human rights. The principle that every right carried obligations and restrictions was not only recognized in the internal legislation of States, it was also accepted imiversally in practice. The rights of the individual were limited by, among other things, conditions in the country concerned and its level of economic development. Each State had its own history, social customs, cultural traditions and ideology. Each State had the right freely to establish the rights and obligations of its people. That prerogative was a matter of national sovereignty, and to judge the hvunan rights situation in other countries using a particular model or to force other countries to accept certain values as though they were standard constituted a violation of the principles guiding international relations. E/CN.4/1990/SR.50 page 8 34. The concept of human rights was also not a static one; it was continuously developing and becoming richer as society progressed. For that reason, human rights were no longer restricted to civil and political rights but also included economic, social and cultural rights, and collective rights such as the right to development or to self-determination. 35. As a basic norm of international law, the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of States applied to every field of international relations. History since the Second World War had been sufficient testimony to the importance of non-interference in maintaining world peace, stability and development. The non-interference principle was universal and no exception could be made. To derogate from it would be to set a very dangerous precedent. 36. Whether the principle of non-interference was applicable in the field of human rights was in essence a question of whether the principle of State sovereignty was applicable there also. In international law, sovereignty was the most important attribute of a State, with the result that the realization 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the principles of international relations, specifically the concept of human rights and the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of States. The text highlights the importance of respecting the sovereignty of each State, which implies that the topic is not related to specific economic, social, or environmental issues. Instead, it focuses on the principles and norms that guide international relations.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations