Sentences with phrase «high contracting parties»

States will reconvene for the CCW's Meeting of High Contracting Parties on 22 - 24 November 2017.

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots believes that CCW states should explicitly acknowledge that the GGE will result in an agreement to move to formal negotiations, with such a mandate adopted at the CCW's 2018 Meeting of High Contracting Parties.

Simon - Michel will chair the CCW's next Meeting of High Contracting Parties in Geneva on 14 - 15 November 2013, he decided to convene the seminar to check the level of interest in addressing the issue.

The first meeting of the CCW Group of Governmental Experts will be followed by annual Meeting of High Contracting Parties on 22 - 24 November, where states are expected to decide on the CCW's future work on lethal autonomous weapons systems.

South Africa welcomes the outcomes of the Fifth Review Conference of the CCW that took place in December 2016 particularly the decision to convene a Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention, and to establish an open - ended Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) to discuss emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS).

As Chair of the Convention this year, the UK will do its utmost to ensure a successful and forward leaning outcome at the meeting of High Contracting Parties in November.

We look forward to the next meeting of the High Contracting Parties in November for further consideration of this issue.

Poland, 12 October Poland has served as the President of the last year's meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).

As an outgoing Chair of the Meeting of the High Contracting Parties, Poland tables the resolution on the CCW in the First Committee.

CCW High Contracting Parties include a broad range of States, including those that have incorporated or are considering incorporating automated and autonomous capabilities in weapon systems.

Most of the CCW's 124 high contracting parties participated in three meetings on lethal autonomous weapons systems in 2014 - 2016, in addition to UN agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

This meeting afforded CCW High Contracting Parties and observers the opportunity to identify and discuss the complex issues involved with LAWS and to begin the process of educating ourselves and each other on this subject.

We are currently engaging with our fellow CCW High Contracting Parties to formulate an appropriate mandate for 2015.

We look forward to the annual meetings of High Contracting Parties in November and to establishing a program of work for 2015 that will allow CCW States to continue supporting the universalization of the CCW and the implementation of all its Protocols.

States participating in the 2018 CCW meetings will not take any formal decisions, but aim to produce a GGE report with findings and proposals on the way ahead that will be adopted at the CCW's Meeting of High Contracting Parties on 21 - 23 November 2018, under the presidency of Ambassador Janis Karklins of Latvia.

France would like this work to continue and I will advocate that in November during the meeting of the High Contracting Parties.

France will support a renewal of the mandate for another meeting of experts in 2015 during the meeting of the High Contracting Parties to be held next month.

We look forward to the meetings of High Contracting Parties in November and to establishing a robust program of work for 2016 to support preparations for the Fifth Review Conference of the CCW.

Accordingly, we support an informal, exploratory discussion of lethal fully autonomous weapons and are engaged with our fellow CCW High Contracting Parties in formulating an appropriate mandate that will facilitate these discussions.

A GGE will allow high contracting parties to develop their understanding of the issue and to pursue effective outcomes.

A shared skepticism on the effectiveness of some existing mechanisms (such as Protecting Powers, Enquiry Procedures, Meeting of the High Contracting Parties, or the IHFFC) lay behind this request.

Because Art 1 states that «the High Contracting Parties shall secure to everyone within their jurisdiction the rights and freedoms defined in Section 1 of this Convention», the issue was whether any of the victims were within the jurisdiction.

Each of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, taken together, require High Contracting Parties to enact legislation to provide effective penal sanctions for those persons committing or ordering to be committed a grave breach; to search for those who commit a grave breach; and to take measures necessary to suppress all acts contrary to the Conventions other than grave breaches.

The Commission shall only exercise the powers provided for in this article when at least six High Contracting Parties are bound by declarations made in accordance with the preceding paragraphs.

Any of the High Contracting Parties may at any time declare that it recognizes as compulsory «ipso facto» and without special agreement the jurisdiction of the Court in all matters concerning the interpretation and application of the present Convention.

These declarations shall be deposited with the Secretary - General of the Council of Europe who shall transmit copies thereof to the High Contracting Parties.

The Secretary - General of the Council of Europe shall notify all the Members of the Council of Europe of the entry into force of the Convention, the names of the High Contracting Parties who have ratified it, and the deposit of all instruments of ratification which may be effected subsequently.

Nothing in Articles 10, 11, and 14 shall be regarded as preventing the High Contracting Parties from imposing restrictions on the political activity of aliens.

To ensure the observance of the engagements undertaken by the High Contracting Parties in the present Convention, there shall be set up:

As between the High Contracting Parties the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Protocol shall be regarded as additional articles to the convention and all the provisions of the Convention shall apply accordingly.

Only the High Contracting Parties and the Commission shall have the right to bring a case before the Court.

The declarations shall be deposited with the Secretary - General of the Council of Europe who shall transmit copies thereof to the High Contracting Parties and publish them.

The members of the Commission shall be elected by the Committee of Ministers by an absolute majority of votes, from a list of names drawn up by the Bureau of the Consultative Assembly; each group of the Representatives of the High Contracting Parties in the Consultative Assembly shall put forward three candidates, of whom two at least shall be its nationals.

The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to all cases concerning the interpretation and application of the present Convention which the High Contracting Parties or the Commission shall refer to it in accordance with Article 48.

The High Contracting Parties undertake to abide by the decision of the Court in any case to which they are parties.

The Commission shall consist of a number of members equal to that of the High Contracting Parties.

Those of the High Contracting Parties who t) ve made such a declaration undertake not to hinder in any way the effective exercise of this right.

The High Contracting Parties agree that, except by special agreement, they will not avail themselves of treaties, conventions or declarations in force between them for the purpose of submitting, by way of petition, a dispute arising out of the interpretation or application of this Convention to a means of settlement other than those provided for in this Convention.

The Court may receive applications from any person, non-governmental organisation or group of individuals claiming to be the victim of a violation by one of the High Contracting Parties of the rights set forth in the Convention or the Protocols thereto.

The High Contracting Parties undertake not to hinder in any way the effective exercise of this right.

In case of armed conflicts not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each party to the conflict shall be bound to apply the prohibitions and restrictions of this Protocol.

The High Contracting Parties, in order to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war... agree to this Covenant of the League of Nations.

Any High Contracting Party availing itself of this right of derogation shall keep the Secretary General of the Council of Europe fully informed of the measures which it has taken and the reasons therefor.

In time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation any High Contracting Party may take measures derogating from its obligations under this Convention to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are not inconsistent with its other obligations under international law.

Article 1 of Additional Protocol II of 1977 to the Geneva Convention applies to «armed conflicts -LSB-...] which take place in the territory of a High Contracting Party between its armed forces and dissident armed forces or other organised armed groups which, under responsible command, exercise such control over a part of its territory as to enable them to carry out sustained and concerted military operations and to implement this Protocol» (para. 1).

A High Contracting Party may denounce the present Convention only after the expiry of five years from the date of which it became a Party to it and after six months» notice contained in a notification addressed to the Secretary - General of the Council of Europe, who shall inform the other High Contracting Parties.

If the High Contracting Party concerned has not taken satisfactory measures within the prescribed period, the Committee of Ministers shall decide by the majority provided for in paragraph 1 above what effect shall be given to its original decision and shall publish the Report.

Any High Contracting Party may refer to the Commission, through the Secretary - General of the Council of Europe, any alleged breach of the provisions of the Convention by another High Contracting Party.

United States, 26 October The United States is a High Contracting Party to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and all of its Protocols.

United States (18 October)-- «The United States is a High Contracting Party to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and all of its Protocols.