The member States of the Council of Europe, 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”), Considering that non-member States of the Council of Europe …
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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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(Consolidated text of the 1988 Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf and the Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol) ARTICLE 1 1. The provisions of article 1, paragraphs 1(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and 2(a), of articles …
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THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS PROTOCOL, BEING PARTIES to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, RECOGNIZING that the reasons for which the Convention was elaborated also apply to fixed platforms located on the continental shelf, TAKING ACCOUNT of the provisions of that …
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THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION, HAVING IN MIND the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations concerning the maintenance of international peace and security and the promotion of friendly relations and co-operation among States, RECOGNIZING in particular that everyone has the right to life, liberty and …
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The States Parties to the present Protocol, Encouraged by the overwhelming support for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, demonstrating the widespread commitment that exists to strive for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, Reaffirming that the rights of children require special protection, and …
Leer »Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
The States Parties to the present Protocol, Considering that, in order further to achieve the purposes of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the implementation of its provisions, especially articles 1, 11, 21, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36, it would be appropriate to extend the measures …
Leer »Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction
Signed at London, Moscow and Washington on 10 April 1972.Entered into force on 26 March 1975.Depositaries: UK, US and Soviet governments. The States Parties to this Convention, Determined to act with a view to achieving effective progress towards general and complete disarmament, including the prohibition and elimination of all types …
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The High Contracting Parties :CONSCIOUS of the existing ties of history, geography and culture, which have bound their peoples together;ANXIOUS to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule or law and enhancing regional resilience in their relations;DESIRING to enhance peace, friendship and mutual cooperation …
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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 …
Leer »ILO Convention No. 169 (Indigenous and Tribal Populations in Independent Countries)
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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