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The United Nations and Human Rights

The United Nations and Human Rights

The United Nations and Human Rights A Critical Appraisal Edited by Frédéric Mégret and Philip Alston ISBN: 9780198298373 (Hardcover)Publicado: 02 June 2020Páginas: 768 The very concept of human rights implies governmental accountability. To ensure that governments are indeed held accountable for their treatment of citizens and others the United Nations …

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67º ASAMBLEA GENERAL DE LA ONU: COMIENZA LA INTENSA ACTIVIDAD DIPLOMÁTICA DE LA DELEGACIÓN ARGENTINA

67º ASAMBLEA GENERAL DE LA ONU: COMIENZA LA INTENSA ACTIVIDAD DIPLOMÁTICA DE LA DELEGACIÓN ARGENTINA El Canciller Timerman mantuvo reuniones con los Cancilleres de Argelia y Pakistán. El Vicecanciller Zuaín participó de la reunión ministerial del ECOSOC y firmó un Acuerdo de Cooperación con Camboya.Otras autoridades de la Cancillería participan …

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Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery

PREAMBLE The States Parties to the present Convention, Considering that freedom is the birthright of every human being, Mindful that the peoples of the United Nations reaffirmed in the Charter their faith in the dignity and worth of the human person, Considering that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed …

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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966, entry into force 3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27 Preamble The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the …

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Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

PREAMBLE The States Parties to the present Convention, Recalling resolutions of the General Assembly of the United Nations 3 (I) of 13 February 1946 and 170 (II) of 31 October 1947 on the extradition and punishment of war criminals, resolution 95 (I) of 11 December 1946 affirming the principles of …

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Additional Protocol on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1988)

Preamble The States Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights “Pact San Jos‚, Costa Rica,”, Reaffirming their intention to consolidate in this hemisphere, within the framework of democratic institutions, a system of personal liberty and social justice based on respect for the essential rights of man; Recognizing that the …

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Protocol dealing with Long-Term Financing (1984)

The Contracting Parties, Recalling that the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) entered into force on 16 March 1983, Aware of the importance of the “Cooperative programme for the monitoring and evaluation of the long- range transmission of air pollutants in Europe” (hereinafter referred …

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Protocol on Reduction of Sulphur Emissions (Helsinki) (1985)

The Parties, Determined to implement the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, Concerned that the present emissions of air pollutants are causing widespread damage, in exposed parts of Europe and North America, to natural resources of vital environmental and economic importance, such as forests, soils and waters, and to materials …

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Protocol on Control of Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions (1991)

The Parties, Determined to implement the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, Concerned that present emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the resulting secondary photochemical oxidant products are causing damage, in exposed parts of Europe and North America, to natural resources of vital environmental and economic importance and, under …

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Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (1979)

The Parties to the present Convention. Determined to promote relations and cooperation in the field of environmental protection. Aware of the significance of the activities of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in strengthening such relations and cooperation. particularly in the field of air pollution including long-range transport of …

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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

The States Parties to the present Convention, Noting that the Charter of the United Nations reaffirms faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women, Noting that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the principle …

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Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (UNGA resolution 47/135)

The General Assembly, Reaffirming that one of the main purposes of the United Nations, as proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, is to achieve international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or …

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