CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984, para. 1
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1 . Any State Party to this Convention may propose an amendment and file it with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall thereupon communicate the proposed amendment to the States Parties with a request that they notify him whether they favour a conference of States Parties for the purpose of considering an d voting upon the proposal. In the event that within four months from the date of such communication at least one third of the States Parties favours such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of the States Parties present and voting at the conference shall be submitted by the Secretary-General to all the States Parties for acceptance.
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
N.A.
Year
1984
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984), Article 29, 1.