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Establish a Ministry of
Peace with the function of promoting conflict resolution.
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Be it enacted by the Queen’s
most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
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Parliament assembled, and by the
authority of the same, as follows:—
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There shall be a Ministry of
Peace which shall have the following
functions— | |
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to advise the Prime Minister and
the Secretary of State for Foreign and
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Commonwealth Affairs during a
military conflict or when a military
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to advise Ministers of the Crown
about non-violent conflict resolution
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in respect of the negotiation of
treaties and at other times as may be
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specified in the Prime Minister’s
report under subsection 3(1)
below; | |
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to advise Ministers of the Crown,
the Northern Ireland Assembly, the
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Scottish Executive and the
National Assembly for Wales about the
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resolution of conflicts or
potential conflicts and other matters which
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disturb or threaten to disturb the
peace in the United Kingdom or in | |
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to educate the public about
conflict resolution; | |
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to facilitate public
participation in the development and
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implementation of solutions to
local, regional, national, and | |
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international conflicts;
and | |
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(i) |
the Secretary of State for
Education and Skills on the | |
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preparation of programmes of
study relating to peace education | |
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to be included in the National
Curriculum; | |
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the Department of Education in
Northern Ireland on the | |
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preparation of programmes of
study relating to peace education | |
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to be included in the National
Curriculum; and | |
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the Scottish Executive
Education Department on the | |
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preparations of guidelines
relating to peace education. | |
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The Prime Minister
may by order create additional functions for the Ministry
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An order made under this section
shall not come into effect unless a draft of it
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has been laid before, and
approved by resolution of, each House of
Parliament. | |
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As part of the Ministry for Peace there shall be
established a Commission for | |
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Peace with the following functions,
namely to— | |
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monitor and report to Parliament
from time to time on the effectiveness
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of the Government and local
government in preventing and resolving
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conflict at local, regional,
national and international levels | |
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provide advice to the Secretary of
State; | |
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seek to improve the links between
universities, the research councils
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and other research institutions
and local, national and international
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organisations concerned with the
promotion of peace or the prevention
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and resolution of
conflict; | |
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assist non-governmental
organisations in analysing, sharing their
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experience of, and learning from,
peace-building work in regions | |
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where there are
conflicts; | |
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determine criteria for the establishment
of local and regional peace
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commissions, with discretion to
provide financial or other
assistance to such
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commissions where these criteria are
satisfied; | |
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facilitate collaboration between
organisations concerned with the | |
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promotion of peace or the
prevention and resolution of conflict and the
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encourage public support for
peace-building. | |
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Report and draft Bill on the work of the Ministry for Peace and the
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Within 100 days after this Act
is passed the Prime Minister shall publish a
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report (“the Report”) and a draft
Bill (“the Bill”) which shall
include— | |
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the further steps which need to
be taken to establish a Ministry for
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Peace and a Commission for Peace
within the Ministry for
Peace; and | |
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which of the matters listed in
Schedule 1 should be addressed by the
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Ministry
for Peace and what additional functions it should
have. | |
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When preparing the Report and
Bill, the Prime Minister shall have regard to
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the sources and texts listed in
Schedule 2. | |
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Before laying the Report before
Parliament and publishing the Bill the Prime
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Minister shall consult as many
persons falling within each of the categories
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listed in Schedule 3 as
is reasonably practicable. | |
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There
shall be paid out of money provided by
Parliament— | |
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any
expenditure of the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act;
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any
increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money
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provided
by virtue of any other Act. | |
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Matters which might be
addressed by, and potential functions of, the Ministry
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of Peace for the purposes of
section 3 | |
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Within the United
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In relation to the United
Kingdom, the following are to be considered as
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potential matters to be
addressed by the Ministry of
Peace— | |
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domestic violence,
including spousal abuse, child abuse, and
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mistreatment of older
people; | |
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drug and alcohol
abuse; | |
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crime, punishment, and
rehabilitation; | |
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the implements of
violence, including handguns; | |
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school violence and
gangs; | |
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violence on the grounds
of sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or
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national origin,
religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability and
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police-community
relations disputes; | |
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unlawful violence
against animals; and | |
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the use of excess force
by employees or agents of public
authorities. | |
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In relation to international
relations, the following are to be considered as
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potential matters to be
addressed by the Ministry of
Peace— | |
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potential and existing
conflicts that threaten or appear to threaten the
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United Kingdom whether
from sovereign nations or other external
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other existing,
potential or threatened international armed conflicts;
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post-conflict
reconstruction and demobilization in the United
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Kingdom and other
countries. | |
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Public education and
participation | |
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In relation to public
education and participation, the following are to be
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considered as potential
matters to be addressed by the Ministry of
Peace— | |
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with a view to the
inclusion of the subject as a foundation subject in
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the National Curriculum
pursuant to section 354 of the Education
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Act 1996 (c. 56)
and in other levels of education, commissioning
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research on peace
education which shall include, but not be limited
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the civil rights
movement in the United Kingdom and other
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countries and the
contribution that individuals and groups
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have made towards
advancements in peace; | |
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peace agreements and
circumstances in which peaceful | |
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intervention has
worked to stop conflict; and | |
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practical conflict
resolution tools to prevent and resolve
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conflict in domestic,
social and commercial environments;
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educating and enabling
the general public to participate in the
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development and
implementation of solutions to local, regional and
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national issues facing
the United Kingdom and other
countries. | |
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In relation to research and
the media, the following are to be considered as
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potential matters to be
addressed by the Ministry of
Peace— | |
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the development and
implementation of approaches to peaceful
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existence and
non-violent conflict resolution; | |
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the role of the media
in the resolution of conflict both in the United
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Kingdom and in other
countries, with special reference
to— | |
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seeking assistance
in the design and implementation of
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violent policies from
journalist; | |
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studying the role of
the media in the escalation and
de- | |
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escalation of
conflict within the United Kingdom and in other
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making
recommendations to professional media
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organisations in
order to provide opportunities to increase
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media awareness of
peace-building initiatives; | |
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the impact of new
technologies on the creation and maintenance of
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peace within the United
Kingdom and in other countries, including
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analysis of technologies
in transportation, communications and
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are non-violent in
their application; and | |
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encourage the
conservation and sustainability of natural
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resources in order to
prevent future conflicts regarding scarce
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the impact of war,
especially upon— | |
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the physical and
mental condition of children; | |
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the environment;
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effective community
peace-building activities; | |
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human rights abuses,
both within the United Kingdom and in other
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the scarcity of natural
resources as a source of conflict, including but
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not limited to, studies
of— | |
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non-violent
prevention of such scarcity and peaceful
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intervention in the
case of such scarcity; | |
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the development of
assistance for people experiencing such
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scarcity, whether due
to armed conflict, inequitable | |
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distribution of
resources or natural causes; and | |
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the sustainability
and management of the distribution of
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overseas development
funds from national and international
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agencies, the
conditions regarding the receipt of such funds
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and the impact of
those conditions on the peace and stability
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of the recipient
nations. | |
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The following are to be
considered as potential matters relating to
non- | |
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violent conflict resolution
about which the Ministry of Peace should be
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consulted at relevant times by
the Prime Minister— | |
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(a) |
a conflict or an
impending conflict between the United Kingdom and
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any other government or
group of individuals; and | |
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drafting bilateral or
multilateral peace treaties and
agreements. | |
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Sources and texts for purposes
of section 3 | |
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The Seville Statement on
Violence, Spain, 1986 (subsequently adopted by
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UNESCO at the Twenty-Fifth
Session of the General Conference on 16
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The Hague Agenda for Peace
and Justice for the 21st Century (UN Ref
A/ | |
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Children and Violence –
Report of the Commission on Children and
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Violence convened by the
Gulbenkian Foundation, 1995. | |
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Declaration and Agenda for
Action of the UN Millennium Forum on the
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Strengthening of the UN for
the 21st Century, 2000. | |
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European Convention for the
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental
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European Council Resolution on
Integrating Gender in Development,
1995. | |
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European Parliament
Resolution on Gender Aspects on Conflict Resolution
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European Parliament
Resolution on the Application of the Geneva
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Convention relating to the
Status of Refugees, 1984. | |
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European Parliament Resolution
on Women in Decision-making, 2000. | |
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European Parliament
Resolutions (2) on the Rape of Women in the Former
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Geneva Conventions and
additional Protocols, 1949; 1977. | |
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International Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
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International Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Race
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International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
1966. | |
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International Covenant on
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights,
1966. | |
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Outcome documents of public
hearings on gender specific human rights
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violations and rape as a war
crime in Bosnia, 1993; 1995. | |
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Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court,
1998. | |
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The Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action, 1995. | |
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The proposed UN Commission on
Peace and Crisis Prevention | |
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The Rio Declaration,
1992. | |
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UN Convention on the Rights of
the Child, 1989. | |
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UN General Assembly
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,
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Inhumane or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, 1984. | |
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UN General Assembly
Declaration 3318 on the Protection of Women and
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Children in Emergency and
Armed Conflict, 1974. | |
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UN General Assembly
Resolution 3519 on Women’s Participation in the
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Strengthening of International
Peace and Security, 1975. | |
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UN Security Council
Resolution 1265 on the Protection of Civilians in
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United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1325 – Women Peace and
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Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, 1948. | |
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Vienna Declaration and Program
of Action, 1993. | |
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Categories of persons to be
consulted for the purposes of section
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Public authorities including
Ministers of the Crown and Government
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Departments, Ministers of the
Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish
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Administration, the National
Assembly for Wales. | |
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Bodies representing the
interests of persons carrying out business in the
UK. | |
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Governing bodies of schools
and institutions of further and higher
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Bodies representing the
interests of different religious
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