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UN Human Rights Council: Convention Against Torture, Part II
Part IIArticle 17There shall be established a Committee against Torture (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) which shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided. The Committee shall…UN Human Rights Council: Convention Against Torture, Part I
Part IArticle 1For the purposes of this Convention, the term "torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for…Evangelical and Reformed Church
(Encyclopedia) Evangelical and Reformed Church, Protestant denomination formed by the merger (1934) of the Reformed Church in the United States and the Evangelical Synod of North America. Both of…Convention on the Rights of the Child, Part I
Convention on the Rights of the ChildPart IArticle 1For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable…UN Human Rights Council: Convention Against Torture, Part III
Part IIIArticle 25This Convention is open for signature by all States.This Convention is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of…Convention on the Rights of the Child, Part II
Convention on the Rights of the ChildPart IIArticle 42States Parties undertake to make the principles and provisions of the Convention widely known, by appropriate and active means, to adults…trusteeship, territorial
(Encyclopedia) trusteeship, territorial, system of UN control for territories that were not self-governing. It replaced the mandates of the League of Nations. Provided for under chapters 12 and 13 of…copyright
(Encyclopedia) copyright, right granted by statute to the author or originator of certain literary, artistic, and musical productions whereby for a limited period of time he or she controls the use…Convention on the Rights of the Child, Part III
Convention on the Rights of the ChildPart IIIArticle 46The present Convention shall be open for signature by all States.Article 47The present Convention is subject to ratification.…Sabbatarians
(Encyclopedia) Sabbatarians, persons who insist upon strict observance of Sunday as the Sabbath. Societies promoting Sabbatarian objectives include the Lord's Day Alliance of the United States and…