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Universal jurisdiction is applicable in Cyprus: (a) by virtue of the Criminal Code to certain prescribed crimes, such as piracy (see table 1), to offences for which the laws of Cyprus are applicable by virtue of any binding international convention or treaty; and to offences whose one constituent element is an act or omission, the object of which is immovable property situated in Cyprus (see table 1); (b) by virtue of specific

Canada urged Ethiopia to consider

In addition, the Supreme Court of Justice issued ruling 23-2008 defining the powers of the lower courts to hear cases covered by the Act on Femicide and other forms of violence against women throughout the Republic: (a) justices of the

Finally, the session underlined the need to be open to the establishment of innovative mechanisms and to work towards the establishment of comprehensive

National legislation, including the Penal Code, does not provide for universal jurisdiction, but in applying article 6 of the Qatari Constitution, which reads “[t]he State shall respect international pacts and execute all international agreements,

The Committee noted the State party’s argument that the rights which had allegedly been disregarded had been and still

Executive Director, CIRDDOC Nigeria; member —

The paragraph also omitted any reference to article

Moreover, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon departs

The application to extend the period of remand in

In some jurisdictions, including that of Colombia, insolvency judges do not have competence to determine whether activities are fraudulent or to rule on the legitimacy or otherwise of a debtor’s business; it would therefore be very difficult for

In conclusion, we want once again to thank Mr. Moreno-Ocampo for his efforts to achieve justice for the victims of this conflict over the past seven years and, indeed, to

It has worked with Afghanistan, Armenia, Iraq and Sri Lanka on incorporating gender equality and the empowerment of women into peace agreements and post-conflict constitutions; has prepared constitutional amendments to restore and rehabilitate political and economic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina; has advanced the goals of disarmament through ceasefire agreements in Somalia and peace negotiations on disarmament in Sri Lanka; and has continued to advance the rights of indigenous peoples and their property rights, especially in Botswana and

Foreign policy measures: The plan envisages 41 measures that pursue the following priority objectives: the abolition of the death penalty (including the creation of an international commission against the death penalty); human rights in the area of cooperation; the eradication of torture; gender equality; the eradication of gender-based violence; combating human trafficking; the elimination of all forms of discrimination; the protection of children from exploitation, violence and disease; an end to terrorism, including through the defence of the rule of law and of human rights; the protection of human rights defenders; the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights; combating

(a) “expulsion” means a formal act, or conduct consisting of an action or omission, attributable to a State, by which an alien is compelled to leave the territory of that State; it does not include

Retired from the Nigerian judiciary after 23 years as Chief Magistrate; runs an NGO that provides pro bono legal services to indigent women; trainer and facilitator on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, women’s rights and gender; in the forefront of the campaign for respect for gender equality for over three decades; represents Africa on the

The 15-point resolution passed by the Malaysian Parliament, inter alia, demands that the United Nations Security Council censure

The Committee invites the State party to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention and the core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a