内ない政せい不ふ干かん渉しょう

noun

non-intervention in domestic affairs

A political and diplomatic principle that a nation should not interfere in the internal matters of another sovereign state. Often used in international relations contexts.

• 国こく際さい法ほうでは、内ない政せい不ふ干かん渉しょうの原げん則そくが尊そん重ちょうされるべきだ。

  Under international law, the principle of non-intervention in domestic affairs should be respected.

• その国くには内ない政せい不ふ干かん渉しょうを理り由ゆうに、隣りん国こくの紛ふん争そうへの介かい入にゅうを拒きょ否ひした。

  Citing non-intervention in domestic affairs, that country refused to intervene in the neighboring country's conflict.