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Purpose and legislative effect
“States parties to the Protocol must apply the referenced Convention provision under the Protocol, unless it has been extended under the cited Convention clause.”
States parties to the Protocol must apply the referenced Convention provision under the Protocol, unless it has been extended under the cited Convention clause. States Parties must cooperate with UNHCR (or its successor) and provide requested information and statistics in the appropriate form. States Parties must send the UN Secretary-General the text of any laws and regulations they adopt to apply the Protocol. Disputes between States Parties about interpreting or applying the Protocol that cannot be resolved another way must be referred to the International Court of Justice at the request of any party. This article says which States may accede to the Protocol and that accession is done by depositing an instrument with the UN Secretary-General.
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States parties to the Protocol must apply the referenced Convention provision under the Protocol, unless it has been extended under the cited Convention clause.
Section 1
Disputes between States Parties about interpreting or applying the Protocol that cannot be resolved another way must be referred to the International Court of Justice at the request of any party.
Section 4
For federal or non-unitary States, the federal government must match the Convention obligations described here, notify the relevant state authorities, and provide a statement of law and practice when requested through the UN Secretary-General.
Section 6
A State Party may denounce the Protocol at any time by notifying the UN Secretary-General.
Section 9
The UN Secretary-General must notify the states mentioned in article V about key Protocol events and related declarations or notices.
Section 10
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In force source record
Source record from www.amategeko.gov.rw · updated 15 Nov 1979
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