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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention 2014, para. Preamble 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that the context and forms of forced or compulsory labour have changed and trafficking in persons for the purposes of forced or compulsory labour, which may involve sexual exploitation, is the subject of growing international concern and requires urgent action for its effective elimination, and | International Labour Organization | International treaty |
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| 2014 | ||
The Arms Trade Treaty 2013, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Each State Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the right to withdraw from this Treaty. It shall give notification of such withdrawal to the Depositary, which shall notify all other States Parties. The notification of withdrawal may include an explanation of the reasons for its withdrawal. The notice of withdrawal shall take effect ninety days after the receipt of the notification of withdrawal by the Depositary, unless the notification of withdrawal specifies a later date. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2013 | ||
The Arms Trade Treaty 2013, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | A State Party may withdraw its reservation at any time by notification to this effect addressed to the Depositary. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2013 | ||
ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. These authorities shall take their decision in the same manner as in the case of any ordinary offence of a serious nature under the law of that State Party. In the cases referred to in article 9, paragraph 2, the standards of evidence required for prosecution and conviction shall in no way be less stringent than those which apply in the cases referred to in article 9, paragraph 1. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 6. Extradition shall, in all cases, be subject to the conditions provided for by the law of the requested State Party or by applicable extradition treaties, including, in particular, conditions relating to the minimum penalty requirement for extradition and the grounds upon which the requested State Party may refuse extradition or make it subject to certain conditions. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 4. Each State Party shall ensure in its legal system that the victims of enforced disappearance have the right to obtain reparation and prompt, fair and adequate compensation. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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, | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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 , | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. Before an observation on a State Party is published in the annual report, the State Party concerned shall be informed in advance and shall be given reasonable time to answer. This State Party may request the publication of its comments or observations in the report. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [3. Each State Party shall assure the compilation and maintenance of one or more up-to-date official registers and/or records of persons deprived of liberty, which shall be made promptly available, upon request, to any judicial or other competent authority or institution authorized for that purpose by the law of the State Party concerned or any relevant international legal instrument to which the State concerned is a party. The information contained therein shall include, as a minimum:] (g) In the event of death during the deprivation of liberty, the circumstances and cause of death and the destination of the remains; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [3. Each State Party shall assure the compilation and maintenance of one or more up-to-date official registers and/or records of persons deprived of liberty, which shall be made promptly available, upon request, to any judicial or other competent authority or institution authorized for that purpose by the law of the State Party concerned or any relevant international legal instrument to which the State concerned is a party. The information contained therein shall include, as a minimum:] (h) The date and time of release or transfer to another place of detention, the destination and the authority responsible for the transfer. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Without prejudice to article 6, each State Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent and impose sanctions for the following conduct:] (b) Failure to record the deprivation of liberty of any person, or the recording of any information which the official responsible for the official register knew or should have known to be inaccurate; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Without prejudice to article 6, each State Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent and impose sanctions for the following conduct:] (c) Refusal to provide information on the deprivation of liberty of a person, or the provision of inaccurate information, even though the legal requirements for providing such information have been met. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [3. Each State Party shall assure the compilation and maintenance of one or more up-to-date official registers and/or records of persons deprived of liberty, which shall be made promptly available, upon request, to any judicial or other competent authority or institution authorized for that purpose by the law of the State Party concerned or any relevant international legal instrument to which the State concerned is a party. The information contained therein shall include, as a minimum:] (a) The identity of the person deprived of liberty; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [3. Each State Party shall assure the compilation and maintenance of one or more up-to-date official registers and/or records of persons deprived of liberty, which shall be made promptly available, upon request, to any judicial or other competent authority or institution authorized for that purpose by the law of the State Party concerned or any relevant international legal instrument to which the State concerned is a party. The information contained therein shall include, as a minimum:] (b) The date, time and place where the person was deprived of liberty and the identity of the authority that deprived the person of liberty; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [3. Each State Party shall assure the compilation and maintenance of one or more up-to-date official registers and/or records of persons deprived of liberty, which shall be made promptly available, upon request, to any judicial or other competent authority or institution authorized for that purpose by the law of the State Party concerned or any relevant international legal instrument to which the State concerned is a party. The information contained therein shall include, as a minimum:] (c) The authority that ordered the deprivation of liberty and the grounds for the deprivation of liberty; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [3. Each State Party shall assure the compilation and maintenance of one or more up-to-date official registers and/or records of persons deprived of liberty, which shall be made promptly available, upon request, to any judicial or other competent authority or institution authorized for that purpose by the law of the State Party concerned or any relevant international legal instrument to which the State concerned is a party. The information contained therein shall include, as a minimum:] (d) The authority responsible for supervising the deprivation of liberty; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. Only where a person is under the protection of the law and the deprivation of liberty is subject to judicial control may the right to information referred to in article 18 be restricted, on an exceptional basis, where strictly necessary and where provided for by law, and if the transmission of the information would adversely affect the privacy or safety of the person, hinder a criminal investigation, or for other equivalent reasons in accordance with the law, and in conformity with applicable international law and with the objectives of this Convention. In no case shall there be restrictions on the right to information referred to in article 18 that could constitute conduct defined in article 2 or be in violation of article 17, paragraph 1. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. Such mutual legal assistance shall be subject to the conditions provided for by the domestic law of the requested State Party or by applicable treaties on mutual legal assistance, including, in particular, the conditions in relation to the grounds upon which the requested State Party may refuse to grant mutual legal assistance or may make it subject to conditions. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 2e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [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:] (e) Guarantee access by the competent and legally authorized authorities and institutions to the places where persons are deprived of liberty, if necessary with prior authorization from a judicial authority; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1b (i) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [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; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Considering the right of any person not to be subjected to enforced disappearance, the right of victims to justice and to reparation, | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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