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2 days ago · “To ratify UNCAT, our laws cannot have the element of causing severe pain, and if we do ratify UNCAT, it means that we have to repeal some of our laws, so for now it’s a ‘no’,” Saifuddin told Parliament during his winding-up speech for the debate on the National Human Rights Commission’s (Suhakam) annual report from year 2022 to 2023, today.
Jun 26, 2024 · 2004 – Russia and Canada ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC bringing the treaty into effect on 16 February 2005. 2011 – Canada became the first signatory to announce its withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol. 2012 – On 31 December 2012, the first commitment period under the Protocol expired.
23 hours ago · The Singapore Convention on Mediation (the "Singapore Convention" or "Convention") is a uniform and efficient framework for international settlement agreements resulting from mediation.
3 days ago · The Paris Agreement (or Paris Accords, Paris Climate Accords) is an international treaty on climate change that was adopted in 2015. The treaty covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance. The Paris Agreement was negotiated by 196 parties at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference near Paris, France.
2 days ago · Suspecting that Rhode Island, at least, might not ratify, delegates decided that the Constitution would go into effect as soon as nine states (two-thirds rounded up) ratified. Each of the remaining four states could then join the newly formed union by ratifying.
Jun 6, 2024 · The BBNJ Treaty, which seeks to conserve marine resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction, was adopted on June 19, 2023. It would enter into force when 60 parties ratify it.
Jun 20, 2024 · Ratify means to sign/give consent to something. An example, if the principal of a school ratifies a rule, then he is putting that rule into place. Passing it, giving consent to it!
