• Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol 1). Adopted on 8 June 1977 by the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts entry into force 7 December 1979, in accordance with Article 95 (Article 47.-Mercenaries).
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/93.htm
• International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries. General Assembly, 72nd plenary meeting [A/RES/44/34] 4 December 1989.
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/1989a.htm
• Commission on Human Rights. Fifty-eight session. Report of Shaista Shameem, Special Rapporteur on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination (E/CN.4/2005/14). 61 session CHR, 8 December 2004.
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G04/167/92/PDF/G0416792.pdf
- For previous annual reports click here
For links to UN missions or the website of Dr. Shaista Shameem visit the IOs page |
Peace Agreements:
• International Conflict Research (INCORE) - Conflict Data Service - Peace Agreements. The publication and widespread dissemination of recent peace accords has enormous merit. At INCORE you can access and download a selection of peace agreements.
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/agreements/ |
