Summary or Arbitrary Executions

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1984.

What other versions does this mandate have?

11 versions · 1983–1995

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/49/191

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1995	A/RES/49/191	Summary or arbitrary executions	1,029	—
1993	A/RES/47/136	Summary or arbitrary executions	—	—
1991	A/RES/45/162	Summary or arbitrary executions	—	—
1990	A/RES/44/159	Summary or arbitrary executions	—	—
1989	A/RES/43/151	Summary or arbitrary executions	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Extralegal Executions Special Rapporteurs Summary Executions

What’s in this document?

3 operative paragraphs

!! e/comes Economic and Social ( ·ouncil resolution 1982 35 of 7 Mav 1982, in which the Council decided to appoint for one year a special rapporteur to examine the questions related to summary or arhitrary executions and to submit to the Commission on Human Rights. at its thirty-ninth session. a rnmprehensive report on the occurrence and extent of thc practice of sueh cxecutions. together with bis conclusio11s ami rccommendations:

lakes note of Economic and Social Council rcsolution 1983/36 of 26 Mav 1983. in which the Council decided to continuc the· mandate of the Special Rapporteur. Mr. S. A. Wako, for another year and decidcd that the Commission on Human Rights should consider the question of summary or arbitrary exccutions as a matter or high priority at its fortieth session:

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, l¡1peals to ali Governmcnts to co-opcrate with and assist the Special Rapporteur of the Commission 011 Human Rights in the preparation of his rcport:

Rcquests the Secretary-Ge11eral to provide ali necessary assistance to the Special Rapporteur so that he rnay cffectivcly carry out hi~ mandate:

.-lgain requests the Sccretary-General to conti11ue to use tris best endeavours in cases where the mínimum standard of legal safeguards provided for in articles 6, 14 and 15 of the lnternational Cove11ant on Civil and Political Rights appear not to be respected:

Requests thc Commission 011 Human Rights at its fortieth session. on thC' basis of the report of the Special Rapporteur to be prepared in conformity with Eco11omic and Social Couneil rcsolutions 1982135 and 1983/36. to make recomrnendations conccrning appropriate action to comhat and eventually elimi11ate the practice of summary or arbitrary executions

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97 Resolu!Ion 217 A (111).

9"See l:CN.4,l'!X.14-t·:C,..\Suh.~ l4X.'4\ ami Corr.l. ,·hap '\XI. 98Resolution 2200 A (XXII. annex.

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