Respect for Human Rights in Armed Conflicts

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 115 Respect for human rights in armed conflicts, published in 1978.

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13 documents · 1969–1978

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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2 subjects

Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Treaties

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17 operative paragraphs

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115. 8 December 1977 207

32/45 Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations 116 and on the Strengthening of the role of the Organization (A/32/338)

8 December 1977 208

32/46 Report of the Committee on Rela,tions wi.th the Host Country ( A/32/ 406)

117. 8 December 1977 208

32/47 United Nations Conference on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties (A/32/366)

122. 8 December 1977 209 124 32/48 Review of the multilateral treaty-making process (A/32/363)

8 December 1977 209 32/144 Computerization of treaty information and registration and publication of treaties and internationa,l agreements .pursuant to Article 102 of ,the Charter of the United Nations (A/32/432)

100. 16 December 1977 210 32/145 Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (A/32/402) ....

113. 16 December 1977 210 32/146 United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law (A/32/412)

114. 16 December 1977

32/147 Measures to prevent international terrorism which endangers or takes innocent human lives or jeopardizes fundamental freedoms, and study of the underlying causes of those forms of terrorism and acts of violence which lie in misery, frustration, grievanoe and despair and which cause some people to sacrifice human lives, including thei,r own,

in an a,ttempt to effect radical changes (A/32/453)

118. 16 December 1977 212 32/148 Drafting of an international convention against the taking of hostages (A/32/467)

119. 16 December 1977 213 Conclusion of a world -treaty on the non-use of force in international 32/150 relations (A/32/466)

37. 19 December 1977 213 32/151 Report of the International Law Commission (A/32/433)

112. 19 December 1977 214

32/ 44.

Respect for human rights in armed con• Geneva Protocol of 19253 and the Geneva Conventions flicts of 1949,4

Noting the report of the Secretary-General on the fourth session of the Diplomatic Conference on the

Welcomes the successful conclusion of the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Developof the United Nations that all Members shall refrain from the threat or use of force in their international ment of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts which has resulted in two Protocols relations,

Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August

Reaffirming the need to secure the full observance 1949, adopted by the Diplomatic Conference on 8 June of human rights in armed conflicts pending the earliesL 1977, namely, Protocol I relating to the prote<:tion of possible termination of such conflicts,

victims of international armed con:flicts6 and Protocol II

Convinced of the continuing value of established relating to the protection of victims of non-international humanitarian rules relating to armed conflicts, in pararmed conflicts;7 ticular the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907,2 the 3 League of Nations, Treaty Series, vol. XCIV, No. 2138, 1 For the decisions adopted on the reports of the Sixth Comp. 65. mittee, see sect. X.B.8.

4 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970-973.

2 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Hague 0 A/32/144 and Add.I. Conventions and Declarations of 1899 and 1907 (New York,

n A/32/144, annex I. Oxford University Press, 1915).

7 Ibid., annex II.

Notes the recommendation, approved by the Diplomatic Conference, that a special conference be called on the issue of prohibition or restriction of use for humanitarian reasons of specific conventional weapons;

Expresses its appreciation to the Swiss Federal Council for acting as host to the four sessions of the Diplomatic Conference, and to the International Committee of the Red Cross for preparing the basis for discussion and for its constant assis.tance to the Conference;

Urges States. to consider without delay the matter of signing and ratifying or acceding to the two Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, which will be opened for signature on 12 December 1977 in Berne;

Appeals to States which have not done so to be- 5. come parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949;

Calls upon all parties to armed conflicts to acknowledge and to comply with their obligations under the existing instruments of international humanitarian law and to observe the international humanitarian rules which are applicable, in pa,rticular the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, the Geneva Protocol of 1925 and the Geneva Conventions of 1949;

Calls upon all States to take effective steps for the dissemination of humanitarian rules applicable in armed conflicts;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session a report concerning the state of signatures and ratifications of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session an item entitled "Report of the Secretary-General on the state of signatures and ratifications of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 concerning the respect for human rights in armed conflicts".

32/ 45.

Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the role of the Organization

Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization;

Decides that the Special Committee should continue its work in pursuance of the following tasks with which it is entrusted:

To list the proposals which have been made or will be made in the Committee and to identify those which have awakened special interest;

To examine proposals which have been made ( b) or will be made in the Committee with a view to according priority to the consideration of those areas on which general agreement is possible;

Requests the Special Committee to be mindful of the importance of reaching general agreement whenever it has significance for the outcome of its work;

Urges members of the Special Committee to participate fully in its work in fulfilment of the mandate entrusted to it;

Invites Governments to submit, or to bring up to date, their observations and proposals in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3499 (XXX);

Requests the Secretary-General to render all assistance to the Special Committee, including the preparation of summary records of its meetings;

Requests the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its thirtythird session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-third session the item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization".

32/ 46.

Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country

Resolution Dat~of No.

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