Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty that commits nations to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial. [3]
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention.A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races. [6]
The convention is modelled heavily on the United Nations Convention Against Torture. "Enforced disappearance" is defined in Article 2 of the Convention as the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of the State, followed by a refusal to acknowledge ...
Basic Contract Law according to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods(CISG)." 120. Moss, Sally, 'Why the United Kingdom Has Not Ratified the CISG' (2005) 1 Journal of Law and Commerce 483. Pace International Law Review, (ed) Review of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) (1st ed, 1998).
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (GA) on 16 December 1966 through GA. Resolution 2200A (XXI), and came into force on 3 January 1976. [ 1 ]
Customary international law applies to all states, whether or not the state has ratified a treaty that enshrines the principle. There is no set number of ratifications that are required to convert a treaty's principles into customary international law, and states and experts often disagree on what principles have and have not attained the status.
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (commonly known as the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT)) is an international human rights treaty under the review of the United Nations that aims to prevent torture and other acts of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment around the world.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD, 13 December 2006) Several more human rights instruments exist. A few examples: The International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (ICSPCA) International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families