CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984, para. 3
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3. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at biennial meetings of States Parties convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. At those meetings, for which two thirds of the States Parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall be those who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of States Parties present and voting.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
N.A.
Year
1984
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984), Article 17, 3.