Article 5 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at their limitation…

Article 4 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the present Covenant to the extent strictly required…

Article 3 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant. See also: Article 2 ICCPR

Article 2 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political…

Article 1 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice…

Preamble International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice…

Article 14 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by ratification, acceptance or approval The consent of a State to be bound by a treaty is expressed by ratification when: (a) the treaty provides for such consent to be expressed by means of ratification; (b) it is…

Article 13 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by an exchange of instruments constituting a treaty The consent of States to be bound by a treaty constituted by instruments exchanged between them is expressed by that exchange when: (a) the instruments provide that their exchange shall…

Article 12 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by signature The consent of a State to be bound by a treaty is expressed by the signature of its representative when: (a) the treaty provides that signature shall have that effect; (b) it is otherwise established that…