Chapter 4 Article 5 Principles of the APRM The APRM shall be guided by the following principles: 1. The APRM shall remain a self-monitoring mechanism based on an African agenda and ownership; 2. The APRM shall deliver its mandate in a technically and culturally competent manner, as well as in a credible fashion free of political manipulation; 3. The APRM process shall be founded on the principles of good political, economic, social and corporate governance; democracy; the rule of law, respect for human rights, and peaceful resolution of conflicts; and 4. The APRM process shall ensure the full participation of all stakeholders in society. 8 Statute of the African Peer Review Mechanism, August 2016V11082016