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Selection of Important International Documents to which Greece is a Party   


1. Documents of Global Character

-Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice (San Francisco, 26/6/1945) Executive Order Law 585/1945 (Gov.Gaz. /242/1945 and Gov.Gaz. /286/1945).

-Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations (New York, 13/2/1946) Law 12/1947 (Gov.Gaz. / 205/1947).

-Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies (New York, 21/11/1947) Law 471/1976 (Gov.Gaz. /303/1976).

-Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (Vienna, 18/4/1961) Leg. Dec. 503/1970 (Gov.Gaz. /108/1970).

-Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (Vienna, 24/4/1963) Law 90/1975 (Gov.Gaz. /150/1975).

-Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (Vienna, 23/5/1969) Leg. Dec. 402/1974 (Gov.Gaz. /141/1974).

-Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (New York, 9/12/1948) Leg. Dec. 3091/1954 (Gov.Gaz. /250/1954).

-International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (New York, 7/3/1966) Leg. Dec. 494/1970 (Gov.Gaz. /77/1970).

-International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (New York, 16/12/1966) Law 1532/1985 (Gov.Gaz. /25/1985).

-International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (New York, 16/12/1966) Law 2462/1997 (Gov.Gaz. /25/1997). 

-Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (New York, 18/12/1979) Law 1342/1983 (Gov.Gaz. /39/1983) and Optional Protocol (New York, 6/10/1999) Law 2952/2001 (Gov.Gaz. /248/2001).

-Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (New York, 10/12/1984) Law 1782/1988 (Gov.Gaz. /116/1988).

-Convention on the Rights of the Child (New York, 20/11/1989) Law 2101/1992 (Gov.Gaz. /192/1992).

-Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on involvement of children in armed conflicts (New York, 25/5/2000) Law 3080/2002 (Gov.Gaz. A/312/2002).

-Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Geneva, 28/7/1951) Leg. Dec. 3989/1959 (Gov.Gaz. /201/1959) and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (New York, 31/1/1967) Leg. Dec.389/1968 (Gov.Gaz. /125/1968).

-Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (New York, 28/9/1954) Law 139/1975 (Gov.Gaz. /176/1975).

-Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (Geneva, 12/8/1949) Law 3481/1955 (Gov.Gaz. /3/1956).

-Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (Geneva, 12/8/1949) Law 3481/1955 (Gov.Gaz. /3/1956).

-Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (Geneva, 12/8/1949) Law 3481/1955 (Gov.Gaz. /3/1956).

-Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Geneva, 12/8/1949) Law 3481/1955 (Gov.Gaz. /3/1956).

-Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflict (Geneva, 8/6/1977) Law 1786/1988 (Gov.Gaz. /125/1988).

-Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of non-International Armed Conflict (Geneva, 8/6/1977) Law 1786/1988 (Gov.Gaz. /125/1977).

-Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome, 17/7/1998) Law 3003/2002 (Gov.Gaz. /75/2002).

-United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Montego Bay, 10/12/1982) and relevant Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI of the Convention on the Law of the Sea (New York, 29/7/1994) Law 2321/1995 (Gov.Gaz. /136/1995).

 

2. European documents

-The Treaty on European Union (Maastricht, 7/2/1992) Law 2077/1992 (Gov.Gaz. /136/1992).

-Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related Acts (Amsterdam, 2/10/1997) Law 2691/1999 (Gov.Gaz. /235/1999).

-Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related Acts (Nice, 26/2/2001) Law 3001/2002 (Gov.Gaz. /73/2002).

-European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Rome, 4/11/1950) Leg. Dec. 53/1974 (Gov.Gaz. /256/1974).

1st Protocol to the ECHR (Paris, 20/3/1952) Leg. Dec. 53/1974 (Gov.Gaz. /256/1974).

2nd Protocol to the ECHR (Strasburg, 6/5/1963) Leg. Dec. 215/1974 (Gov.Gaz. /365/1974).

3rd Protocol to the ECHR (Strasburg, 6/5/1963) Leg. Dec. 215/1974 (Gov.Gaz. /365/1974).

5th Protocol to the ECHR (Strasburg, 20/1/1966) Leg. Dec. 215/1974 (Gov.Gaz. /365/1974).

6th Protocol to the ECHR concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty (Strasburg, 28/4/1983) Law 2610/1998 (Gov.Gaz. /110/1998).

7th Protocol to the ECHR (Strasburg, 22/11/1984) Law 1705/1987 (Gov.Gaz. /89/1987).

8th Protocol to the ECHR (Vienna, 19/3/1985) Law 1841/1989 (Gov.Gaz. /94/1989).

11th Protocol to the ECHR (Strasburg, 11/5/1994) Law 2400/1996 (Gov.Gaz. /96/1996).

-European Social Charter (Turin, 18/10/1961) Law 1426/1984 (Gov.Gaz. /32/1984).

-Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter (Strasburg, 5/5/1988) Law 2595/1998 (Gov.Gaz. /63/1998).

-Protocol amending the European Social Charter (Turin, 21/10/1991) Law 2422/1996 (Gov.Gaz. /144/1996).

-Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints (Strasburg, 9/11/1995) Law 2595/1998 (Gov.Gaz. /63/1998).

-European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Strasburg, 26/11/1987) Law 1949/1991 (Gov.Gaz. /83/1991).

-Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Strasburg, 28/1/1981) Law 2068/1992 (Gov.Gaz. /118/1992).

-Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo, 4/4/1997) Law 2619/1998 (Gov.Gaz. /132/1998).

-Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings (Paris, 12/1/1998) Min. Dec. 0546/1/.732/.4898 (Gov.Gaz. 244/1998).

-European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights (Strasburg, 25/1/1996) Law 2502/1997 (Gov.Gaz. /103/1997).

-European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (Strasburg, 27/1/1977) Law 1789/1988 (Gov.Gaz. /133/1988).

 

Last update: December 2008 





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