Letter dated 2 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
2008
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SymbolA/63/467
S/2008/636
S/2008/636
TitleLetter dated 2 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Other titles
Letter, 2 Oct. 2008, from Switzerland
AccessEnglish: A_63_467--S_2008_636-EN - PDF ; Español: A_63_467--S_2008_636-ES - PDF ; Français: A_63_467--S_2008_636-FR - PDF ; Русский: A_63_467--S_2008_636-RU - PDF ; العربية: A_63_467--S_2008_636-AR - PDF ; 中文: A_63_467--S_2008_636-ZH - PDF ;
Summary
Transmits the Montreux Document containing rules and good practices relating to private military and security companies operating in armed conflicts, which is the result of an international process launched in 2006 with the intention of promoting respect for international humanitarian law and human rights law.
Action note2008-10-02
Agenda information
A/63/251 76 Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts. HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS
S/63 [33] HUMAN RIGHTS
S/63 [36] HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE--WAR VICTIMS
S/63 [33] HUMAN RIGHTS
S/63 [36] HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE--WAR VICTIMS
Contains
Montreux Document on pertinent international legal obligations and good practices for States related to operations of private military and security companies during armed conflict Montreux, 17 September 2008
Date[New York] : UN, 6 Oct. 2008
Description
26 p.