Convention

Convention

Definition of Convention

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Convention :

1. A *treaty, usually of a multilateral nature. The International Law Commission prepares draft conventions on various issues for the progressive development of international law.

2. A written document adopted by international organizations for their own regulatio 3.

See constitutional conventions.

Definition of Convention

Within the context of international human rights, the following is a brief meaning of convention: Binding agreement between states; used synonymously with Treaty and Covenant. Conventions are stronger than Declarations because they are legally binding for governments that have signed them. When the UN General Assembly adopts a convention, it creates international norms and standards. Once a convention is adopted by the UN General Assembly, Member States can then Ratify the convention, promising to uphold it. Governments that violate the standards set forth in a convention can then be censured by the UN.

Convention

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on convention explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.

Convention and Europe

There is an entry on convention in the European legal encyclopedia.

Convention

Convention

Convention

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  • Judicial

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  • Constitution

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  • Compact
  • Treaty

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Further Reading

  • Entry “Convention” in the work “A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein”, by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)

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Further Reading

  • The entry “convention” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press

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  • Human Rights

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