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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. undefined
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- Conscious that all peoples are united by common bonds, their cultures pieced together in a shared heritage, and concerned that this delicate mosaic may be shattered at any time,
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- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1998
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The Arms Trade Treaty 2013, para. m
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- Mindful of the legitimate trade and lawful ownership, and use of certain conventional arms for recreational, cultural, historical, and sporting activities, where such trade, ownership and use are permitted or protected by law,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The Arms Trade Treaty 2013, para. k
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- Recognizing also the challenges faced by victims of armed conflict and their need for adequate care, rehabilitation and social and economic inclusion,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The Arms Trade Treaty 2013, para. e
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- Reaffirming the sovereign right of any State to regulate and control conventional arms exclusively within its territory, pursuant to its own legal or constitutional system,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984, para. undefined
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- The States Parties to this Convention,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1984
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984, para. undefined
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- Have agreed as follows:
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1984
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. undefined
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- Recognizing that such grave crimes threaten the peace, security and well-being of the world,
- Body
- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1998
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. undefined
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- Resolved to guarantee lasting respect for and the enforcement of international justice,
- Body
- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1998
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. undefined
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- Have agreed as follows :
- Body
- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1998
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961, para. undefined
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- Have agreed as follows:
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1961
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, para. undefined
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- The States Parties to the present Covenant,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1966
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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ICERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965, para. a
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- Considering that the Charter of the United Nations is based on the principles of the dignity and equality inherent in all human beings, and that all Member States have pledged themselves to take joint and separate action, in co-operation with the Organization, for the achievement of one of the purposes of the United Nations which is to promote and encourage universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1965
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, para. b
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- Recognizing that these rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1966
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961, para. a
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- Acting in pursuance of resolution 896 (IX), adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 4 December 1954,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1961
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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ICESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966, para. b
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- Recognizing that these rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1966
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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ICESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966, para. undefined
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- The States Parties to the present Covenant,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1966
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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ICERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965, para. undefined
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- Have agreed as follows:
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1965
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, para. a
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- Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and freedoms,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1966
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. undefined
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- Determined to put an end to impunity for the perpetrators of these crimes and thus to contribute to the prevention of such crimes,
- Body
- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1998
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention 1958, para. 1
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- Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its Forty-second Session on 4 June 1958, and
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1958
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. undefined
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- Emphasizing in this connection that nothing in this Statute shall be taken as authorizing any State Party to intervene in an armed conflict or in the internal affairs of any State,
- Body
- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1998
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. undefined
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- Affirming that the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole must not go unpunished and that their effective prosecution must be ensured by taking measures at the national level and by enhancing international cooperation,
- Body
- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1998
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984, para. b
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- Recognizing that those rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1984
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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ICESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966, para. d
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- Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and freedoms,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1966
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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ICERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965, para. h
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- Convinced that the existence of racial barriers is repugnant to the ideals of any human society,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1965
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. g
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- Considering the right of any person not to be subjected to enforced disappearance, the right of victims to justice and to reparation,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. e
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- Aware of the extreme seriousness of enforced disappearance, which constitutes a crime and, in certain circumstances defined in international law, a crime against humanity,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. c
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- Recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the other relevant international instruments in the fields of human rights, humanitarian law and international criminal law,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. a
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- Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. d
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- Also recalling the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 47/133 of 18 December 1992 ,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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