INTERNATIONAL LAW HANDBOOK - United Nations

1 INTERNATIONAL LAW HANDBOOKCOLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTSBOOK ONEThe photograph on the cover is of a stained glass window in the United Nations Headquarters building in New York. The staff of the United Nations and Marc Chagall donated the stained glass panel designed by the French artist as a memorial to Dag Hammarskj ld and 15 others who died in a plane crash while on a peace mission in the Congo in 1961. Dag Hammarskj ld served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from 10 April 1953 until his death on 18 September 1961. He introduced the concept of peacekeeping and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also defined the role of an INTERNATIONAL civil servant based on his personal devotion to the Charter of the United Nations and to public the panel Chagall sought to express the simplicity and beauty of the ideals of peace and brotherhood for which the United Nations was founded.

2 Symbols of peace and love can be found throughout the panel. In the center is the figure of a young child being kissed on the cheek by an angelic face which emerges from a mass of flowers; the right hand side suggests mankind s yearning for peace, its prophets and its victims, and symbols of law. On the left are depicted motherhood and people struggling for peace. The cover design is courtesy of the graphic designer, Sean Hammarskj ldINTERNATIONAL LAW HANDBOOKCOLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTSUNITED Nations . NEW YOR K, 2017 Copyright United Nations , 2017 The fundamental goal of the INTERNATIONAL Law HANDBOOK is to promote the teaching and dissemina-tion of INTERNATIONAL law around the world under the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of INTERNATIONAL Law. This publication may be reproduced for academic purposes to further this goal anywhere in the world.

3 It may be downloaded free of charge from the following United Nations websites: and OneChapter I. Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the INTERNATIONAL Court of JusticeChapter II. Law of treatiesChapter III. Subjects of INTERNATIONAL lawStatesInternational organizationsChapter IV. Diplomatic and consular relationsChapter V. INTERNATIONAL responsibilityChapter VI. Peaceful settlement of INTERNATIONAL disputesGeneral instrumentsInstitutional and procedural rulesChapter VII. INTERNATIONAL peace and securityChapter VIII. INTERNATIONAL human rights lawMain instrumentsImplementation and monitoringSelf-determinationIndigenous peoplesDevelopmentReligion or beliefBusiness and human rightsRight to a remedy and reparationChapter IX. Movement of persons and INTERNATIONAL migration lawRefugeesStatelessnessInternally displaced personsMigrant workersBook TwoChapter X. Law of armed conflictMain instrumentsCultural protection in armed conflict and against intentional destructionChapter XI.

4 INTERNATIONAL criminal lawInternational crimesStatute of limitationsUnited Nations personnelMercenariesMutual legal assistance and extraditionChapter XI. INTERNATIONAL criminal law (cont.) INTERNATIONAL Criminal Tribunal for the former YugoslaviaInternational Criminal Tribunal for RwandaInternational Residual Mechanism for Criminal TribunalsInternational Criminal CourtChapter XII. Disarmament and non-proliferationBook ThreeChapter XIII. Law of the seaUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and related instrumentsMaritime disputesChapter XIV. INTERNATIONAL environmental lawDevelopment and environmentAtmospheric protection and climate changeBiological diversityHazardous activities and substancesDesertificationChapter XV. INTERNATIONAL watercoursesBook FourChapter XVI. INTERNATIONAL labour lawFundamental instrumentsDeclarationsChapter XVII. Law of cultural relationsChapter XVIII.

5 INTERNATIONAL trade and investment lawWorld Trade OrganizationUnited Nations Commission on INTERNATIONAL Trade LawDevelopmentTrade and investment disputesINTERNATIONAL LAW HANDBOOKCOLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTSBOOK ONEviiTABLE OF CONTENTSBook OnePageForeword .. xiiiChapter I Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the INTERNATIONAL Court of Justice1. Charter of the United Nations .. 32. Statute of the INTERNATIONAL Court of Justice .. 23 Chapter II Law of treaties3. Vienna Convention on the law of treaties.. 374. Vienna Convention on succession of States in respect of treaties .. 565. Vienna Convention on the law of treaties between States and INTERNATIONAL organizations or between INTERNATIONAL organizations.. 726. Articles on the effects of armed conflicts on treaties .. 97 Chapter III Subjects of INTERNATIONAL lawStates7.

6 Convention on rights and duties of States.. 1038. Draft Declaration on rights and duties of States .. 1059. Vienna Convention on succession of States in respect of state property, archives and debts .. 10710. Articles on nationality of natural persons in relation to the succession of States .. 11811. United Nations Convention on jurisdictional immunities of States and their property 123(See also Vienna Convention on succession of States in respect of treaties, Chapter II, No. 4)viii INTERNATIONAL Law HandbookPageInternational organizations12. Convention on the privileges and immunities of the United Nations .. 13313. Convention on the privileges and immunities of the specialized agencies.. 138 Chapter IV Diplomatic and consular relations14. Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations .. 14914.(a) Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations concerning acquisition of nationality.

7 15914.(b) Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes .. 16115. Vienna Convention on consular relations.. 16215.(a) Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on consular relations concerning acquisition of nationality .. 18115.(b) Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on consular relations concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes .. 18216. Convention on special missions .. 18416.(a) Optional Protocol to the Convention on special missions concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes.. 19617. Vienna Convention on the representation of States in their relations with INTERNATIONAL organizations of a universal character .. 19718. Draft Articles on the status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accompanied by diplomatic courier and draft optional protocols.

8 220 Chapter V INTERNATIONAL responsibility19. Convention on INTERNATIONAL liability for damage caused by space objects .. 23120. Articles on the responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts .. 23721. Articles on diplomatic protection .. 24622. Articles on the responsibility of INTERNATIONAL organizations .. 249(See also Principles on the allocation of loss in the case of transboundary harm arising out of hazardous activities, Chapter XIV, No. 117; andArticles on prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities, Chapter XIV, No. 118) Table of contents ixPageChapter VI Peaceful settlement of INTERNATIONAL disputesGeneral instruments23. Convention for the pacific settlement of INTERNATIONAL disputes (1899) .. 26524. Convention for the pacific settlement of INTERNATIONAL disputes (1907).

9 27425. Manila Declaration on the peaceful settlement of INTERNATIONAL disputes .. 28926. Principles and guidelines for INTERNATIONAL negotiations.. 293 Institutional and procedural rules(See Statute of the INTERNATIONAL Court of Justice, Chapter I, No. 2)27. Model Rules on arbitral procedure.. 29428. United Nations Model Rules for the conciliation of disputes between States .. 30229. Permanent Court of Arbitration, Arbitration Rules .. 307(See also the section on Trade and investment disputes, Chapter XVIII)Chapter VII INTERNATIONAL peace and security(See Charter of the United Nations , Chapter I, No. 1)30. Uniting for peace.. 32731. Declaration on principles of INTERNATIONAL law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations .. 33032.

10 Definition of aggression.. 33633. Declaration on the enhancement of the effectiveness of the principle of refraining from the threat or use of force in INTERNATIONAL relations .. 33834. Declaration on the prevention and removal of disputes and situations which may threaten INTERNATIONAL peace and security and on the role of the United Nations in this field .. 342x INTERNATIONAL Law HandbookPageChapter VIII INTERNATIONAL human rights lawMain instruments35. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.. 34936. INTERNATIONAL Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination .. 35337. INTERNATIONAL Covenant on economic, social and cultural rights .. 36237.(a) Optional Protocol to the INTERNATIONAL Covenant on economic, social and cultural rights .. 36938. INTERNATIONAL Covenant on civil and political rights.