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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,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2006
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2
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- 2. Any amendment adopted by a majority of two thirds of the States Parties present and voting at the conference shall be submitted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to all the States Parties for acceptance.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1
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- 1. A State Party may at the time of ratification of this Convention or at any time afterwards declare that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications from or on behalf of individuals subject to its jurisdiction claiming to be victims of a violation by this State Party of provisions of this Convention. The Committee shall not admit any communication concerning a State Party which has not made such a declaration.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2006
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2
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- 2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification for enforced disappearance.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2
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- 2. Appropriate measures shall be taken, where necessary, to protect the persons referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, as well as persons participating in the investigation, from any ill-treatment, intimidation or sanction as a result of the search for information concerning a person deprived of liberty.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3
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- 3. Any State Party having made a declaration in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of this article may at any time withdraw this declaration by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1
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- 1. The State Party in the territory under whose jurisdiction a person alleged to have committed an offence of enforced disappearance is found shall, if it does not extradite that person or surrender him or her to another State in accordance with its international obligations or surrender him or her to an international criminal tribunal whose jurisdiction it has recognized, submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1b (i)
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- [1. Each State Party shall take the necessary measures to hold criminally responsible at least:] (b) A superior who: (i) Knew, or consciously disregarded information which clearly indicated, that subordinates under his or her effective authority and control were committing or about to commit a crime of enforced disappearance;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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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,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- 2006
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1
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- 1. States Parties shall afford one another the greatest measure of mutual legal assistance in connection with criminal proceedings brought in respect of an offence of enforced disappearance, including the supply of all evidence at their disposal that is necessary for the proceedings.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3
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- 3. Any person against whom proceedings are brought in connection with an offence of enforced disappearance shall be guaranteed fair treatment at all stages of the proceedings. Any person tried for an offence of enforced disappearance shall benefit from a fair trial before a competent, independent and impartial court or tribunal established by law.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2
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- 2. No order or instruction from any public authority, civilian, military or other, may be invoked to justify an offence of enforced disappearance.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2
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- 2. For the purpose of determining whether there are such grounds, the competent authorities shall take into account all relevant considerations, including, where applicable, the existence in the State concerned of a consistent pattern of gross, flagrant or mass violations of human rights or of serious violations of international humanitarian law.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 5c
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- [5. The right to obtain reparation referred to in paragraph 4 of this article covers material and moral damages and, where appropriate, other forms of reparation such as:] (c) Satisfaction, including restoration of dignity and reputation;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2006
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2c
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- [2. The Committee shall consider a communication inadmissible where:] (c) The same matter is being examined under another procedure of international investigation or settlement of the same nature; or where
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2b
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- [2. Without prejudice to other international obligations of the State Party with regard to the deprivation of liberty, each State Party shall, in its legislation:] (b) Indicate those authorities authorized to order the deprivation of liberty;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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- 2006
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. undefined
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- The widespread or systematic practice of enforced disappearance constitutes a crime against humanity as defined in applicable international law and shall attract the consequences provided for under such applicable international law.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- 2006
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1a
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- [1. Each State Party shall take the necessary measures to hold criminally responsible at least:] (a) Any person who commits, orders, solicits or induces the commission of, attempts to commit, is an accomplice to or participates in an enforced disappearance;
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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- All
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- 2006
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1b (ii)
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- [1. Each State Party shall take the necessary measures to hold criminally responsible at least:] (b) A superior who: (ii) Exercised effective responsibility for and control over activities which were concerned with the crime of enforced disappearance; and
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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- All
- N.A.
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- 2006
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