The Parties to the Convention, Being conscious of the need to preserve the human environment in general and the marine environment in particular, Recognizing that deliberate, negligent or accidental release of oil and other harmful substances from ships constitutes a serious source of pollution, Recognizing also the importance of the …
Leer »Protocol additional to the Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Geneva Convention IV) (Protocol II) (relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts)
Preamble The High Contracting Parties, Recalling that the humanitarian principles enshrined in Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, constitute the foundation of respect for the human person in cases of armed conflict not of an international character,Recalling furthermore that international instruments relating to human rights …
Leer »Protocol additional to the Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Geneva Convention IV) (Protocol I) (relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts)
PREAMBLE. The High Contracting Parties, Proclaiming their earnest wish to see peace prevail among peoples, Recalling that every State has the duty, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, to refrain in its international relations from the threat or use of force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or …
Leer »International Telecommunications Union Convention (1982) (with additional protocols, resolutions, recommendations and opinions)
FIRST PART BASIC PROVISIONS Preamble 1 While fully recognizing the sovereign right of each country to regulate its telecommunication and having regard to the growing importance of telecommunication for the preservation of peace and the social and economic development of all countries, the plenipotentiaries of the Contracting Governments, with the …
Leer »Rwanda-UN, Agreement on the Status of UN Mission
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA ON THE STATUS OF THE UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR RWANDA I. DEFINITIONS 1. For the purpose of the present Agreement the following definitions shall apply: (a) “UNAMIR” means the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda established …
Leer »Convention on Extradition between the Member States of the European Union
THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES to this Convention, Member States of the European Union,REFERRING to the Act of the Council of the European Union of 27 September 1996,DESIRING to improve judicial cooperation between the Member States in criminal matters, with regard both to prosecution and to the execution of sentences,RECOGNIZING the …
Leer »UN-Cambodia, Agreement for the Establishment of Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1: The purpose of this law is to bring to trial senior leaders of Democratic Kampuchea and those who were most responsible for the crimes and serious violations of Cambodian penal law, international humanitarian law and custom, and international conventions recognized by Cambodia, that were …
Leer »Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, signed in Paris and entered into force January 27, 1973
AGREEMENT ON ENDING THE WAR AND RESTORING PEACE IN VIET-NAM The Parties participating in the Paris Conference on Viet-Nam, With a view to ending the war and restoring peace in Viet-Nam on the basis of respect for the Vietnamese people’s fundamental national rights and the South Vietnamese people’s right to …
Leer »ACUERDO CONCLUIDO EN APLICACIÓN DEL ARTÍCULO V DEL PROTOCOLO NÚMERO II DEL TRATADO DE BRUSELAS MODIFICADO POR LOS PROTOCOLOS FIRMADOS EN PARÍS EL 23 DE OCTUBRE DE 1954
Firmado en París el 14 de diciembre de 1957; en vigor desde el 13 de noviembre de 1961 Los Gobiernos del Reino de Bélgica, de la República Francesa, de la República Federal de Alemania, de la República Italiana, del Gran Ducado de Luxemburgo, del Reino de los Países Bajos y …
Leer »CONVENIO SOBRE EL ESTATUTO DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA OCCIDENTAL, DE LOS REPRESENTANTES NACIONALES Y DEL PERSONAL INTERNACIONAL
Firmado en París el 11 de mayo de 1955 Los Estados firmantes del presente Convenio, Considerando que es necesario que la Unión Europea Occidental, su personal internacional y los representantes de los Estados miembros que asisten a sus reuniones gocen de un Estatuto adecuado para el ejercicio de sus funciones …
Leer »Protocol on the Termination of the Occupation Regime in the Federal Republic of Germany
The United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the French Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 The Convention on Relations between the Three Powers and the Federal Republic of Germany, the Convention on the Rights and Obligations of …
Leer »Statement by the Under Secretary of State at the Concluding Plenary Session of the Geneva Conference (Geneva, 21 July 1954)
As I stated on July 18, my Government is not prepared to join in a declaration by the Conference such as is submitted. However, the United States makes this unilateral declaration of its position in these matters: Declaration The Government of the United States being resolved to devote its efforts …
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