or disputes between countries should be settled through peaceful means. You can't use or try to use force or threaten to use force to settle disputes.

8. The principle of fulfilling international obligations in good faith. A country should sincerely fulfill its obligations stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations, as well as those stipulated in the international treaties to which it is a party, which are derived from the generally recognized principles and rules of international law.