International Conventions on Protection of Humanity and Environment |
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... establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states ; b . international custom , as evidence of a general practice accepted as law ; c . the general principles of law as recognized by civilized nations .
... establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states ; b . international custom , as evidence of a general practice accepted as law ; c . the general principles of law as recognized by civilized nations .
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... the English Magna Carta of 1215 , did not primarily address individuals but certain class rights . It was only when ecclesiastical authority and class rights and duties were no longer accepted unquestioningly Introduction XI.
... the English Magna Carta of 1215 , did not primarily address individuals but certain class rights . It was only when ecclesiastical authority and class rights and duties were no longer accepted unquestioningly Introduction XI.
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and class rights and duties were no longer accepted unquestioningly that the idea of human rights could develop . This various schools of Natural Law and the ideals of the Enlightenment contributed powerfully to their development .
and class rights and duties were no longer accepted unquestioningly that the idea of human rights could develop . This various schools of Natural Law and the ideals of the Enlightenment contributed powerfully to their development .
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When amendments come into force , they shall be binding on those States Parties which have accepted them , other States Parties still being Article 49 1. The present Covenant shall enter into force three months after the date of the ...
When amendments come into force , they shall be binding on those States Parties which have accepted them , other States Parties still being Article 49 1. The present Covenant shall enter into force three months after the date of the ...
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bound by the provisions of the present Covenant and any earlier amendment which they have accepted . ( b ) The date of the entry into force of the present Covenant under article 49 and the date of the entry into force of any amendments ...
bound by the provisions of the present Covenant and any earlier amendment which they have accepted . ( b ) The date of the entry into force of the present Covenant under article 49 and the date of the entry into force of any amendments ...
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Contents
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C Protection of Environment | 367 |
1 a Amendments to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter concerning Settlement of Disputes | 375 |
2 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships | 378 |
2 a Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships | 387 |
3 International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualities | 390 |
4 Protocol Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances Other than Oil | 399 |
5 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness Response and Cooperation | 402 |
6 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling | 414 |
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B Protection of Humanity in Armed Conflicts | 117 |
2 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Conditi | 120 |
3 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War | 139 |
4 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea | 193 |
5 Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War | 212 |
6 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Convention of 1281949 and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts Protocol I | 265 |
7 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Convention of 1281949 and relating to the Protection of Victims of NonInternational Armed Conflicts Protocol II | 311 |
8 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to h... | 320 |
9 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development Production Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction | 332 |
7 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources | 422 |
8 Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals | 433 |
9 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna | 440 |
10 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals | 453 |
11 International Plant Protection Convention Revised Text | 464 |
12 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal | 471 |
13 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer | 492 |
14 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer | 505 |
14 a Adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer | 514 |
14 b Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer | 516 |
15 Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Incident or Radiological Emergency | 526 |
16 Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Incident | 530 |
17 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty | 533 |
18 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | 584 |
19 Convention on Biological Diversity | 608 |
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