Instruments of ratification or accession are formal documents through which a country expresses its consent to be bound by an international convention or treaty. These instruments are typically submitted to the depositary of the treaty,
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is an international treaty that was adopted in 1969 and entered into force in 1980. It is one of the most important treaties in the field of
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN), established by the Charter of the United Nations. The statute governing the ICJ is called the “Statute of the
International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of armed conflict or the law of war, is a set of rules and principles that seeks to protect individuals who are not or are no
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979. It is often referred to as the international bill
Elies van Sliedregt and Desislava Stoitchkova are both renowned scholars in the field of international criminal law. Elies van Sliedregt is a Dutch legal scholar specializing in international criminal law and criminal procedure. She has
Here is a list of some of the major international human rights instruments: Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are several other regional and international human rights instruments, treaties, and
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in 1945 and is located at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICJ’s main
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) was an international tribunal established by the United Nations Security Council to prosecute individuals responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The genocide claimed the lives of approximately
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a United Nations (UN) court established to prosecute individuals responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia
