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Cartagena de Indias, 24 March 1983 The Contracting Parties, Fully aware of the economic and social value of the marine environment, including coastal areas, of the wider Caribbean region, Conscious of their responsibility to protect the marine environment of the wider Caribbean region for the benefit and enjoyment of present …

The States Parties to the present Convention, Considering the profound transformation of the international community brought about by the decolonization process, Considering also that other factors may lead to cases of succession of States in the future, Convinced, in these circumstances, of the need for the codification and progressive development …

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People’s Republic of China have reviewed with satisfaction the friendly relations existing between the two Governments and peoples in recent years and agreed that a proper negotiated settlement of the question of Hong …

PART I General principles Article 1 The objective of this Protocol is to establish a system of regular visits undertaken by independent international and national bodies to places where people are deprived of their liberty, in order to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article …

The States Parties to this Convention, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Recognizing that those rights …

PREAMBLE THE CONTRACTING STATES CONSIDERING the need to strengthen international cooperation for economic development and to foster the contribution to such development of foreign investment in general and private foreign investment in particular; RECOGNIZING that the flow of foreign investment to developing countries would be facilitated and further encouraged by …

A/RES/40/144 13 December 1985 116th plenary meeting 40/144. Declaration on the human rights of individuals who are not nationals of the country in which they live The General Assembly, Having considered the question of the human rights of individuals who are not nationals of the country in which they live, …

PreambleThe member States of the Council of Europe, signatory hereto,Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage;Considering that one of the methods by which …

The American States signatory to the present Convention, Aware of the provision of the American Convention on Human Rights that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment or treatment; Reaffirming that all acts of torture or any other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment …

The Governments of the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, the United States of Brazil, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, the Republic of Chile, the Republic of CHINA, the REPUBLIC OF CUBA, the CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC, the FRENCH REPUBLIC, INDIA, LEBANON, the GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBURG, the KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, …

The Parties to this Treaty,United in their commitment to a world at peace;Gravely concerned that the continuing nuclear arms race presents the risk of nuclear war which would have devastating consequences for all people;Convinced that all countries have an obligation to make every effort to achieve the goal of eliminating …

Preamble The Parties to this Convention, Aware of the potentially harmful impact on human health and the environment through modification of the ozone layer, Recalling the pertinent provisions of the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, and in particular principle 21, which provides that “States have, …