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Convention for the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid

The States Parties to the present Convention, Recalling the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, in which all Members pledged themselves to take joint and separate action in co-operation with the Organization for the achievement of universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for …

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Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Paris Convention)

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES: RECOGNIZING that the marine environment and the fauna and flora which it supports are of vital importance to all nations; MINDFUL that the ecological equilibrium and the legitimate uses of the sea are increasingly threatened by pollution; CONSIDERING the recommendations of the United Nations conference on the …

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Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea (Helsinki Convention)

CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BALTIC SEA AREA THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION CONSCIOUS OF THE INDISPENSABLE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL VALUES OF THE marine environment of the Baltic Sea Area and its Living resources for the peoples OF THE CONTRACTINg PARTIES; BEARING IN …

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Nordic Convention on the Protection of the Environment

The Governments of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, convinced of the urgent need to protect and improve the environment, have agreed as follows: Article 1 For the purpose of this Convention environmentally harmful activities shall mean the discharge from the soil or from buildings or installations of solid or liquid …

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Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

We, the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): The President of the Republic of BENINThe President of BURKINA FASOThe Prime Minister of the Republic of CAPE VERDEThe President of the Republic of COTE D’IVOIREThe President of the Republic …

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New Judges at the European Court of Human Rights

New Judges at the European Court of Human RightsEarlier this month, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected two new Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). I am delighted to report that Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, a fellow member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Journal …

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Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat

The Governments of the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Thailand: BEING members of the Association of South East Asian Nations, hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”, MINDFUL of the rapidly growing activities of ASEAN since its establishment on 8th …

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Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea (Barcelona Convention)

The Contracting Parties, Conscious of the economic, social, health and cultural value of the marine environment of the Mediterranean Sea area, Fully aware of their responsibility to preserve this common heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, Recognizing the threat posed by pollution to the marine …

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Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources

The States Parties to this Convention, Conscious of the dangers of oil pollution posed by the explora­tion for, and exploitation of, cerLain seabed mineral resources, Convinced of the need to ensure that adequate compensation is available to persons who suffer damage caused by such pollution, Desiring to adopt uniform rules …

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Convention on the Prohibition of Military or any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques

The States Parties to this Convention, Guided by the interest of consolidating peace, and wishing to contribute to the cause of halting the arms race, and of bringing about general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control, and of saving mankind from the danger of using new means …

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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention

The CONTRACTING PARTIES, NOTING the coastal States of the Northwest Atlantic have, in accordance with relevant principals of international law, extended their jurisdic­tion over the living resources of their adjacent waters to limits of up to two hundred nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial …

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Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution

Signed in Kuwait on, 24 April 1978 Preamble The Government of the State of Bahrain, The Imperial Government of Iran, The Government of the Republic of Iraq, The Government of the State of Kuwait, The Government of the Sultanate of Oman, The Government of the State of Qatar, The Government …

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