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 Forty-second Session on 4 June 1958, and Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to discrimination in the field of …
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The States Parties to this Convention Have agreed as follows: Article 1 For the purpose of these articles, the term “continental shelf” is used as referring (a) to the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea, to a …
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The States Parties to this Convention, Desiring to codify the rules of international law relating to the high seas, Recognizing that the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, held at Geneva from 24 February to 27 April 1958, adopted the following provisions as generally declaratory of established …
Leer »Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone
The States Parties to this Convention Have agreed as follows: Part i. Territorial Sea section i. general Article 1 1. The sovereignty of a State extends, beyond its land territory and its internal waters, to a belt of sea adjacent to its coast, described as the territorial sea. 2. This …
Leer »Declaration on the Rights of the Child (UNGA resolution 1386 (XIV))
Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959 WHEREAS the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person, and have determined to promote social progress and better standards …
Leer »European Social Charter – 1988 Additional Protocol
PreambleThe member States of the Council of Europe signatory hereto,Resolved to take new measures to extend the protection of the social and economic rights guaranteed by the European Social Charter, opened for signature in Turin on 18 October 1961 (hereinafter referred to as “the Charter”),Have agreed as follows:Part IThe Parties …
Leer »Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States (UNGA resolution 2625 (XXV))
The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1815 (XVII) of 18 December 1962, 1966 (XVIII) of 16 December 1963, 2103 (XX) of 20 December 1965, 2181 (XXI) of 12 December 1966, 2327 (XXII) of 18 December 1967, 2463 (XXIII) of 20 December 1968 and 2533 (XXIV) of 8 December 1969, in …
Leer »Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed
The States Parties to this Treaty, Recognizing the common interest of mankind in the progress of the exploration and use of the sea-bed and the ocean floor for peaceful purposes, Considering that the prevention of a nuclear arms race on the sea-bed and the ocean floor serves the interests of …
Leer »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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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 …
Leer »Protocol on Control of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions (Sophia) (1988)
The Parties, Determined to implement the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, Concerned that present emissions of air pollutants are causing damage, in exposed parts of Europe and North America, to natural resources of vital environmental and economic importance, Recalling that the Executive Body for the Convention recognized at its …
Leer »European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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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