Treaties
1907 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field (adopted 6 July 1906, entered into force 9 August 1907) 11 LNTS 440
1920 Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice (adopted 16 December 1920, entered into force 8 October 1921) 6 LNTS 389
1929 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field (adopted 27 July 1929, entered into force 19 June 1931) 118 LNTS 303
1929 Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (adopted 27 July 1929, entered into force 19 June 1931) 118 LNTS 343
1945 Agreement for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis (adopted 8 August 1945, entered into force 8 August 1945) 82 UNTS 279
1945 Charter of the International Military Tribunal in Agreement for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis (signed and entered into force 8 August 1945) 82 UNTS 280
1945 Charter of the United Nations (adopted 26 June 1945, entered into force 24 October 1945) 1 UNTS XVI
1945 Statute of the International Court of Justice (adopted 26 June 1945, entered into force 24 October 1945) 33 UNTS 993
1946 Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (adopted 19 January 1946, amended 26 April 1946) 4 Bevans 20
1946 Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (adopted 19 January 1946, entered into force 19 January 1946) 20 TIAS 1589
1949 Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (adopted 12 August 1949, entered into force 21 October 1950) 75 UNTS 31
1949 Geneva Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (adopted 12 August 1949, entered into force 21 October 1950) 75 UNTS 85
1949 Geneva Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (adopted 12 August 1949, entered into force 21 October 1950) 75 UNTS 135
1949 Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilians in Time of War (adopted 12 August 1949, entered into force 21 October 1950) 75 UNTS 287
1959 Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and Pakistan for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 25 November 1959; entered into force 28 April 1962) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/1387/download>
1965 Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (adopted 18 March 1965, entered into force 14 October 1966) 575 UNTS 159
1968 Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity (adopted 26 November 1968, entered into force 11 November 1970) 754 UNTS 73
1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (adopted 23 May 1969, entered into force 27 January 1980) 1155 UNTS 331
1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (adopted 3 March 1973, entered into force 1 July 1975) 993 UNTS 243
1977 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) (adopted 8 June 1977, entered into force 7 December 1978) 1125 UNTS 3
1977 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II) of 8 June 1977 (adopted 8 June 1977, entered into force 7 December 1978) 1125 UNTS 609
1978 Protocol relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (adopted 17 February 1978, entered into force 2 October 1983) 1341 UNTS 3
1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (adopted 13 November 1979, entered into force 16 March 1983) 1302 UNTS 217
1979 Convention on the Protection of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (adopted 23 June 1979, entered into force 1 November 1983) 1651 UNTS 333
1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (adopted 10 December 1982, entered into force 16 November 1994) 1833 UNTS 3
1985 Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer (adopted 22 March 1985, entered into force 22 September 1988) 1513 UNTS 293
1986 Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (adopted 31 October 1986, entered into force 8 November 1986, amended 21 June 2006), reproduced in , ICRC and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Handbook of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (14th edn, ICRC and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 2008) 519
1990 Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments between Argentina and Italy (adopted 22 May 1990, entered into force 14 October 1993) <https://edit.wti.org/document/show/5b96aa7a-a6d0-4fa5-be70-660428ddcb86>
1991 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (adopted 25 February 1991, entered into force 10 September 1997) 1989 UNTS 309
1991 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (adopted 25 February 1991, entered into force 10 September 1997) 1989 UNTS 309
1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (adopted 5 June 1992, entered into force 29 December 1993) 1760 UNTS 79
1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (adopted 17 March 1992, entered into force 19 April 2000) 2105 UNTS 457
1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (adopted 7 May 1992, entered into force 21 March 1994) 1771 UNTS 107
1994 Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (adopted 15 April 1994, entered into force 1 January 1995) 1867 UNTS 154
1994 Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (concluded 15 April 1994, entered into force, 1 January 1995) UNTS 1867
1994 Understanding of the Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (adopted 15 April 1994, entered into force 1 January 1995) 1869 UNTS 401
1995 Agreement Concerning Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments between Turkey and Italy (adopted 22 March1995, entered into force 2 March 2004) <https://edit.wti.org/document/show/4cf0850e-3460-4238-9b9c-f9391198a4fc>
1998 Agreement Concerning the Encouragement and Mutual Protection of Investments between Russia and Ukraine (adopted 27 November 1998, entered into force 27 January 2000) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/2233/download>
1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (adopted 17 July 1998, entered into force 1 July 2002) 2187 UNTS 3
1998 Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (adopted 10 September 1998, entered into force 24 February 2004) 2244 UNTS 337
2003 Singapore-United States, Free Trade Agreement (adopted 6 May 2003, entered into force 1 January 2004) <www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/agreements/fta/singapore/asset_upload_file708_4036.pdf>
2004 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (adopted 22 May 2001, entered into force 17 May 2004) 2256 UNTS 119
2005 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III) (adopted 8 December 2005, entered into force 14 January 2007) 2404 UNTS 261
2010 Colombia-United Kingdom, Bilateral Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (adopted 17 March 2010, entered into force 10 October 2014) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/3253/download>
2010 Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization (adopted 29 October 2010, entered into force 12 October 2014) 3008 UNTS 3
2013 Supplemental Arrangement to the Status of Forces Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Mali concerning the Treatment of Individuals Detained and Handed over to the Government of Mali by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) (signed and entered into force 1 July 2013) 2933 UNTS 25
2014 Agreement between the European Union and the Central African Republic Concerning Detailed Arrangements for the Transfer to the Central African Republic of Persons Detained by the European Union Military Operation (EUFOR RCA) in the Course of Carrying out its Mandate, and Concerning the Guarantees Applicable to such Persons [2014] OJ L251/3
2015 Acuerdo de Cooperacion y de Facilitation de las Inversiones Entre la Republica Federativa del Brazil y los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (signed 26 May 2015; entered into force 7 October 2018) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/4718/download>
2015 Paris Agreement (adopted 12 December 2015, entered into force 4 November 2016) 3156 UNTS 79
2016 Agreement Between the Slovak Republic and the Islamic Republic of Iran for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 19 January 2016; entered into force 30 August 2017) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/3601/download>
2016 Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (signed 30 October 2016) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/3593/download>
2018 Agreement Between Canada and the Government of the Republic of Moldova for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 12 June 2018; entered into force 2 May 2020) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/5806/download>
2018 Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (adopted 4 March 2018, entered into force 22 April 2021) 3388 UNTS 195
2018 Treaty Between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of India on Investments (signed 24 September 2018; entered into force 5 March 2020) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/5724/download>
2019 Agreement Between the Government of Hungary and the Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 28 March 2019; entered into force 2 May 2020) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/5916/download>
2023 Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (adopted 1 August 2023, not yet in force) UN Doc A/77/L.82
2023 Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (adopted 19 June 2023, not yet in force) UN Doc A/CONF.232/2023/4
2023 Ljubljana-The Hague Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crimes of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes and Other International Crimes (adopted 26 May 2023, opened for signature on 14 February 2024, not yet in force) <www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MZEZ/projekti/MLA-pobuda/The-Ljubljana-The-Hague-MLA-Convention.pdf>
International Documents
General Assembly & Security Council
UNGA, ‘Res 3201 (S-VI): Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order’ (1 May 1974) UN Doc A/RES/S-6/3201
UNGA, ‘ Res 60/1: 2005 World Summit Outcome’ (16 September 2005) UN Doc A/Res/60/1
UNGA, ‘Crimes Against Humanity: Draft Written Summary’ (11 April 2024) UN Doc A/C.6/78/L.22/Add1
UNGA, ‘Crimes Against Humanity: Report of the Secretary-General’ (12 January 2024) UN Doc A/78/717
UNGA, ‘Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations’ (24 October 1970) UN Doc A/RES/25/2625
UNGA, ‘Human Rights Defenders - Report of the Special Rapporteur (Margaret Sekaggya) on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders’ (28 July 2011) UN Doc A/66/203
UNGA, ‘Report of the Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, Volume I’ (1996) UN Doc A/51/22
UNGA, ‘Report of the Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court: Volume 2, Compilation of Proposals’ (13 September 1996) UN Doc A/51/22
UNGA, ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights, Farida Shaheed: the Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress and its Applications’ (14 May 2012) UN Doc A/HRC/20/26
UNGA, ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment’ (24 January 2018) UN Doc A/HRC/37/59
UNGA, ‘Res 3314 (XXIX): Definition of Aggression’ (14 December 1974) UN Doc A/RES/29/3314
UNGA, ‘Res 60/1: 2005 World Summit Outcome’ (16 September 2005) UN Doc A/RES/60/1
UNGA, ‘Res 64/292: The Human Right to Water and Sanitation’ (28 July 2010) UN Doc A/RES/64/292
UNGA, ‘Res 68/262: Territorial Integrity of Ukraine’ (27 March 2014) UN Doc A/Res/68/262
UNGA, ‘Res 70/1: Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ (25 September 2015) UN Doc A/RES/70/1
UNGA, ‘Res 76/300: The Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment’ (1 August 2022) UN Doc A/RES/76/300
UNGA, ‘Res 79/122: United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity’ (12 December 2024) UN Doc A/Res/79/122
UNGA, ‘Resolutions and Decisions Adopted by the General Assembly During Its 64th Session’ (25 December 2009 – 14 September 2010) UN Doc A/64/49 (Vol III)
UNGA, ‘Rio Declaration on Environment and Development’ (12 August 1992) UN Doc A/Conf.151/5/Rev.1
UNGA, ‘Situation of Human Rights Defenders – Report of the Special Rapporteur (Michel Forst) on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders’ (3 August 2016) UN Doc A/71/281
UNGA, ‘Standing Mandate for a General Assembly Debate When a Veto is Cast in the Security Council’ (20 April 2022) UN Doc A/76/L.52
UNGA, ‘Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ (21 October 2015) UN Doc A/RES/70/1
UNGA, ‘Workshop on a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity: Notes by Secretariat’ (19 April 2023) UN Doc A/C.6/77/INF/3
UNSC ‘Report of the Secretary-General on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone’ (4 October 2000) UN Doc S/2000/915
UNSC, ‘Final Report of the Commission of Experts Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 780 (1992)’ (27 May 1994) UN Doc S/1994/674
UNSC, ‘Provisional Verbatim Record of the 3217th meeting’ (25 May 1993) UN Doc S/PV 3217
UNSC, ‘Report of the Secretary-General Pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Security Council Resolution 808’ (3 May 1993) UN Doc S/25704
UNSC, ‘Report of the Secretary-General Pursuant to Paragraph 5 of Security Council Resolution 955’ (13 February 1995) UN Doc S/1995/134
UNSC, ‘Resolution 808 adopted by the Security Council at its 3175th Meeting’ (22 February 1993) UN Doc S/Res/808
UNSC, ‘Resolution 955 adopted by the Security Council at its 3453rd Meeting’ (8 November 1994) UN Doc S/Res/955
UNSC, ‘Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda’ (8 November 1994) UN Doc S/RES/955
UNSC, ‘Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia’ (3 May 1993) UN Doc S/25704
International Law Commission
ILC ‘Draft Articles on the Law of Treaties with Commentaries’ (4 May–19 July 1966) UN Doc A/CN.4/191, reproduced in [1966/II] YBILC 187
ILC, ‘Articles on Prevention of Transboundary Harm from Hazardous Activities with Commentaries’ [2001/II – Part Two] YBILC 144
ILC, ‘Documents of the Second Part of the Seventeenth Session and of the Eighteenth Session Including the Reports of the Commission to the General Assembly’ (19 July 1966) UN Doc A/CN.4/SER.A/1966/Add.1
ILC, ‘Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity’ (29 April – 7 June and 8 July – 9 August 2019) UN Doc A/74/10 reproduced in [2019/II – Part Two] YBILC 23
ILC, ‘Draft Articles on Responsibility of International Organizations’ (26 April–3 June and 4 July–12 August 2011) UN Doc A/66/10, reproduced in [2011/II – Part Two] YBILC 46
ILC, ‘Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts with Commentaries’ (23 April–1 June and 2 July–10 August 2001) UN Doc A/56/10, reproduced in [2001/II – Part Two] YBILC 31
ILC, ‘Draft Articles on the Effects of Armed Conflicts on Treaties’ (26 April–3 June and 4 July–12 August 2011) UN Doc A/66/10, reproduced in [2018/II – Part Two] YBILC 107
ILC, ‘Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind’ (6 May – 26 July 1966) UN Doc A/51/10 reproduced in [1996/II – Part Two] YBILC 15
ILC, ‘Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind. Titles and Texts of Articles Adopted by the Drafting Committee’ (5 July 1989) UN Doc A/CN.4/L.459
ILC, ‘Draft Conclusions on Identification and Legal Consequences of Peremptory Norms of General International Law (Jus Cogens), with Commentaries’ (2022) UN Doc A/77/10
ILC, ‘Draft Conclusions on Identification of Customary International Law, with Commentaries’ (30 April–1 June and 2 July–10 August 2018) UN Doc A/73/10, reproduced in [2018/II – Part Two] YBILC 91
ILC, ‘Draft Conclusions on Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice in Relation to the Interpretation of Treaties, with Commentaries’ (30 April–1 June and 2 July–10 August 2018) UN Doc A/73/10, reproduced in [2018/II – Part Two] YBILC 16
ILC, ‘Draft Statute for an International Criminal Court’ (2 May–22 July 1994) UN Doc A/49/10 reproduced in [1994/II – Part Two] YBILC 27
ILC, ‘Fifth Report on Peremptory Norms of General International Law (jus cogens) by Dire Tladi, Special Rapporteur’ (24 January 2022) UN Doc A/CN.4/747
ILC, ‘First Report on Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice in relation to Treaty Interpretation’ (19 March 2013) UN Doc A/CN.4/660, reproduced in [2013/II – Part One] YBILC 51
ILC, ‘First Report on Subsidiary Means for the Determination of Rules of International Law by Charles Chernor Jalloh, Special Rapporteur’ (13 February 2023) UN Doc A/CN.4/760 ILC Secretariat, ‘Memorandum prepared by the Secretariat: Subsidiary Means for the Determination of Rules of International Law’ (17 January 2024) UN Doc A/CN.4/765
ILC, ‘Fourth Report on Crimes Against Humanity, by Sean D Murphy, Special Rapporteur’ (18 February 2019) UN Doc A/CN.4/725
ILC, ‘Fourth Report on Subsequent Agreement and Subsequent Practice in Relation to the Interpretation of Treaties, by Georg Nolte, Special Rapporteur’ (7 March 2016) UN Doc A/CN.4/694
ILC, ‘Fragmentation of International Law: Difficulties Arising from the Diversification and Expansion of International Law: Report of the Study Group of the International Law Commission’ (13 April 2006) UN Doc A/CN.4/L.682
ILC, ‘Fragmentation of International Law: Difficulties Arising from the Diversification and Expansion of International Law: Report of the Study Group of the International Law Commission’ (18 July 2006) UN Doc A/CN.4/L.702
ILC, ‘Guiding Principles Applicable to Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations with Commentaries Thereto’ (2006) UN Doc A/61/10, reproduced in [2006/II – Part Two] YBILC 160
ILC, ‘Principles on the Allocation of Loss in the Case of Transboundary Harm Arising Out of Hazardous Activities, with Commentaries [2006/II – Part Two] YBILC 56
ILC, ‘Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its 72nd Session’ (26 April–4 June and 5 July–6 August 2021) UN Doc A/67/10
ILC, ‘Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its Sixty-third Session’ (26 April – 3 June and 4 July 12 August 2011) UN Doc A/66/10, reproduced in [2011/II] YBILC 1
ILC, ‘Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its First Session’ (12 April 1949) UN Doc A/CN.4/13 and Corr 1-3 reproduced in [1949/I] YBILC 282
ILC, ‘Report of the International Law Commission, Seventy-fourth Session’ (24 April – 2 June and 3 July – 4 August) UN Doc A/78/10
ILC, ‘Report on the Sixth Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (Cairo, February-March 1964) by Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga, Observer for the Commission’ (21 May 1964) UN Doc A/C N.4/172, reproduced in [1964/II] YBILC 119
ILC, ‘Second Report on Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice in Relation to the Interpretation of Treaties, by Mr Georg Nolte, Special Rapporteur’ (26 March 2014) UN Doc A/CN.4/671 124
ILC, ‘Second Report on Subsidiary Means for the Determination of Rules of International Law by Special Rapporteur Charles Chernor Jalloh’ (30 January 2024) UN Doc A/CN.4/769
ILC, ‘Text of the Draft Conclusions on General Principles of Law adopted by the Commission on first Reading’ in ILC, ‘Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its Seventy-Fourth Session’ (24 April–2 June and 3 July–4 August 2023) UN Doc A/78/10
ILC, ‘Text of the Draft Conclusions Provisionally Adopted by the Drafting Committee on First Reading’ (12 May 2023) UN Doc A/CN.4/L.982
ILC, ‘Third Report on Identification of Customary International Law by Michael Wood, Special Rapporteur’ (27 March 2015) UN Doc A/CN.4/682
ILC, ‘Third Report on Subsidiary Means for the Determination of Rules of International Law by Special Rapporteur Charles Chernor Jalloh’ (29 January 2025) UN Doc A/CN.4/781
ILC, ‘Titles and Texts of Draft Conclusions 1 to 3 Provisionally Adopted by the Drafting Committee on the Topic of Subsidiary Means for the Determination of Rules of International Law’ (2 June 2023) UN Doc A/CN.4/L.985
International Law Association
ILA, ‘Final Report on the Impact of Findings of the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies of the Committee on International Human Rights Law and Practice’ (Berlin Conference 2004)
ILA, ‘ILA Study Group on the Content and Evolution of the Rules on Interpretation – Final Report’ (2020) 79 ILACR 914
Institut de Droit International
Institut de Droit International, ‘IV. Délibérations de l’Institut en séances plénières: Quatriéme Question – De l’interprétation de traités’ (1956) 46 AIDI 317
Other International Documents
1863 Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field (Lieber Code) (24 April 1863) <https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/liebercode-1863>
1991 Arrangement for the Transfer of Enemy Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees from the Custody of the British Forces to the Custody of the American Forces (31 January 1991) reproduced in P Rowe (ed), The Gulf War 1990–91 in International and English Law (Routledge 1993) Appendix I, 348
1991 Memorandum of Understanding on the Application of International Humanitarian Law between Croatia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (27 November 1991) reproduced in M Mercier, Crimes without Punishment: Humanitarian Action in Former Yugoslavia (East Haven 1996) Appendix, Document IV, 196
1998 Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (16 March 1998)
2004 Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of […] concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/2872/download>
2006 ICSID Arbitration Rules <https://icsid.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/ICSID%20Convention%20English.pdf>
2007 Arrangement for the Transfer of Detainees between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (3 May 2007)
2007 Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defence of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark concerning the transfer of persons between the Danish Contingent of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan authorities (8 June 2005, as amended on 1 May 2007)
2009 Updated European Union Guidelines on Promoting Compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) [2009] OJ C303/12
2011 Arrangement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America concerning the Transfer of Persons between the Canadian Forces and the US Forces in Afghanistan (18 November 2011)
2013 Arrangement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States of America concerning US support for the Transfer of UK-held Detainees from UK Detention to the Afghan Authorities (2 May 2013)
2015 India Model <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/model-agreements>
2017 Colombia Model <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/model-agreements>
2019 Morocco Model <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/model-agreements>
2022 ICSID Arbitration Rules <https://icsid.worldbank.org/rules-regulations/convention/arbitration-rules/chapter-x-publication%2C-access-to-proceedings-and-non-disputing-party-submissions>
Assembly of States Parties, ‘Strengthening the International Criminal Court and the Assembly of States Parties’ (9 December 2021) ICC-ASP/20/Res.5 [132] <https://asp.icc-cpi.int/sites/asp/files/asp_docs/ASP20/ICC-ASP-20-Res5-AV-ENG.pdf>
CBD, ‘Decision VII/11: Ecosystem Approach’ (13 April 2004) UN Doc UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VII/11
CBD, ‘Decision VII/16: Article 8(j) and Related Provisions’ (13 April 2004) UN Doc UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VII/16
CBD, ‘Decision VIII/28: Voluntary Guidelines on Biodiversity-Inclusive Impact Assessment’ (9 January 2006) UN Doc UNEP/CBD/COP/8/27/Add.2
CBD, ‘Decision XI/18: Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Sustainable Fisheries and Addressing Adverse Impacts of Human Activities, Voluntary Guidelines for Environmental Assessment, and Marine Spatial Planning’ (5 December 2012) UN Doc UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/XI/18
CBD, ‘Decision XV/4: Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’ (19 December 2022) UN Doc CBD/COP/DEC/15/4
CESCR, ‘General Comment No 15: The Right to Water (Articles 11 and 12 of the Covenant)’ (20 January 2003) UN Doc E/C.12/2002/11
Committee on the Rights of the Child, ‘General Comment No 26 on Children’s Rights and the Environment with a Special Focus on Climate Change’ (22 August 2023) UN Doc CRC/C/GC/26
FAO, ‘Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication’ (adopted at the 31st Session of the Committee on Fisheries, 9-13 June 2014) <https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/edfffbfc-81e5-4208-a36f-334ff81ac10f/content>
FAO, One Ocean Hub, and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, ‘Policy Brief: Applying Coherently the Human Rights-based Approach to Small-scale Fisheries for Achieving Multiple Sustainable Development Goals’ (2023) <www.fao.org/3/cc3251en/cc3251en.pdf>
HRC Advisory Committee, ‘Impact of New Technologies Intended for Climate Protection on the Enjoyment of Human Rights’ (10 August 2023) UN Doc A/HRC/54/47
HRC, ‘General Comment No 24, Issues Relating to Reservations Made upon Ratification or Accession to the Covenant or the Optional Protocols thereto, or in Relation to Declarations under Article 41 of the Covenant’ (11 November 1994) UN Doc CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.6
HRC, ‘Opinion No 83/2021 concerning Ahmed Samir Santawy (Egypt)’ (28 January 2022) UN Doc A/HRC/WGAD/2021/83
HRC, ‘Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its Ninety-second Session’ (OHCHR, 15–19 November 2021) <www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/wg-arbitrary-detention/opinions-adopted-working-group-arbitrary-detention/opinions-adopted-working-group-arbitrary-detention-its-92nd-session>
HRC, ‘Report of the UN Special Rapporteur (J Knox) on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment’ (19 January 2017) UN Doc A/HRC/34/49
HRC, ‘Res 5/2: Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the Human Rights Council’ (8 June 2007) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/5/2
HRC, ‘United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas’ (8 October 2018) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/39/12
HRCttee, ‘General Comment No 33: Obligations of States Parties under the Optional Protocol to ICCPR’ (5 November 2008) UN Doc CCPR/C/GC/33
ICC, ‘Amendments to Article 8 of the Rome Statute’ (10 June 2010) RC/Res.5
ICRC, ‘Preventing and Repressing International Crimes: Towards an ‘Integrated’ Approach Based on Domestic Practice: Report of the Third Universal Meeting of National Committees for the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law’, Vol I (Czech Red Cross, 2014) 12 <www.cervenykriz.eu/files/files/cz/nsmhp/setkaniNKMHP.pdf>
ICRC, ‘Statement of 8 July 1998 Relating to the Bureau Discussion Paper in Document A/CONF.183/C.1 /L.53’ (8 July 1998) UN Doc A/CONF.183/INF/10
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