International Instruments
 
VIENNA CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF TREATIES
  • The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1968
 
HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS:
  • Convention Concerning Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment, 1988
    Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, 1990
    Convention for the Protection of the World cultural and Natural Heritage, preamble, 1972
    Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979
    Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1968
    Convention on Consent to Marriage, 1962
    Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 1953
  • Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948
  • Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951
  • Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons, 1991 Proclaimed by General Assembly Resolution, 1975
    Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons, 1971
    International Cooperation in the fight against all Forms of Religious intolerance and extremism Regional Meeting for Africa of the World Conference on Human Rights
    International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights 1966 ,
    International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966 ,
    International Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Racial Discrimination, 1965 ;
    International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and members of their families, 1983
  • International Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
  • Measures to Improve the Situation and Ensure the Human Rights and Dignity of all Migrant Workers, 1982
    Ombudsman Annual Report, 1991
    Prep Com II Reduction and Elimination of Widespread Poverty, Return or Restitution of Cultural Property to the Countries of Origin,1983
    Slavery Convention signed at Geneva, 1926 and amended by the Protocol, 1953 ,
    UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
  • World Conference on human rights, 1993
 
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS:
  • ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Kuala Lumpur),1985
    Canadian Government submission to Prep Com 1, for the World Summit for Social Development, 1995
    Convention for the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes (Basel Convention), 1989
    Convention for the Combating of Desertification, 1994 Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment of Transboundary, 1991
    Environmental Modification Convention of 1977
  • Group of Fifteen, Submission to UNCED, 1992
  • Law of the Seas, 1982
    Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, 1987
    (including London and Copenhagen Protocols) Rio Declaration and Agenda 21 UNCED,1992 Seabed Treaty,1971,
    The World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, 1994
  • Tunis Declaration, 1993,
  • Report of the Regional Meeting for Africa of the World Conference on Human rights
    UN Convention for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972
    UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 1973
    UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992
  • UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), 1992
  • UN Conference on Humans and Environment (UNCHE),1972
  • Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone,1985
  • World Charter of Nature, 1982
 
PEACE INSTRUMENTS:
  • Antarctic Treaty 1959, in force 1961
    Bacteriological and Toxin Weapon Convention, 1972
  • i Bern [Geneva] Protocol II of 1977 on the Protection of Victims of Non- international Armed Conflicts in force, 1978
  • Convention IV of 1907, in force 1910 respecting the Geneva Conventions Relating to Protection of Victims of Armed Conflicts, 1949
  • Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, 1949
    Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological progress in the interests of peace, General Assembly Resolution, 1975
  • Environmental Modification Convention, 1977
  • Geneva Protocol of 1925 on Chemical and Bacteriological Warfare, in force, 1928
    Hague Convention ii of 1899 with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land and reaffirmed in Hague in 1910
    Inhumane weapon Convention, 1981,
    Interfaith Charter through the Internet, 1995
  • Moon Agreement, 1979
    Nuclear-weapon Non-proliferation Treaty, 1968
  • Outer Space Treaty, 1967
    Seabed Treaty, 1971, in force
    The Atmospheric Test Ban Treaty : Prohibiting the testing of Nuclear weapons in the Atmosphere, 1963
  • Treaty of Tlatco (declaring South America as a nuclear Free weapons zone.)
 
SOCIALLY EQUITABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND DEVELOPMENT
  • Conference on Population and Development. 1994 (unofficial document)
    Declaration on the Establishment of a new International Economic Order 1974
  • Programme of Action of the United Nations International Mission
  • Nairobi Forward Looking Strategies, 1985
  • Social Development Summit (Draft submissions) UN Secretariat Plan of Action World Summit for Social Development, March, 1995
  • Universal Declaration on the Eradication of hunger and malnutrition, 1974
 
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS
  • Resolution 37/137 Protection against Products Harmful to Health and the Environment, 1982
    United Nations Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace, 1984
    Peaceful settlement of disputes between states, UN resolution 36/110, 1981 Resolution 36/82 1981, Reduction of Military Budgets. 1981, General Assembly Resolution A/RES/38/63 ,1983, United Nations Resolution 36/14, 1981, General Resolution 3180 (XXVIII) of 17 December 1973; and General Assembly resolution 3348 (XXIX) of 17 December. 1974
  • Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and development, the General Assembly Resolution, 1981
    The General Assembly Global Strategy for Health for All by the Year 2000, 1981
    UN General Assembly Resolution 36/43, 1981 The General Assembly
    Resolution 36/28
    General Assembly Resolution A/RES/38/87, 1983 General Assembly
    Resolution A/RES/38/50, 1983
  • Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace General Assembly resolution 39/11 of 12 November 1984
    Condemnation of nuclear war General Assembly Resolution A/RES/38/75, 1983
    Condemnation of nuclear war General Assembly Resolution A/RES/38/75, 1983
    United Nations Resolution, 38/71, 1993
    Condemnation of nuclear war General Assembly Resolution A/RES/38/75, 1983
    GA Resolution The right to education 37/178 17 December, 1982
    Relationship between disarmament and development, UN resolution 38/71, 1983
    Resolution 36/82 1981, Reduction of Military Budgets. 1981
  • Declaration on the Right to Development Adopted by General Assembly resolution
    41/128 of 4 December 1986
    UN General Assembly Resolution 35/8 Historical Responsibility of States for the Preservation of Nature for Present and Future Generations 1980
 
INTERNATIONAL NGO RESOLUTIONS AND DOCUMENTS:
  • Advanced Unedited Draft Declaration and Platform for Action, May, 15, 1995
  • Alternative Earth Charter, ERA Ecological Rights Association, 1991
    Citizens Association to Safe the Environment- CASE, 1995
  • Declaration of Conscientious objection, 1994
  • Declaration, Summit of the Americas, 1994
    Declaration made by participants in the 5th International Conference of Pace Tax Campaigners and War tax, 1994
    Earth Charter, Global Forum, 1992
    First study Conference on Genital mutilation of girls in Europe, 1992
    ERA Ecological Rights Association UN Declaration for Translating Rhetoric into Action, 1992
    International Union of Geological Sciences, 1994 IUCN, 1994
    NGO Treaty on Militarism, Environment and Development (Global Forum, 1992 ,
    NGO Treaty on "Overconsumption", 1992
    NGO Treaty on Population, Environment and Development (Global Forum, PAN International by PAN North America Regional Center, 1993
 
PROMISES TO KEEP
  • The Unfinished Agenda for Human Rights and Economic Justice in the Americas, 1994
    The Imperative of Equity: the Missing Dimension of UNCED: Statement of the South Asia NGO Summit, New Delhi, February 17-19, 1992
  • Women's Health in Women's Hands, 1995
    Women's Action AGENDA, 1992
 
OTHER
  • Grossman, R.. Taking Care of Business: Citizenship and the Charter of Incorporation, 1992
    Peaceworkers Brochure, 1995.
    Responsibility. a Statement of Principles from different media
 
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