Schedule 1
Crimes of Torture Act 1989
Version as at
1 July 2023
months from the date of the request for arbitration the Parties are unable to
agree on the organization of the arbitration, any one of those Parties may refer
the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in conformity with
the Statute of the Court.
2.
Each State may, at the time of signature or ratification of this Convention or
accession thereto, declare that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1
of this article. The other States Parties shall not be bound by paragraph 1 of this
article with respect to any State Party having made such a reservation.
3.
Any State Party having made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 2 of
this article may at any time withdraw this reservation by notification to the
Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 31
1.
A State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to the
Secretary-General of the United Nations. Denunciation becomes effective one
year after the date of receipt of- the notification by the Secretary-General.
2.
Such a denunciation shall not have the effect of releasing the State Party from
its obligations under this Convention in regard to any act or omission which
occurs prior to the date at which the denunciation becomes effective, nor shall
denunciation prejudice in any way the continued consideration of any matter
which is already under consideration by the Committee prior to the date at
which the denunciation becomes effective.
3.
Following the date at which the denunciation of a State Party becomes effect‐
ive, the Committee shall not commence consideration of any new matter
regarding that State.
Article 32
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States Members of the
United Nations and all States which have signed this Convention or acceded to it of
the following:
(a)
Signatures, ratifications and accessions under articles 25 and 26;
(b)
The date of entry into force of this Convention under article 27 and the date of
the entry into force of any amendments under article 29;
(c)
Denunciations under article 31.
Article 33
1.
This Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian
and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations.
2.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of
this Convention to all States.
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