Preamble The Parties to this Convention, Aware of the potentially harmful impact on human health and the environment through modification of the ozone layer, Recalling the pertinent provisions of the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, and in particular principle 21, which provides that “States have, in accordance with the Charter …
June 2019 archive
Jun 09
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The Parties to this Convention, Acknowledging that change in the Earth’s climate and its adverse effects are a common concern of humankind, Concerned that human activities have been substantially increasing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, that these increases enhance the natural greenhouse effect, and that this will result on average in an additional warming …
Jun 09
UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, meeting in Paris from 15 October to 3 November 2001, at its 31st session, Acknowledging the importance of underwater cultural heritage as an integral part of the cultural heritage of humanity and a particularly important element in the history of peoples, nations, and their …
Jun 09
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutions
The Parties to this Convention, Recognizing that persistent organic pollutants possess toxic properties, resist degradation, bioaccumulate and are transported, through air, water and migratory species, across international boundaries and deposited far from their place of release, where they accumulate in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,
Jun 08
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization hereinafter referred to as UNESCO, meeting in Paris, from 29 September to 17 October 2003, at its 32nd session, Referring to existing international human rights instruments, in particular to the Universal Declaration on Human Rights of 1948, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and …
Jun 08
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, meeting in Paris from 3 to 21 October 2005 at its 33rd session,
Jun 08
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Done at: Berne Date enacted: 1886-09-09 In force: 1886-09-09 The countries of the Union, being equally animated by the desire to protect, in as effective and uniform a manner as possible, the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works,
Jun 08
Rotterdam Convention
The Parties to this Convention, Aware of the harmful impact on human health and the environment from certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade, Recalling the pertinent provisions of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and chapter 19 of Agenda 21 on “Environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals, including prevention of illegal international …
Jun 08
International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC)
Done at: Geneva Date enacted: 1972-12-02 In force: 1977-09-06 The Contracting Parties,
Jun 08
C138 – Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Preamble The General Conference of the International Labor Organisation, Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labor Office, and having met in its Fifty-eighth Session on 6 June 1973, and Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to minimum age for admission to employment, which is the …
