Respect for Human Rights in Armed Conflicts

A/RES/2677(XXV)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

What else is in this group?

13 documents · 1969–1978

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1978).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1978	A/RES/32/44	Respect for human rights in armed conflicts	1,486	–
1977	A/RES/31/19	Respect for human rights in armed conflicts	474	–
1976	A/RES/3500(XXX)	Respect for human rights in armed conflicts	588	–
1975	A/RES/3319(XXIX)	Respect for human rights in armed conflicts	468	–
1974	A/RES/3102(XXVIII)	Respect for human rights in armed conflicts	883	–

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 1971

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
1971	A/8370	Respect for human rights in armed conflicts report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/2677(XXV)

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Conferences Experts Human Rights in Armed Conflicts International Instruments Meeting Records

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Calls upon all parties to any armed conflict to observe the rules laid down in the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, the Geneva Protocol of 1925, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and other humanitarian rules applicable in armed conflicts, and invites those States which have not yet done so to adhere to those instruments;

EEesses the hope that the conference of government xperts to be convened in 1971 by the International 'ttee of the Red Cross will consider

further what development is required in existing humanitarian laws applicable to armed conflicts, and that it will make specific recommendations in this respect for consideration by Governments;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To invite early comments by Governments on his reports;

To transmit his reports and the comments of Governments thereon, together with the records of relevant discussions and resolutions of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Human Rights, to the International Committee of the Red Cross for consideration, as appropriate, by the conference of government experts;

To present the comments received to the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth session and to report at that session on the results of the conference of government experts to be convened by the International Committee of the Red Cross and on any other relevant developments;

Decides to consider this question again, in all its aspects, at the twenty-sixth session.

9 December 1970.

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