ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1
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1. A Committee on Enforced Disappearances (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee") shall be established to carry out the functions provided for under this Convention. The Committee shall consist of ten experts of high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, who shall serve in their personal capacity and be independent and impartial. The members of the Committee shall be elected by the States Parties according to equitable geographical distribution. Due account shall be taken of the usefulness of the participation in the work of the Committee of persons having relevant legal experience and of balanced gender representation.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (2006), Article 26, 1.