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External sources (not reviewed)

Resources for consultants are also included for the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, reflecting the increase in consultations and negotiations planned for 2010

Section 15 of the Act enumerates several treaties to be applied in its interpretation, namely (a) the 1948

However, there were other countries where double criminality did not apply (e.g., Iraq) or did not apply with respect to certain crimes

In New York, the Special Rapporteur also met with the Special Adviser for the Responsibility to Protect, and representatives of the Office of the Special Representative of

The bill allowing the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the

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

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 as those involving international judicial assistance, complex

In order to further consolidate peace and stability, including addressing the presence of FDLR in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a number of non-military measures will be taken, such as assisting the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to define an end-state for resolving issues related to FDLR; encouraging Member States to take the necessary legal actions against members of the group’s leadership who reside in their countries; enhancing disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, reinsertion and resettlement efforts, including sensitization through information campaigns, and exploring ways to further attract the voluntary return of FDLR combatants and

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 August 1949 for the Protection of War Victims; the Hague Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and the Regulations annexed thereto of 18 October 1907;

Such would be the case, for example, if a State party to the Convention against Torture sought to legitimize certain forms of torture under cover of an interpretation, or if a State that was a party to

These considerations, taken together, lead me to the conclusion that the Court should not attach any legal effect to the notification of

Security Council resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians state that ending impunity is essential if a society in conflict or recovering from conflict is to come to terms with past violations and prevent their recurrence, and that it is the responsibility of States to comply with their obligations to investigate and prosecute

(d) To liaise with the United Nations system on

The instruments referred to were of a universal,

In 2000, five years before the 2005 World Summit endorsed the responsibility to protect, the Constitutive Act of the African Union provided, in article 4 (h), for “the right of the Union to intervene in a Member State pursuant to a

Citing a “lack of resources and political commitment” (see S/1999/1257, enclosure,

The efforts of the office of the Special Adviser, in partnership with legal experts and non-governmental organizations, to identify ways in which provisions of international law, and human rights law in particular, can

The resources proposed for official travel of $1,545,700 (a net increase of $50,000) include the provision for the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region ($12,900), as well as an increase of $55,800 for the Special Adviser to the

The General Assembly had not adopted any resolution endorsing the notion that the responsibility to protect was a core

It is important that special attention will continue to be given to this flagship project, so as to ensure that the centres remain one of the key components of the Tribunal’s legacy for future generations while serving