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Opened for signature at New York on 14 December 1973. The States Parties to this Convention, Having in mind the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations concerning the maintenance of international peace and the promotion of friendly relations and co-operation among States, Considering that crimes against …

The States Parties to the present Convention, Recalling the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, in which all Members pledged themselves to take joint and separate action in co-operation with the Organization for the achievement of universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for …

Signed at Washington, D.C., on 3 March 1973 Amended at Bonn, on 22 June 1979 The Contracting States, Recognizing that wild fauna and flora in their many beautiful and varied forms are an irreplaceable part of the natural systems of the earth which must be protected for this and the …

CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BALTIC SEA AREA THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION CONSCIOUS OF THE INDISPENSABLE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL VALUES OF THE marine environment of the Baltic Sea Area and its Living resources for the peoples OF THE CONTRACTINg PARTIES; BEARING IN …

The Governments of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, convinced of the urgent need to protect and improve the environment, have agreed as follows: Article 1 For the purpose of this Convention environmentally harmful activities shall mean the discharge from the soil or from buildings or installations of solid or liquid …

New Judges at the European Court of Human RightsEarlier this month, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected two new Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). I am delighted to report that Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, a fellow member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Journal …

The States Parties to this Convention, Conscious of the dangers of oil pollution posed by the explora­tion for, and exploitation of, cerLain seabed mineral resources, Convinced of the need to ensure that adequate compensation is available to persons who suffer damage caused by such pollution, Desiring to adopt uniform rules …

The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory hereto,Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress …

The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory to this Protocol,Bearing in mind the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe’s Declaration of 12 September 2001 and its Decision of 21 September 2001 on the Fight against International Terrorism, and the Vilnius Declaration on Regional Co-operation and the …

The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory hereto,Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members;Aware of the growing concern caused by the increase in acts of terrorism;Wishing to take effective measures to ensure that the perpetrators of such …

Preamble The High Contracting Parties, Recalling that the humanitarian principles enshrined in Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, constitute the foundation of respect for the human person in cases of armed conflict not of an international character,Recalling furthermore that international instruments relating to human rights …

PREAMBLE Tlie States Parties to this Constitution. In conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, Bearing in mind the broad objectives in the resolutions adopted by the sixth special session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the establishment of a New International Economic Order, in the …