Note: adopted by the Human Rights Council on 18 June 2007.
The Human Rights Council,
Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the United Nations General Assembly in resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,
Having considered the draft text on institution-building submitted by the President of the Council,
Adopts the draft text entitled “United Nations Human Rights Council: Institution Building”, as contained in the annex to the present resolution, including its appendix(ces);
Decides to submit the following draft resolution to the General Assembly for its adoption as a matter of priority in order to facilitate the timely implementation of the text contained thereafter:
“The General Assembly”,
“Taking note of Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007”,
“1. Welcomes the text entitled ‘United Nations Human Rights Council: Institution Building’, as contained in the annex to the present resolution, including its appendix(ces).”
9th meeting
18 June 2007
[Resolution adopted without a vote.]
Annex
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: INSTITUTION-BUILDING
I. UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW MECHANISM
A. Basis of the review
1. The basis of the review is:
(a) The Charter of the United Nations;
(b) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
(c) Human rights instruments to which a State is party;
(d) Voluntary pledges and commitments made by States, including those undertaken when presenting their candidatures for election to the Human Rights Council (hereinafter “the Council”).
2. In addition to the above and given the complementary and mutually interrelated nature of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, the review shall take into account applicable international humanitarian law.
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