The High Contracting Parties, (PP1) Reaffirming the provisions of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 (in particular Articles 26, 38, 42 and 44 of the First Geneva Convention) and, where applicable, their Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977 (in particular Articles 18 and 38 of Additional Protocol I and …
Leer »Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Preamble The States Parties to the present Convention, (a) Recalling the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations which recognize the inherent dignity and worth and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family as the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the …
Leer »Darfur Peace Agreement (2006)
PREAMBLE WHEREAS the Government of the Sudan (GoS), the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) (hereinafter referred to as “Parties”), having met in Abuja, Nigeria as part of their longstanding effort to find a lasting solution to the conflict in Darfur; MINDFUL of the previous …
Leer »Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community PREAMBLEHIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC,HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC …
Leer »Convention (X) for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention. The Hague, 18 October 1907
Animated alike by the desire to diminish, as far as depends on them, the inevitable evils of war; And wishing with this object to adapt to maritime warfare the principles of the Geneva Convention of 6 July 1906. Have resolved to conclude a Convention for the purpose of revising the …
Leer »Convention (V) respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land. The Hague, 18 October 1907
With a view to laying down more clearly the rights and duties of neutral Powers in case of war on land and regulating the position of the belligerents who have taken refuge in neutral territory; Being likewise desirous of defining the meaning of the term “neutral,” pending the possibility of …
Leer »Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land. The Hague, 18 October 1907
Seeing that while seeking means to preserve peace and prevent armed conflicts between nations, it is likewise necessary to bear in mind the case where the appeal to arms has been brought about by events which their care was unable to avert; Animated by the desire to serve, even in …
Leer »Panama-USA, Convention for the Construction of the Isthmian Ship Canal (1903)
For the Construction of a Ship Canal to Connect the Waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Signed at Washington, November 18, 1903. Ratification advised by the Senate, February 23, 1904.Ratified by the President, February 25, 1904.Ratified by Panama, December 2, 1903.Ratifications exchanged at Washington, February 26, 1904.Proclaimed, February 26, …
Leer »Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land. The Hague, 29 July 1899
Considering that, while seeking means to preserve peace and prevent armed conflicts among nations, it is likewise necessary to have regard to cases where an appeal to arms may be caused by events which their solicitude could not avert; Animated by the desire to serve, even in this extreme hypothesis, …
Leer »Final Act Of the International Peace Conference. The Hague, 29 July 1899
The International Peace Conference, convoked in the best interests of humanity by His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, assembled, on the invitation of the Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands, in the Royal House in the Wood at The Hague on 18 May 1899. The …
Leer »Final Act of the Congress of Vienna/General Treaty (1815)
GENERAL TREATY.[2][3] (Translation.) In the name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. The Powers who signed the Treaty concluded at Paris on the 30th of May 1814, having assembled at Vienna, in pursuance of the 32d Article of that Act, with the princes and states their Allies, to complete …
Leer »Jay's Treaty — 1794 — Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation
Concluded November 19, 1794; ratification advised by the senate with amendment June 24, 1795; ratified by the President; ratifications exchanged October 28, 1795; proclaimed February 29, 1796. His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, being desirous, by a treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, to terminate their difference …
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