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Universal |
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Charter of the United Nations |
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| Date
of Adoption:
26/6/1945 |
Entry
into force:
24/10/1945 |
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| Reference:
59 Stat. 1031, T.S. 993, 3 Bevans 1153 |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
10/12/1948 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
G.A. res. 217A (III), U.N. Doc A/810 at 71 (1948) |
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
16/12/1966 |
Entry
into force:
23/3/1976 |
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| Reference:
G.A. res. 2200A (XXI), 21 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 52, U.N. Doc. A/6316 (1966), 999 U.N.T.S. 171 |
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
16/12/1966 |
Entry
into force:
3/1/1976 |
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| Reference:
G.A. res. 2200A (XXI), 21 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 49, U.N. Doc. A/6316 (1966), 993 U.N.T.S |
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Proclamation of Teheran |
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| Date
of Adoption:
13/5/1968 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
U.N. Doc. A/CONF. 32/41 at 3 (1968) |
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Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action |
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| Date
of Adoption:
25/6/1993 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
U.N. Doc. A/CONF.157/24 (Part I) at 20 (1993) |
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Council of Europe |
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
4/11/1950 |
Entry
into force:
3/9/1953 |
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| Reference:
ETS no. : 005 |
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European Social Charter |
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| Date
of Adoption:
18/10/1961 |
Entry
into force:
26/2/1965 |
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| Reference:
ETS no. : 035 |
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European Agreement relating to Persons Participating in Proceedings of the European Commission and Court of Human Rights |
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| Date
of Adoption:
6/5/1969 |
Entry
into force:
17/4/1971 |
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| Reference:
ETS no. : 067 |
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European Social Charter (revised) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
3/5/1996 |
Entry
into force:
1/7/1999 |
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| Reference:
ETS no. : 163 |
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European Union |
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Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
18/4/1951 |
Entry
into force:
23/7/1952 |
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| Reference:
ECSC Treaty 1951 |
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Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC)(Treaty of Rome) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
25/3/1957 |
Entry
into force:
1/1/1958 |
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| Reference:
O.J. 340, 10.11.1997 |
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Joint Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission
Concerning the Protection of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
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| Date
of Adoption:
5/4/1977 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
Official Journal C 103 , 27/04/1977 p. 0001 - 0002 |
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Single European Act |
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| Date
of Adoption:
28/2/1986 |
Entry
into force:
1/7/1987 |
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| Reference:
OJ L 169, 29. 6. 1987 |
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Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty, amended by the Treaty of Amsterdam)
(Consolidated Version) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
7/2/1992 |
Entry
into force:
1/11/1993 |
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| Reference:
The Treaty on European Union (as amended 02/10/1997 by the Treaty of Amsterdam) |
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Declaration of the European Union on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights |
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| Date
of Adoption:
10/12/1998 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
Declaration of the European Union 10/12/98 |
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Cologne European Council Decision on the Drawing Up of a
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
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| Date
of Adoption:
4/6/1999 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
Annex IV to the Cologne European Council (3 and 4 June 1999) Presidency conclusions |
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
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| Date
of Adoption:
7/12/2000 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
O.J. no. C 364/ 1, 18 December 2000 |
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Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) |
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The Helsinki Final Act |
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| Date
of Adoption:
1/8/1975 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
The Helsinki Final Act (CSCE) |
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Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE |
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| Date
of Adoption:
29/6/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
CSCE, Second Human Dimension Conference, Copenhagen 1990 |
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Charter of Paris for a New Europe |
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| Date
of Adoption:
21/11/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
CSCE, Charter of Paris for a New Europe |
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Document of the Moscow Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE |
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| Date
of Adoption:
13/10/1991 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
CSCE, Third Human Dimension Conference, Moscow 1991 |
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Helsinki Document 1992: The Challenges of Change |
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| Date
of Adoption:
10/7/1992 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
CSCE, Helsinki Document 1992 |
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Decision of the Rome Council Meeting of the CSCE: CSCE and the New Europe - Our Security is Indivisible |
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| Date
of Adoption:
1/12/1993 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
CSCE Fourth Ministerial Council, Rome 1993 |
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Organization of African Unity |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
27/6/1981 |
Entry
into force:
21/10/1986 |
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| Reference:
OAU doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982) |
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Constitutive Act of the African Union |
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| Date
of Adoption:
11/7/2000 |
Entry
into force:
26/5/2001 |
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| Reference:
OAU Doc. LOME- TOGO 12 JUNE 2000 |
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Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union |
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| Date
of Adoption:
10/7/2003 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
African Union |
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Organization of American States |
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Charter of the Organization of American States |
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| Date
of Adoption:
30/4/1948 |
Entry
into force:
13/12/1951 |
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| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, Nos. 1-C and 61 (A-41) |
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American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man |
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| Date
of Adoption:
2/5/1948 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
O.A.S. Res. XXX |
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American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San Jose, Costa Rica) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
22/11/1969 |
Entry
into force:
18/7/1978 |
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| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 36 (B-32), OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 67 (1992) |
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Statute of the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights |
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| Date
of Adoption:
10/1979 |
Entry
into force:
11/1979 |
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| Reference:
O.A.S. Res. 447 (IX-0/79), O.A.S. Off. Rec. OEA/Ser.P/IX.0.2/80, Vol. 1 at 88 |
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Statute of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights |
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| Date
of Adoption:
10/1979 |
Entry
into force:
1/1/1980 |
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| Reference:
O.A.S. Res. 448 (IX-0/79), O.A.S. Off. Rec. OEA/Ser.P/IX.0.2/80, Vol. 1 at 98 |
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Organization of the Islamic Conference |
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The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam |
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| Date
of Adoption:
5/8/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
OIC Resolution No. 49/19-P |
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League of Arab States |
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Arab Charter on Human Rights |
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| Date
of Adoption:
5/9/1994 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
Council of the League of Arab States, resolution 5437 (102nd regular session), Cairo |
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Asia-Pacifique Initiatives |
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Asian Human Rights Charter |
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| Date
of Adoption:
17/5/1998 |
Entry
into force:
2000 |
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| Reference:
Declared in Kwangju, South Korea |
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Other |
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Magna Carta Libertatum (1215) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
15/6/1215 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
- |
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Petition of Rights (1628) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
7/6/1628 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
England, 1628 |
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Bill of Rights (1689) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
13/2/1689 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
England, 1689 |
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The Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
12/6/1776 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
- |
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Declaration of Independence (1776 - Philadelphia) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
4/7/1776 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
- |
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Bill of Rights (1789 - US) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
4/3/1789 |
Entry
into force:
15/12/1791 |
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| Reference:
US Constitution, first 10 Amendments |
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French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
26/8/1789 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
- |
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of the Year I (1793) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
24/6/1793 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
From the French Constitution of the Year I (1793) |
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Declaration of Rights and Duties of Man and Citizen (1795) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
1795 |
Entry
into force:
26/10/1795 |
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| Reference:
From the French Constitution of the Year III (1795) |
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Constitution of the Second Republic and Abolition of Slavery (1848) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
28/10/1848 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
France |
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Constitution of Mexico (1917) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
31/1/1917 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
- |
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Declaration of Rights of the Laboring and Exploited People |
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| Date
of Adoption:
12/1/1918 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
Article 1 of the Constitution of the USSR |
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ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work |
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| Date
of Adoption:
18/6/1998 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
International Labour Organization |