Treaties and MoU's

Summary: The Parties to this Agreement hereby establish the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, as an intergovernmental organisation. The mission of IDEA is to support sustainable democratic change through providing comparative knowledge, assisting in democratic reform, and influencing policies and politics. Signed: 24/01/2006 Sanctioned and promulgated: 26/06/2015 pdf file1083_Ondertekende akte van 1995 in het Engels.pdf (285 KB) pdf file1083_Akte van het gewijzigde verdrag in het Engels.pdf (194 KB) pdf file1083_Decreet.pdf (33 KB)

Summary: Amendment to CAT Signed: 08/09/1992 Sanctioned and promulgated: 22/11/2013 pdf file1062_Wijziging aan het Verdrag in het Engels met de Nederlandse vertaling ervan.pdf (182 KB) pdf file1062_Geamendeerde verdragstekst in het Engels.pdf (225 KB) pdf file1062_Decreet.pdf (58 KB)

Summary: Amendment to CEDAW Signed: 22/05/1995 Sanctioned and promulgated: 22/11/2013 pdf file1061_Wijziging aan het Verdrag in het Engels met de Nederlandse vertaling ervan.pdf (184 KB) pdf file1061_Geamendeerde verdragstekst in het Engels.pdf (221 KB) pdf file1061_Decreet.pdf (58 KB)

Summary: amendment to CERD Signed: 15/01/1992 Sanctioned and promulgated: 22/11/2013 pdf file1060_Wijziging in het Engels met de Nederlandse vertaling ervan.pdf (185 KB) pdf file1060_De geamendeerde verdragstekst in het Engels.pdf (224 KB) pdf file1060_Decreet.pdf (58 KB)  

Summary: This new landmark treaty of the Council of Europe opens the path for creating a legal framework at pan-European level to protect women against all forms of violence, and prevent, prosecute and eliminate violence against women and domestic violence. Signed: 11/09/2012 Sanctioned and promulgated: 29/11/2013 International ratification: 14/03/2016 Entry into force: 01/07/2016 pdf file1017_Akte in het Engels.pdf (268 KB) pdf file1017_Decreet.pdf (32 KB)

Summary: This Optional Protocol allows for alleged violations of the rights of children to be communicated directly to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Committee is a group of 18 international children’s rights experts established under the UNCRC who report to the UN General Assembly Signed: 28/02/2012 Sanctioned and promulgated: 14/12/2012 International ratification: 30/05/2014 Entry into force: 30/08/2014 pdf file980_Akte in het Engels.pdf (1.07 MB) pdf file980_Decreet.pdf (37 KB)

Summary: Optional protocol to the convention on the rights of disabled persons Signed:  30/03/2007 Sanctioned and promulgated:  08/05/2009 International ratification: 22/07/2009 Entry into force: 01/08/2009 pdf file847_Agreement in English.pdf (7.62 MB) pdf file847_Decreet.pdf (106 KB)  

Summary: The Protocol is an international treaty establishing complaint and inquiry mechanisms for the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Signed: 24/09/2009 Sanctioned and promulgated: 04/03/2011 Publication decree in Official Journal: 11/04/2011 Publication text in Official Journal: 08/08/2014 International ratification: 20/05/2014 Entry into force: 20/08/2014 pdf file845_Protocol in English.pdf (1003 KB) pdf file845_Decreet.pdf (78 KB)  

Summary: Economic, social and cultural rights are rights that aim to guarantee individuals a dignified, appropriate lifestyle. Signed: 10/12/1968 Sanctioned and promulgated: 25/01/1983 International ratification: 21/04/1983 Entry into force: 21/07/1983 pdf file826_Agreement in English.pdf (90 KB) pdf file826_Decreet.pdf (118 KB)      

Summary:  This Convention is the first instrument to establish the various forms of sexual abuse of children as criminal offences, including such abuse committed in the home or family, with the use of force, coercion or threats. Signed: 25/10/2007 Sanctioned and promulgated: 12/02/2010 International ratification: 08/03/2013 Entry into force: 01/07/2013 pdf file781_Text of the agreement in English.pdf (186 KB) pdf file781_Agreement in English.pdf (1.82 MB) pdf file781_Decreet.pdf (98 KB)      

Summary: It adopts a broad categorization of persons with disabilities and reaffirms that all persons with all types of disabilities must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms. Signed: 30/03/2007 Sanctioned and promulgated: 08/05/2009 International ratification: 02/07/2009 Entry into force: 01/08/2009 pdf file746_Agreement in English.pdf (7.62 MB) pdf file746_Decreet.pdf (106 KB)  

Summary: It defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination. Signed: 17/07/1980 Sanctioned and promulgated: 05/03/1985 International ratification: 10/07/1985 Entry into force: 09/08/1985 pdf file710_Agreement in English.pdf (186 KB) pdf file710_Decreet.pdf (68 KB)    

Summary: Protocol No. 7 extends the list of rights protected under the Convention and its Protocols Nos. 1, 4 and 6: Signed: 11/05/2005 Sanctioned and promulgated: 21/12/2007 International ratification: 13/04/2012 Entry into force: 01/07/2012 pdf file653_Agreement in English.pdf (95 KB) pdf file653_Decreet.pdf (71 KB)  

Summary: It establishes an international inspection system for places of detention modelled on the system that has existed in Europe since 1987. Signed: 24/10/2005 Sanctioned and promulgated: 13/07/2012 Publication decree in Official Journal: 11/09/2012 pdf file652_Agreement in English.pdf (350 KB) pdf file652_Decreet.pdf (29 KB)  

Summary: The Convention is a comprehensive treaty mainly focused on the protection of victims of trafficking and the safeguard of their rights. It also aims at preventing trafficking as well as prosecuting traffickers. Signed: 17/11/2005 Sanctioned and promulgated: 16/05/2008 International ratification: 27/04/2009 Entry into force: 01/08/2009 pdf file651_Agreement in English.pdf (196 KB) pdf file651_Decreet.pdf (71 KB)    

Summary: Decides to adopt the amendment to article 43, paragraph (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, replacing the word ''ten" by the word "eighteen". Signed: 12/12/1995 Sanctioned and promulgated: 07/05/2004 International ratification:29/06/2004 Entry into force: 29/06/2004 pdf file575_Agreement in English and French with Dutch translation.pdf (261 KB) pdf file575_Decreet.pdf (62 KB)    

Summary: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation. Signed: 20/11/1989 Sanctioned and promulgated: 15/05/1991 International ratification: 16/12/1991 Entry into force: 15/01/1992 pdf file574_Agreement in English.pdf (112 KB) pdf file574_Decreet.pdf (47 KB)  

Summary: It covers civil measures of protection concerning children, ranging from orders concerning parental responsibility and contact to public measures of protection or care, and from matters of representation to the protection of children's property. Signed: 01/04/2003 Sanctioned and promulgated: 28/11/2008 International ratification: 28/05/2014 Entry into force: 01/09/2014 pdf file562_Agreement in English.pdf (74 KB) pdf file562_Decreet.pdf (87 KB)            

Summary:  It is the first legally binding multilateral instrument devoted to the protection of national minorities worldwide. Signed: 31/07/2001 pdf file508_Agreement in English.pdf (409 KB)

Summary: The purposes of this Protocol are (a) to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, paying particular attention to women and children; (b) to protect and assist the victims of such trafficking, with full respect for their human rights; and (c) to promote cooperation. Signed: 12/12/2000 Sanctioned and promulgated: 07/05/2004 International ratification: 11/08/2004 Entry into force: 10/09/2004 pdf file478_Agreement in English.pdf (209 KB) pdf file478_Decreet.pdf (72 KB)