Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations Done at Vienna on 21 March 1986 The Parties to the present Convention, Considering the fundamental role of treaties in the history of international relations, Recognizing the consensual nature of treaties and their ever-increasing …
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The States, signatories to this Protocol to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, signed at Strasbourg on 26 November 1987 (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”),Convinced of the advisibility of enabling members of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture …
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The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory hereto, Having regard to the provisions of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Recalling that, under Article 3 of the same Convention, “no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”; …
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The Beijing Amendment (1999)The amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed by the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties (Beijing, 29 November – 3 December 1999) The Beijing Amendment entered into force on 25 February 2002 [Source: Annex V of the report of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties] Article 1: Amendment …
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The Copenhagen Amendment (1992)The amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed by the Fourth Meeting of the Parties (Copenhagen, 23–25 November 1992) The Copenhagen Amendment entered into force on 14 June 1994 [Source: Annex III of the report of the Fourth Meeting of the Parties] Article 1: Amendment A. Article 1, …
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The London Amendment (1990)The amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed by the Second Meeting of the Parties (London, 27–29 June 1990) The London Amendment entered into force on 10 August 1992 [Source: Annex II of the report of the Second Meeting of the Parties] Article 1: Amendment A. Preambular paragraphs …
Leer »The 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (as agreed in 1987)
Preamble The Parties to this Protocol, Being Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Mindful of their obligation under that Convention to take appropriate measures to protect human health and the environment against adverse effects resulting or likely to result from human activities which modify …
Leer »Chad-Libya, Framework Agreement on the Peaceful Settlement of the Territorial Dispute
The Republic of Chad and the great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, On the basis, on the one hand, of the resolutions of the Organization of African Unity (OUA), in particular resolution AHG/Res.6 (XXV) on the Chad/Libya territorial dispute and, on the other hand, of the fundamental principles of the …
Leer »Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by the Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention)
THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION, RECOGNIZING that the marine environment and the living organisms which it supports are of vital importance to humanity, and all people have an interest in assuring that it is so managed that its quality and resources are not impaired; RECOGNIZING that the capacity of …
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The General Assembly, Reaffirming the importance of international cooperation in the field of the exploration and peaceful uses of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and of promoting the law in this new field of human endeavour, Desiring that the rights and obligations pertaining to liability for …
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The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation, Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its 76th Session on 7 June 1989, and Noting the international standards contained in the Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention and Recommendation, 1957, and …
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In order to regulate the conversion from a planned to a market economy, the governments of the GDR and the FRG negotiated a treaty on the creation of a monetary, economic, and social union. The treaty detailed the process of introducing the DM [Deutschmark], spelled out the provisions for monetary …
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