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United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects

A/RES/37/79No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 51United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, published in 1983.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1979–1983
  • 1983A/RES/37/79United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate EffectsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/36/93United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate EffectsCompare with previous version
  • 1981A/RES/35/153United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate EffectsCompare with previous version
  • 1980A/RES/34/82United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate EffectsCompare with previous version
  • 1979A/RES/33/70United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects

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What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Conventional WeaponsSignatures, Accessions, RatificationsTreaties

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Urges those States that have not yet done so to exert their best endeavours to become parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Con­ ventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Exces­ sively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects and the Protocols annexed thereto, as early as possible, so as to obtain their entry into force and, ultimately, their universal adherence;
2
Takes note of the fact that, under article 8 of the Convention, conferences may be convened to consider amendments to the Convention or any of the annexed Pro­ tocols, to consider additional protocols relating to other categories of conventional weapons not covered by the ex­ isting annexed Protocols, or to review the scope and op­ eration of the Convention and the Protocols annexed thereto and to consider any proposal for amendments to the Con­ vention or to the existing annexed Protocols and any pro­ posals for additional protocols relating to other categories of conventional weapons not covered by the existing an­ nexed Protocols;
3
Requests the Secretary-General, as the depositary of the Convention and its three annexed Protocols, to inform the General Assembly from time to time of the state of adherence to the said Convention and its Protocols;
4
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session the item entitled ''United Nations Con­ ference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Ex­ cessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects''.

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