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  • 65 - African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 1981

  • from Part VII - African Union Documents
  • Edited by Urfan Khaliq, Cardiff University
  • Book:
    International Human Rights Law Documents
    Published online:
    12 December 2018
    Print publication:
    25 October 2018, pp 544-556

  • Summary

    Note: African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Adopted Banjul, The Gambia, 27 June 1981. OAU Document CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5; 1520 UNTS 217. Entry into force: 21 October 1986.

    PREAMBLE

    The African States members of the Organisation of African Unity, parties to the present Convention entitled “African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights”

    Recalling Decision 115 (XVI) of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government at its Sixteenth Ordinary Session held in Monrovia, Liberia, from 17 to 20 July 1979 on the preparation of “a preliminary draft on an African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, providing inter alia for the establishment of bodies to promote and protect human and peoples’ rights”;

    Considering the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity, which stipulates that “freedom, equality, justice and dignity are essential objectives for the achievement of the legitimate aspirations of the African peoples”;

    Reaffirming the pledge they solemnly made in Article 2 of the said Charter to eradicate all forms of colonialism from Africa, to coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts to achieve a better life for the peoples of Africa and to promote international cooperation having due regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

    Taking into consideration the virtues of their historical tradition and the values of African civilization which should inspire and characterize their reflection on the concept of human and peoples’ rights;

    Recognizing on the one hand, that fundamental human rights stem from the attitudes of human beings, which justifies their international protection and on the other hand that the reality and respect of peoples’ rights should necessarily guarantee human rights;

    Considering that the enjoyment of rights and freedoms also implies the performance of duties on the part of everyone;

    Convinced that it is henceforth essential to pay particular attention to the right to development and that civil and political rights cannot be dissociated from economic, social and cultural rights in their conception as well as universality and that the satisfaction of economic, social and cultural rights is a guarantee for the enjoyment of civil and political rights;

  • Editor's Preface

  • Edited by Urfan Khaliq, Cardiff University
  • Book:
    International Human Rights Law Documents
    Published online:
    12 December 2018
    Print publication:
    25 October 2018, pp xiii-xiv

  • Summary

    When I was first asked by Cambridge University Press to compile a ‘documents book’ on international human rights law, I was of the view that what was ‘needed’ was a comprehensive collection that reflected the historical development and breadth of the topic and that this would be of most use to researchers and students in the field alike. It soon became clear, however, that the commercial objectives of the publisher focused primarily on examination use for students and thus their view differed from mine as to ‘what was needed’ and the imposed constraints with regard to eventual size and price soon required me to substantially limit the scope of the envisaged project. Nevertheless, in light of the peer reviews commissioned by Cambridge University Press and what I felt warranted inclusion, the first manuscript I completed ran to over three quarters of a million words, significantly over twice the limit I was given. Thus hard and some regrettable choices had to be made. The parochial view of international human rights law as a ‘law of peace time’ had to prevail, and I was unable to include documents on international humanitarian law such as the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols. Nor was I able to include many important documents which are broadly considered part of international criminal law and thus, for example, the Statute of the International Criminal Court, the ad-hoc tribunals and UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals also had to be excluded. Other documents which are concerned with criminal activity and relate to, for example, trafficking I was able to retain. Equally regrettably, I had to exclude a series of documents which relate to ‘international human rights law’ as that term is more usually used in university module descriptors. I had hoped to include several older but important General Assembly resolutions, but they do not, from the feedback received at least, seem often to form part of the modern university curriculum and thus these also had to be excluded. I have, however, included a few such resolutions, the most recent being the 2014 General Assembly resolution relating to the reform of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies. This resolution is to be found accompanying the said treaties.

  • 38 - Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001)

  • from Part II - Declarations, Standard Setting and other Relevant Documents Adopted under the Auspices of the United Nations Relating Directly to Human Rights Issues
  • Edited by Urfan Khaliq, Cardiff University
  • Book:
    International Human Rights Law Documents
    Published online:
    12 December 2018
    Print publication:
    25 October 2018, pp 323-325

  • Summary

    Note: Adopted by the Security Council at its 4385th meeting, 28 September 2001.

    The Security Council,

    Reaffirming its resolutions 1269 (1999) of 19 October 1999 and 1368 (2001) of 12 September 2001,

    Reaffirming also its unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist attacks which took place in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania on 11 September 2001, and expressing its determination to prevent all such acts,

    Reaffirming further that such acts, like any act of international terrorism, constitute a threat to international peace and security,

    Reaffirming the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence as recognized by the Charter of the United Nations as reiterated in resolution 1368 (2001),

    Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts,

    Deeply concerned by the increase, in various regions of the world, of acts of terrorism motivated by intolerance or extremism,

    Calling on States to work together urgently to prevent and suppress terrorist acts, including through increased cooperation and full implementation of the relevant international conventions relating to terrorism,

    Recognizing the need for States to complement international cooperation by taking additional measures to prevent and suppress, in their territories through all lawful means, the financing and preparation of any acts of terrorism,

    Reaffirming the principle established by the General Assembly in its declaration of October 1970 (resolution 2625 (XXV)) and reiterated by the Security Council in its resolution 1189 (1998) of 13 August 1998, namely that every State has the duty to refrain from organizing, instigating, assisting or participating in terrorist acts in another State or acquiescing in organized activities within its territory directed towards the commission of such acts,

    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

    1. Decides that all States shall:

  • (a) Prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist acts;

  • (b) Criminalize the wilful provision or collection, by any means, directly or indirectly, of funds by their nationals or in their territories with the intention that the funds should be used, or in the knowledge that they are to be used, in order to carry out terrorist acts;

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