ReservationsAs amended by the Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States "Protocol of Buenos Aires", signed on February 27, 1967, at the Third Special Inter-American Conference,by the Protocol of Amendment...
Status of ratifications, reservations and declarations
The States Parties to the present Protocol,
Considering that the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention)...
Part OneGeneral Principles1. Fundamental perspectives
1.1 Member States shall seek, in conformity with their respective general interests, to further the well-being of the juvenile and her or his family.
1.2 Member States shall endeavour to develop...
I. Fundamental Perspectives 1. The juvenile justice system should uphold the rights and safety and promote the physical and mental well-being of juveniles. Imprisonment should be used as a last resort. 2. Juveniles should only be deprived of their...
I. Fundamental Principles1. The prevention of juvenile delinquency is an essential part of crime prevention in society. By engaging in lawful, socially useful activities and adopting a humanistic orientation towards society and outlook on life,...
Status of ratifications Declarations and reservationsThe States Parties to this Convention, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the equal and inalienable rights of all...
CONSIDERANDO:Que los pueblos americanos han dignificado la persona humana y que sus constituciones nacionales reconocen que las instituciones jurídicas y políticas, rectoras de la vida en sociedad, tienen como fin principal la protección de los...
WHEREAS: The American peoples have acknowledged the dignity of the individual, and their national constitutions recognize that juridical and political institutions, which regulate life in human society, have as their principal aim the protection of...
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization , Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its 87th Session on 1 June 1999, and Considering the need to adopt new...
PreambleWhereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have...
