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Capital Punishment

A/RES/36/59View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 87 International Covenants on Human Rights, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1964–1983
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/37/192
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
1983
A/RES/37/192

Capital punishment

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1982
A/RES/36/59

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1978
A/RES/32/61

Capital punishment

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1973
A/RES/3011(XXVII)

Capital punishment

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1972
A/RES/2857(XXVI)

Capital punishment

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What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects
Capital PunishmentCivil and Political RightsTreaties

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs
Invites Member States to submit further comments and observations on the draft resolution entitled "Measures
aiming at the ultimate abolition of capital punishment (draft Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights)" ,69 submitted at the thrity-fifth session of the General Assembly, and requests the Secretary- General to submit to the Assembly at its thirty-seventh session a report containing the views expressed by Governments;
2
Decides to consider at its thirty-seventh session, under the item entitled ·'International Covenants on Human Rights", the idea of elaborating a draft of a second optional protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 70 aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.
"' A/36/441 and Add. I and 2.
new,. agenda item 65, document A/351742. para. 20. · "' Resolution 2200 A I XXI). annex.

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