4. The development of just and mut.ually beneficial international economicco-operation is impeded by the policy of the imperiatist Staces, which are strivingto shift the burdens of their own economic crisis on t'o the shoulders of liberatedcountries. Effective measures should be taken against any forms and methods ofeconomic exploitation, and any kind of restrict,ions, discrimination, policy ofeconomic pressure or use of economic and trade relations to these ends. Methods ofeconomic aggression, including Ehe imposition of or threat to impose an embargo, aboycott' or trade, credit or technology blockade, must be entirely excluded frominternational relations. Actions such as these deserve to be described as thegrossest violation of generally accept,ed norns of int,ernational law and theprinciples of the United Nations Charter. 5. An important aspect of United Nations efforts to restructure internationaleconomic relations is the strengthening of the corresponding basis of international1aw. Progressive development of the principles and norns of internalional law muscbe di'rected towards the abolition of existing inequitable international economicA/40/446/Add. t Engl i sh Page 8 relationships, and a strengthening of legality and justice in reciprocal economic relationships between States. Such action should help to embody in law the aspiration of developinq countries to establish inalienabl-e sovereignty over their natural resources, to halt tbe outflow of funds, and to establish control over the activities of t.ransnational corporations with a view to timiting their negative effect on the economy of a particular country and on the international economic situation as a whole. Effective legal measures must be taken to enable liberated States to overcone their underclevelopment and to ensure unimpeded international technical co-operation, the elirnination of artificial barriers and unfair terns of trade, and the establishment of a just correlation between prices for raw materials, foodstuffs and industrial products. In compensation for tbe aamagb caused by colonial and neo-colonial exploitation, the principal instigators of the
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the principles and norms of international law, economic cooperation, and the need for a more just and equitable international economic system. It highlights the importance of preventing economic exploitation and promoting the sovereignty of developing countries over their natural resources. The text also emphasizes the need for fair trade practices, the elimination of artificial barriers, and the establishment of a just correlation between prices for raw materials, foodstuffs, and industrial products.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade