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This legislation provides for universal jurisdiction over any or a combination of the following: (a) grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I thereto (primarily States members of the Commonwealth); (b) crimes specified under the Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (for example, Cyprus, Japan and the Netherlands);

Furthermore, the report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change (A/59/565) and the report of the Secretary-General “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all” (A/59/2005) proposed a number of initiatives of vital importance to millions of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict areas, including: the creation of a Peacebuilding Commission; increased focus on conflict prevention; the responsibility

In December, EULEX Police, supported

The country has come a long way, emerging from what was widely described as “Africa’s First World War”, which involved nine foreign armies and numerous

For example, this may include experience in the following areas: the defence of those charged with serious and complex crimes at the domestic level, such as terrorism, homicide, manslaughter, trafficking and complex white-collar crimes; the defence of cases with international dimensions, such

Germany points out that as early as 1964, the Federal

It still faces great challenges, some new and

Drawn up in the context of the structural prevention of conflicts and the construction of a culture of peace, the critical

Commit to update and implement, by 2012, through inclusive,

In section V, paragraph 11, of the same resolution, the General Assembly requested the

The resolution to be adopted by the Security

Since the introduction of the item in 2007, the Security Council discussed various topics under it such as (i) the linkage between natural resources and conflict, (ii) the role of the Security Council in conflict prevention and resolution, in particular in Africa,

Romania considers that particular attention should be paid to the challenges posed to

It should be noted that the Report of the United Nations Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 808 (United Nations document S/25704, 3 May 1993, para. 35, p. 9) stated that “[T]he part of conventional international humanitarian law which has beyond doubt become part of international customary law is the law applicable in armed conflict as embodied in: the Geneva Conventions of 12

(a) With regard to the obligations contained in paragraph 3 (a) (i) of Security Council resolution 1591 (2005) referring to paragraphs

(i) Requested the United Nations Statistics Division to establish an Expert

The sovereign equality of States, the rejection of the use of force in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the peaceful settlement of disputes and other fundamental

By its nature, the United States embargo against Cuba constitutes an act of genocide under paragraph (c) of article II of the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948 Geneva

The 2010 Labour Code Act gives the Territory a comprehensive labour code in line with International Labour Organization (ILO) standards, provides for the improvement of labour administration, prescribes minimum employment

In early November, SPLM and NCP agreed to discuss all of the major remaining legislative issues in hopes of agreeing to a package deal, including the Southern Sudan Referendum Bill, the Abyei Referendum Bill, the National Intelligence and

5. The Fourth Conference also decided, as stipulated in paragraph 45 of its Final Document, that in implementing the Plan of Action to Promote Universality of the Convention and its annexed Protocols as adopted by the Third Review Conference, the Meeting of Experts