United Nations International Agreement

2. At least four months before the date of each election to the Committee, with the exception of an election to fill a vacancy declared in accordance with article 34, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall address a written request to the States Parties to the present Covenant to submit their candidature to the Committee within three months. The IHR (2005) is an international agreement between 194 States Parties and the World Health Organization for surveillance, reporting and response to events that may pose a threat to international public health. The objective of the IHR (2005) is to prevent, protect and control the international spread of diseases in a manner appropriate and limited to risks to public health and to avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade. (International Health Regulations, art. 2). More information can be found in the IHR factsheets. Many multilateral conventions have established a body to monitor the implementation of the convention. “Any international treaty or agreement concluded by a Member of the United Nations.

are registered with the Secretariat and published by it as soon as possible. »; (Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations) 2. This Article shall be without prejudice to the trial and punishment of a person for an act or omission which, at the time of its commission, was punishable under the general principles of law recognized by the international community. 2. Each State Party shall also take the necessary measures to establish its jurisdiction to exercise jurisdiction over the offence of enforced disappearance when the alleged offender resides in a territory under its jurisdiction, unless it surrenders or surrenders it to another State in accordance with its international obligations, or surrenders it to an international criminal tribunal; whose competence it has recognized. Often, the body is composed of states that are parties to the agreement (i.e., that have signed, ratified, or otherwise agreed to comply with the agreement). These may be called the Conference of the Parties, the Assembly of States Parties or a similar name. A UN Member State may also be a party to a convention. However, not all UN member states participate in all multilateral conventions. 1.

Within the limits of the competence conferred by this Convention, the Committee shall cooperate with all relevant organs, offices and specialized agencies and funds of the United Nations, treaty bodies established by international agreements, United Nations special procedures and relevant regional intergovernmental organizations or bodies, as well as with all relevant governmental institutions; Agencies or offices that work to protect everyone from enforced disappearances. 2. In determining whether such grounds exist, the competent authorities shall take into account all relevant considerations, including, where appropriate, the existence of a coherent pattern of gross, flagrant or mass violations of human rights or serious violations of international humanitarian law in the State concerned. (d) To ensure that every person deprived of liberty has the right to communicate with his or her family, legal adviser or any other person of his or her choice and to obtain visits from his or her family, legal adviser or, under the conditions prescribed by law, or, if he or she is a foreigner, to communicate with and obtain visits from their consular authorities; in accordance with applicable international law; (1) Only if a person is protected by law and the deprivation of liberty is subject to judicial review may the right of access provided for in Article 18 exceptionally be restricted, if strictly necessary and if the law so provides and if the transmission of the information would infringe the privacy or security of the person. obstruct a criminal investigation or for other equivalent reasons, in accordance with applicable international law and the objectives of this Convention. Under no circumstances shall there be any restrictions on the right to information referred to in Article 18 which could constitute conduct within the meaning of Article 2 or infringe Article 17(1). 2. All peoples may freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources for their own purposes, without prejudice to the obligations arising from international economic cooperation based on the principle of mutual benefit and international law. Under no circumstances should a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence. 1. Where a vacancy is declared in accordance with article 33 and the term of office of the Member to be replaced does not end within six months of the vacancy being established, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall so notify any State Party to the present Covenant, which may, within two months, make appointments under article 29 to fulfil the Free Covenant.

(c) subparagraph (b) is without prejudice to the higher standards of competence applicable under relevant international law to a military commander or to a person who effectively acts as a military commander. The widespread or systematic practice of enforced disappearance constitutes a crime against humanity within the meaning of applicable international law and entails the consequences provided for by that applicable international law. 1. The State Party under whose jurisdiction a person is recognized as accused of having committed an enforced disappearance if it does not extradite or surrender that person to another State in accordance with its international obligations or surrender that person to an international criminal court whose jurisdiction it has recognized to submit the case to the competent authorities for prosecution. 3. Each State Party shall ensure the establishment and maintenance of one or more official registers and/or registers of persons deprived of their liberty which are empowered for that purpose by any judicial or other competent authority or body empowered to do so under the law of the State Party concerned or a relevant international legal convention to which the State concerned is a party: be made available immediately.. .