noun

• 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’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Traditionally, the ASEAN exercises non-interference in the internal political issues of its own members.’
  • ‘It shouldn't hide behind the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states.’
  • ‘Indeed, this is the origin of the key ASEAN principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.’
  • ‘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.’