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Universal |
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Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924 |
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| Date
of Adoption:
26/9/1924 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
League of Nations |
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Slavery Convention |
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| Date
of Adoption:
25/9/1926 |
Entry
into force:
9/3/1927 |
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| Reference:
60 L.N.T.S 253 |
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Forced Labour Convention (No. 29) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
28/6/1930 |
Entry
into force:
1/5/1932 |
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| Reference:
(ILO No. 29), 39 U.N.T.S. 55 |
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Nuremberg Charter: Charter of the International Military Tribunal Annexed to the London Agreement of August 8th 1945 (Agreement for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
8/8/1945 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
58 Stat. 1544, E.A.S. No. 472, 82 U.N.T.S. 280 |
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Agreement for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis (London Agreement of August 8th 1945) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
8/8/1945 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
58 Stat. 1544, E.A.S. No. 472, 82 U.N.T.S. 280 |
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Rules of Procedure (Nuremberg International Military Tribunal) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
29/10/1945 |
Entry
into force:
- |
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| Reference:
Nuremberg Trial Proceedings |
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Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention |
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| Date
of Adoption:
9/7/1948 |
Entry
into force:
4/7/1950 |
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| Reference:
(ILO No 87), 68 U.N.T.S. 17 |
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide |
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| Date
of Adoption:
9/12/1948 |
Entry
into force:
12/1/1951 |
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| Reference:
78 U.N.T.S. 277 |
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Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (1st Geneva Convention) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
12/8/1949 |
Entry
into force:
21/10/1950 |
|
| Reference:
75 U.N.T.S. 31 |
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Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (2nd Geneva Convention) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
12/8/1949 |
Entry
into force:
12/10/1950 |
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| Reference:
75 U.N.T.S. 85 |
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Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (3rd Geneva Convention) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
12/8/1949 |
Entry
into force:
21/10/1950 |
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| Reference:
75 U.N.T.S. 135 |
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Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (4th Geneva Convention) |
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| Date
of Adoption:
12/8/1949 |
Entry
into force:
21/10/1950 |
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| Reference:
75 U.N.T.S. 287 |
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Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention |
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| Date
of Adoption:
18/8/1949 |
Entry
into force:
18/7/1951 |
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| Reference:
(ILO No. 98), 96 U.N.T.S. 257 |
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Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others |
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| Date
of Adoption:
2/12/1949 |
Entry
into force:
25/7/1951 |
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| Reference:
96 U.N.T.S. 3 |
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Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1950 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 428 (V), annex, 5 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 20) at 46, UN Doc. A/1775 (1950) |
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Equal Remuneration Convention |
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| Date
of Adoption:
29/6/1951 |
Entry
into force:
23/5/1953 |
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| Reference:
(ILO No. 100), 165 U.N.T.S. 303 |
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Convention relating to the Status of Refugees |
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| Date
of Adoption:
28/7/1951 |
Entry
into force:
22/4/1954 |
|
| Reference:
189 U.N.T.S. 150 |
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Convention on the International Right of Correction |
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| Date
of Adoption:
16/12/1952 |
Entry
into force:
24/8/1962 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 630 (VII) |
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Convention on the Political Rights of Women |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
20/12/1952 |
Entry
into force:
7/7/1954 |
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| Reference:
193 U.N.T.S. 135 |
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Protocol Amending the Slavery Convention |
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| Date
of Adoption:
23/10/1953 |
Entry
into force:
7/12/1953 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 794 (VIII) 182 U.N.T.S. 51 |
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Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
28/9/1954 |
Entry
into force:
6/6/1960 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 526 A (XVII) |
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Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
30/8/1955 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
U.N. Doc. A/CONF/611, annex I, E.S.C. res 663C, 24 U.N.ESCOR Supp. (No. 1) at 11, U.N. Doc. E/3048 (1957), amended E.S.C. res 2076, 62 U.N. ESCOR Supp. (No. 1) at 35, U.N. Doc. E/5988 (1977) |
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Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery |
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| Date
of Adoption:
7/9/1956 |
Entry
into force:
30/4/1957 |
|
| Reference:
256 U.N.T.S. 3 |
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Convention on the Nationality of Married Women |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
29/1/1957 |
Entry
into force:
11/8/1958 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 1040 (XI) |
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Convention (No. 105) Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour |
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| Date
of Adoption:
25/6/1957 |
Entry
into force:
17/1/1959 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No. 105), 320 U.N.T.S. 291 |
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Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/6/1958 |
Entry
into force:
15/6/1960 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No . 111), 362 U.N.T.S. 31 |
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Declaration of the Rights of the Child |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
20/11/1959 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 1386 (XIV), 14 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 19, UN Doc. A/4354 (1959) |
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Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1960 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 1514 (XV), 15 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 66, U.N. Doc. A/4684 (1961) |
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Convention against Discrimination in Education |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
15/12/1960 |
Entry
into force:
22/5/1962 |
|
| Reference:
429 U.N.T.S. 93 |
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Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
30/8/1961 |
Entry
into force:
13/12/1975 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 896 (IX) |
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Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
1962 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 1803 (XVII), 17 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No.17) at 15, U.N. Doc. A/5217 (1962) |
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Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
7/11/1962 |
Entry
into force:
9/12/1964 |
|
| Reference:
521 UNTS 231 |
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Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be responsible for Seeking a Settlement of any Disputes which may arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
18/12/1962 |
Entry
into force:
24/10/1968 |
|
| Reference:
651 U.N.T.S. 362 |
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United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
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| Date
of Adoption:
20/11/1963 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 1904 (XVIII), 660 U.N.T.S. 195 |
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Employment Policy Convention |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/7/1964 |
Entry
into force:
15/7/1966 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No. 122), 569 U.N.T.S. 65 |
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
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| Date
of Adoption:
7/3/1966 |
Entry
into force:
4/1/1969 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 2106 A(XX) |
|
Declaration of the Principles of International Cultural Co-operation |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
4/11/1966 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
UNESCO's Standard-Setting Instruments, IV.C. (1994) |
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Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
16/12/1966 |
Entry
into force:
23/3/1976 |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 2200A (XXI), 21 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 59, U.N. Doc. A/6316 (1966), 999 U.N.T.S. 302 |
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Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
16/12/1966 |
Entry
into force:
4/10/1967 |
|
| Reference:
606 U.N.T.S. 267 |
|
Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
7/11/1967 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 2263 (XXII) |
|
Declaration on Territorial Asylum |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1967 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 2312 (XXII), 22 UN GAOR Supp. No. (16) at 81, UN Doc. A/6716 (1967) |
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Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
26/11/1968 |
Entry
into force:
11/11/1970 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 2391 (XXIII) |
|
Workers' Representatives Convention |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
23/6/1971 |
Entry
into force:
3/6/1973 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No. 135), 883 U.N.T.S. 111 |
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Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Declaration)
|
|
| Date
of Adoption:
16/6/1972 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
UN. Doc. A/Conf.48/14/rev.1 (UN Pub. E 73, IIA. 14) (1973) |
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International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
30/11/1973 |
Entry
into force:
18/7/1976 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 3068 (XXVIII) |
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Principles of international co-operation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
3/12/1973 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 3074 (XXVIII), 28 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 30A) at 78, UN Doc. A/9030/Add.1 (1973) |
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Recommendation Concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace and Education Relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
19/11/1974 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
UNESCO, 18th session |
|
Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1974 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 3318 (XXIX), 29 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 31) at 146, UN Doc. A/9631 (1974) |
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Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/12/1975 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 3452 (XXX), annex 30 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 3 |
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Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
8/6/1977 |
Entry
into force:
7/12/1979 |
|
| Reference:
1125 U.N.T.S. 3 |
|
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
8/6/1977 |
Entry
into force:
7/12/1978 |
|
| Reference:
1125 U.N.T.S. 609 |
|
Declaration on Fundamental Principles concerning the Contribution of the Mass Media to Strengthening Peace and International Understanding, to the Promotion of Human Rights and to Countering Racialism, Apartheid and Incitement to War |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
28/1/1978 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
UNESCO Standard-Setting Instruments, IV.C. |
|
Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
27/6/1978 |
Entry
into force:
25/2/1981 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No. 151), 1218 U.N.T.S. 87 |
|
Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
27/11/1978 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
E/CN.4/Sub.2/1982/2/Add.1, annex V (1982) |
|
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
18/12/1979 |
Entry
into force:
3/9/1981 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 34/180, 34 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 46) at 193, UN Doc. A/34/46 |
|
Convention concerning the Promotion of Collective Bargaining (No. 154) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
19/6/1981 |
Entry
into force:
11/8/1983 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No. 154), 1331 U.N.T.S. 267 |
|
Occupational Safety and Health Convention |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
22/6/1981 |
Entry
into force:
11/6/1983 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No. 155), 1331 U.N.T.S. 279 |
|
Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/11/1981 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 36/55, 36 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 51) at 171, U.N. Doc. A/36/684 (1981). |
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Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/5/1984 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
E.S.C. res 1984/50, annex, 1984 UN ESCOR Supp. (No. 1) at 33, UN Doc. E/1984/84 (1984) |
|
Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
12/11/1984 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 39/11, annex, 39 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 51) at 22, U.N. Doc. A/39/51 (1984) |
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
10/12/1984 |
Entry
into force:
26/6/1987 |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 39/46, annex, 39 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No.51) at 197, U.N. Doc. A/39/51 (1984) |
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United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice ("The Beijing Rules") |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
29/10/1985 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 40/33, annex, 40 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 53 |
|
Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
29/11/1985 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 40/34, annex, 40 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 53) at 214, U.N. Doc. A/40/53 (1985). |
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Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
13/12/1985 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 40/144 |
|
Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with special reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
3/12/1986 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 4185 |
|
Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
21/6/1988 |
Entry
into force:
17/10/1991 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No. 168), 71 ILO Official Bull. 80 |
|
Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/12/1988 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 43/173, annex, 43 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 298, UN Doc. A/43/49 (1988) |
|
Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of
Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
24/5/1989 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
E.S.C. res. 1989/65, annex, 1989 U.N. ESCOR Supp. (No. 1) at 52, U.N. Doc. E/1989/89 (1989). |
|
Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
27/6/1989 |
Entry
into force:
5/9/1991 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No. 169), 72 ILO Official Bull. 59 |
|
Declaration on the Protection of Human Rights and the Principle of Non-Intervention in Internal Affairs of States |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
13/9/1989 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
- |
|
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
20/11/1989 |
Entry
into force:
2/9/1990 |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 44/25, annex, 44 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 167, U.N. Doc. A/44/49 (1989) |
|
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
15/12/1989 |
Entry
into force:
11/7/1991 |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 44/128, annex, 44 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 207, U.N. Doc. A/44/49 (1989) |
|
United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 45/112, annex, 45 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49A) at 201, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (1990)Supp. (No. 4 |
|
Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
26/8/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
UN Doc. A/CONF.121/22/Rev. 1 at 59 (1985) |
|
Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
7/9/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
UN Doc. A/CONF.144/28/Rev. 1 at 118 (1990) |
|
Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
7/9/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
UN Doc. A/CONF.144/28/Rev.1 at 189 (1990) |
|
Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 44/132, 44 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 211, U.N. Doc. A/44/49 (1989) |
|
Model Treaty on Extradition |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 45/116, annex, 45 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49A) at 212, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (1990) |
|
Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 45/111, annex, 45 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 49A) at 200, UN Doc. A/45/49 (1990) |
|
United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (the Havana Rules) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 45/113, annex, 45 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 49A) at 205, UN Doc. A/45/49 (1990) |
|
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 45/110, annex, 45 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 49A) at 197, UN Doc. A/45/49 (1990) |
|
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
18/12/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 45/158, annex, 45 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49A) at 262, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (1990) |
|
Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
18/12/1992 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 47/135, annex, 47 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 210, U.N. Doc. A/47/49 (1993) |
|
Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
18/12/1992 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 47/133, 47 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) 207, U.N. Doc. A/47/49 (1992) |
|
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/5/1993 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
U.N. Doc. S/25704 at 36, annex (1993) and S/25704/Add.1 (1993), U.N. Doc. S/RES/827 (1993) |
|
UN Security Council Resolution 827 |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/5/1993 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
S/RES/827 (1993) |
|
Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
23/8/1993 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/Sub.2.1993/29/Annex I |
|
Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
20/12/1993 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 48/104, 48 UN GAOR Supp. No. (49) at 217, UN Doc. A/48/49 (1993) |
|
Draft Declaration of Principles on Human Rights and the Environment |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
16/5/1994 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
E/CN.4/Sub.2/1994/9 |
|
Draft United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
26/8/1994 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (UN) |
|
Statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
8/11/1994 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
S.C. Res. 955 |
|
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Rules of Procedure and Evidence |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
29/6/1995 |
Entry
into force:
29/6/1995 |
|
| Reference:
U.N. Doc. ITR/3/REV.1 (1995) |
|
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
17/10/1995 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
A/CONF. 177/20 (1995) and A/CONF.177/20/Add. 1 (1995) |
|
The Johannesburg Principles on National Security, Freedom of Expression and Access to Information |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
1996 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/1996/39 |
|
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
17/7/1998 |
Entry
into force:
1/7/2002 |
|
| Reference:
UN Doc. A/CONF.183/9 (1998) |
|
Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
8/3/1999 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 53/144 |
|
Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
10/5/1999 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 55/25, annex III, 55 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 65, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (Vol. I) (2001) |
|
Declaration on the Right to Development |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
10/5/1999 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 41/128, annex, 41 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 53) at 186, U.N. Doc. A/41/53 (1986) |
|
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
17/6/1999 |
Entry
into force:
19/11/2000 |
|
| Reference:
(ILO No. 182), 38 I.L.M. 1207 (1999) |
|
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
6/10/1999 |
Entry
into force:
22/12/2000 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 54/4, annex, 54 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 5, UN Doc. A/54/49 (Vol. I) (2000) |
|
International Convention for the suppression of the finance of terrorism |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/12/1999 |
Entry
into force:
10/1/2000 |
|
| Reference:
http://untreaty.un.org/English/treaty.asp |
|
Basic principles on the use of restorative justice |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
2000 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
ECOSOC Res. 2000/14, U.N. Doc. E/2000/INF/2/Add.2 |
|
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/5/2000 |
Entry
into force:
12/2/2002 |
|
| Reference:
G.A.Res. 54/623, annex I, 54 UN GAOR Supp. (No. 49), UN Doc. A/54/49 (2000) |
|
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/5/2000 |
Entry
into force:
18/1/2002 |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 54/263, annex II, 54 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49), U.N. Doc. A/54/49 (2000) |
|
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
2/11/2000 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 55/25, annex I, 55 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 44, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (Vol. I) (2001) |
|
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
2/11/2000 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
G.A. res. 55/25, annex II, 55 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 60, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (Vol. I) (2001) |
|
World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance: Declaration and Programme of Action |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
8/9/2001 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
A/CONF.189/12 |
|
Amemded Statute of the International Tribunal |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
17/5/2002 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Resolution 1411 |
|
Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
12/12/2002 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
ICTY |
| |
|
Council of Europe |
|
Protocol N°1 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
20/3/1952 |
Entry
into force:
18/5/1954 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 009 |
|
European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
11/12/1953 |
Entry
into force:
1/7/1954 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 014 |
|
Protocol to the European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
11/12/1953 |
Entry
into force:
1/7/1954 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 014 A |
|
European Cultural Convention |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
19/12/1954 |
Entry
into force:
5/5/1955 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 018 |
|
European Convention on Establishment |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
13/12/1955 |
Entry
into force:
23/2/1965 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 019 |
|
European Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
13/12/1957 |
Entry
into force:
1/1/1958 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 025 |
|
European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
20/4/1959 |
Entry
into force:
4/9/1960 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 031 |
|
Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, conferring upon the European Court of Human Rights competence to give advisory opinions |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
6/5/1963 |
Entry
into force:
21/9/1970 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 044 |
|
Protocol No. 3 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 29, 30 and 34 of the Convention |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
6/5/1963 |
Entry
into force:
21/9/1970 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 045 |
|
Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, securing certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in the Convention and in the first Protocol thereto |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
16/9/1963 |
Entry
into force:
2/5/1968 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 046 |
|
European Code of Social Security |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
16/4/1964 |
Entry
into force:
2/3/2001 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 048 |
|
Protocol to the European Code of Social Security |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
16/4/1964 |
Entry
into force:
17/3/1968 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 048A |
|
Protocol No. 5 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 22 and 40 of the Convention |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
20/1/1966 |
Entry
into force:
20/12/1971 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 055 |
|
European Convention on the Adoption of Children |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
24/4/1967 |
Entry
into force:
26/4/1968 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 058 |
|
European Convention on Social Security |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
14/12/1972 |
Entry
into force:
1/3/1977 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 078 |
|
European Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/1/1974 |
Entry
into force:
2000 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 082 |
|
European Convention on the Legal Status of Children born out of Wedlock |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
15/10/1975 |
Entry
into force:
11/8/1978 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 085 |
|
European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
24/11/1977 |
Entry
into force:
1/5/1983 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 093 |
|
European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
16/10/1980 |
Entry
into force:
1/12/1980 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 107 |
|
Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
28/1/1981 |
Entry
into force:
1/10/1985 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 108 |
|
Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
28/4/1983 |
Entry
into force:
1/3/1985 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 114 |
|
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
22/11/1984 |
Entry
into force:
1/11/1988 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 117 |
|
Protocol No. 8 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
19/3/1985 |
Entry
into force:
1/1/1990 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 118 |
|
European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
24/4/1986 |
Entry
into force:
1/1/1991 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 124 |
|
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
26/11/1987 |
Entry
into force:
1/2/1989 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 126 |
|
Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
5/5/1988 |
Entry
into force:
4/9/1992 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 128 |
|
European Code of Social Security (Revised) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
6/10/1990 |
Entry
into force:
2/3/2001 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 139 |
|
Protocol No. 9 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
6/11/1990 |
Entry
into force:
1/10/1994 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 140 |
|
Protocol amending the European Social Charter |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
21/10/1991 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 142 |
|
Protocol No. 10 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/3/1992 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 146 |
|
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
5/11/1992 |
Entry
into force:
1/3/1998 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 148 |
|
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
4/11/1993 |
Entry
into force:
1/3/2002 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 151 |
|
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
4/11/1993 |
Entry
into force:
1/3/2002 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 152 |
|
Protocol No. 11 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, restructuring the control machinery established thereby |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
11/5/1994 |
Entry
into force:
1/11/1998 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 155 |
|
Protocol to the European Convention on Social Security |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
11/5/1994 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 154 |
|
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
1/2/1995 |
Entry
into force:
1/2/1998 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 157 |
|
Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/11/1995 |
Entry
into force:
1/7/1998 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 158 |
|
European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
25/1/1996 |
Entry
into force:
1/7/2000 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 160 |
|
European Agreement relating to persons participating in proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
5/3/1996 |
Entry
into force:
1/1/1999 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 161 |
|
Sixth Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
5/3/1996 |
Entry
into force:
1/11/1998 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 162 |
|
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
4/4/1997 |
Entry
into force:
1/12/1999 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 164 |
|
European Convention on Nationality |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
6/11/1997 |
Entry
into force:
1/3/2000 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 166 |
|
Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
12/1/1998 |
Entry
into force:
1/3/2001 |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 168 |
|
Rules of the European Court of Human Rights - as amended October 2002 |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
1/11/1998 |
Entry
into force:
1/11/1998 |
|
| Reference:
Registry of The Court, European Court of Human Rights |
|
Clandestine immigration and the fight against traffickers (Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1467 (2000))
|
|
| Date
of Adoption:
29/6/2000 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1467 (2000), Assembly debate on 29 June 2000 (23rd Sitting). |
|
Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
4/11/2000 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 177 |
|
Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, Regarding Supervisory Authorities and Transborder Data Flows |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
8/11/2001 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
ETS no. : 181 |
|
Convention on Cybercrime |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
8/11/2001 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Council of Europe |
| |
|
European Union |
|
Presidency Conclusions of the Tampere European Council |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
16/10/1999 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Tampere European Council (15 and 16 October 1999): Presidency conclusions |
|
Council Framework decision of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
13/6/2002 |
Entry
into force:
22/6/2002 |
|
| Reference:
Official Journal of the European Communities-L.164/3-22.06.2002 |
| |
|
Organization of African Unity |
|
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
10/9/1969 |
Entry
into force:
20/6/1974 |
|
| Reference:
1001 U.N.T.S. 45 |
|
OAU Convention for the Elimination of Mercenaries in Africa |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
3/7/1977 |
Entry
into force:
22/4/1985 |
|
| Reference:
O.A.U. Doc. CM/433/Rev.L, Annex 1(1972) |
|
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
11/7/1990 |
Entry
into force:
29/11/1999 |
|
| Reference:
OAU doc. CAB/LEG/24.9/49 (1990) |
|
Addis Ababa Document on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
10/9/1994 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Adopted by the OAU/UHHCR Symposium on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa, 8 - 10 September 1994, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
|
Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
6/10/1995 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
OAU doc. ACHPR/RP/XIX |
|
Protocol to the African Charter on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/6/1998 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
OAU/LEG/MIN/AFCHPR/PROT.1 rev.2 (1997) |
|
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
10/7/2003 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
African Union |
| |
|
Organization of American States |
|
Inter-american Convention on the Nationality of Women |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
26/12/1933 |
Entry
into force:
29/8/1934 |
|
| Reference:
International Conferences of American States, 1st supplement, 1933-1940, p. 106 |
|
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
2/5/1948 |
Entry
into force:
29/12/1954 |
|
| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 3 (A-44), 1438 U.N.T.S. 63 |
|
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
2/5/1948 |
Entry
into force:
17/3/1949 |
|
| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 23 (A-45), 1438 U.N.T.S. 51 |
|
Inter-american Convention on Conflict of Laws Concerning the Adoption of Minors |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
24/5/1984 |
Entry
into force:
26/5/1988 |
|
| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 62 (B - 48) |
|
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/12/1985 |
Entry
into force:
28/2/1987 |
|
| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 67 (A-51) |
|
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: "Protocol of San Salvador" |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
17/11/1988 |
Entry
into force:
16/11/1999 |
|
| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 69 (A-52), OAS/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 67 (1992), OAS no. 69 |
|
Inter-american Convention on the International Return of Children |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
15/7/1989 |
Entry
into force:
4/11/1994 |
|
| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 70 (B - 53) |
|
Inter-american Convention on Support Obligations |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
15/7/1989 |
Entry
into force:
6/3/1996 |
|
| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 71 (B - 54) |
|
Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
8/6/1990 |
Entry
into force:
28/8/1991 |
|
| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 73 (A-53) |
|
Inter-american Convention on International Traffic in Minors |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
18/3/1994 |
Entry
into force:
15/8/1997 |
|
| Reference:
OAS Treaty Series, No. 79 (B - 57) |
|
Inter-american Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and
Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belem do Para) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/6/1994 |
Entry
into force:
5/3/1995 |
|
| Reference:
33 I.L.M. 1534 (1994), (A-61) |
|
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/6/1994 |
Entry
into force:
28/3/1996 |
|
| Reference:
33 I.L.M. 1429, (A-60) |
|
Interamerican Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (Draft) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
18/9/1995 |
Entry
into force:
2000 |
|
| Reference:
OAS |
|
Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
26/2/1997 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
OEA/Ser/L/V/.II.95 Doc.6 (1997), AG/RES.1022 (XIX-O/89) |
|
Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
7/6/1999 |
Entry
into force:
14/9/2001 |
|
| Reference:
OAS AG/RES. 1608 (XXIX-O/99), (A-65) |
|
Inter-American Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
10/2000 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights |
| |
|
Other |
|
Edict of Nantes (1598) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
13/4/1598 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
- |
|
Habeas Corpus Act (1679) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
27/5/1679 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
England, 1679 |
|
Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen (1791)
|
|
| Date
of Adoption:
9/1791 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Written by Olympe De Gouges, 1791 |
|
Limburg Principles on the Implementation of the International Covenant
on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (The) |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
6/6/1986 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Declaration made by an informal group experts - Maastricht, 2-6 June 1986 (reprinted in E/C.12/2000/13, 2 October 2000) |
|
The Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
29/11/1990 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
NGO - Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa |
|
Maastricht Guidelines on Violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
|
| Date
of Adoption:
26/1/1997 |
Entry
into force:
- |
|
| Reference:
Declaration from a group of experts - Maastricht, 22-26 January 1997 (reprinted in E/C.12/2000/13, October 2000) |