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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPENDIUM VOLUME I

ninetieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument

of ratification or accession.

ARTICLE VII

In the event that any State submits a reservation to any of

the articles of this Convention at the time of signature,

ratification

or

accession,

the

Secretary-General

shall

communicate the text of the reservation to all States

which are or may become parties to this Convention. Any

State which objects to the reservation may, within a

period

of

ninety

days

(from

the

date

of

the

said

communication or upon the date of its becoming a party

to the Convention), notify the Secretary-General that it

does not accept it. In such case, the Convention shall not

enter into force as between such State and the State

making the reservation.

ARTICLE VIII

1. Any State may denounce this Convention by written

notification

to

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the

date

of

receipt

of

the

notification

by

the

Secretary-General.

2. This Convention shall cease to be in force as from the

date when the denunciation which reduces the number

of parties to less than six becomes effective.

ARTICLE IX

Any dispute which may arise between any two or more

Contracting

States

concerning

the

interpretation

or

application of this Convention which is not settled by

negotiation, shall at the request of any one of the parties

to the dispute be referred to the International Court of

Justice for decision, unless they agree to another mode of

settlement.

ARTICLE X

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify

all Members of the United Nations and the non-member

States contemplated in paragraph 1 of article IV of this

Convention of the following:

( a ) Signatures and instruments of ratifications received in

accordance with article IV;

( b ) Instruments of accession received in accordance with

article V;

( c ) The date upon which this Convention enters into force

in accordance with article VI;

( d )

Communications

and

notifications

received

in

accordance with article VII;

( e ) Notifications of denunciation received in accordance

with paragraph 1 of article VIII;

( f ) Abrogation in accordance with paragraph 2 of article

VIII.

ARTICLE XI

1. This Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French,

Russian and Spanish texts shall be equally authentic, shall

be deposited in the archives of the United Nations.

2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall

transmit a certified copy to all Members of the United

Nations and to the non-member States contemplated in

paragraph 1 of article IV.

IN

FAITH

WHEREOF

the

undersigned,

being

duly

authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have

signed the present Convention, opened for signature at

New York, on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand

nine hundred and fifty-three.

(Convention on the Political Rights of Women, [March 27,

1953])

Convention

on

the

Suppression

of

Traffic

in

Persons

and

of

the

Exploitation

of

the

Prostitution

of

Others

March 21, 1950

CONVENTION ON THE SUPPRESSION OF TRAFFIC IN

PERSONS AND OF THE EXPLOITATION OF THE

PROSTITUTION OF OTHERS *

PREAMBLE

WHEREAS prostitution and the accompanying evil of the

traffic in persons for the purpose of prostitution are

incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human

person and endanger the welfare of the individual, the

family and the community.

WHEREAS, with respect to the suppression of the traffic

in

women

and

children,

the

following

international

instruments are in force:

1.

International

Agreement

of

18

May

1904

for

the

Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, as amended by

the Protocol approved by the General Assembly of the

United Nations on 3 December 1948,

2.

International

Convention

of

4

May

1910

for

the

Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, as amended by

the above-mentioned Protocol,

3. International Convention of 30 September 1921 for the

Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, as

amended

by the Protocol approved by the General

Assembly of the United Nations on 20 October 1947,

4. International Convention of 11 October 1933 for the

Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, as

amended

by the Protocol approved by the General

Assembly of the United Nations on 20 October 1947,

WHEREAS, the League of Nations in 1937 prepared a draft

Convention exceeding the scope of the above-mentioned

instruments, and

WHEREAS, developments since 1937 make feasible the

conclusion

of

a

convention

consolidating

the

above-mentioned

instruments

and

embodying

the

substance

of

the

1937

draft

Convention

as

well as

desirable alterations therein;

Now therefore

The Contracting Parties

Hereby agree as hereinafter provided:

ARTICLE 1

The Parties to the present Convention agree to punish

any person who, to gratify the passions of another:

1.

Procures,

entices

or

leads

away,

for

purposes

of

prostitution, another person, even with the consent of

that person;

2. Exploits the prostitution of another person, even with

the consent of that person.

ARTICLE 2

The Parties to the present Convention further agree to

punish any person who:

1. Keeps or manages, or knowingly finances or takes part

in the financing of a brothel;

2. Knowingly lets or rents a building or other place or any

part thereof for the purpose of the prostitution of others.

ARTICLE 3

To the extent permitted by domestic law, attempts to

commit any of the offences referred to in articles 1 and 2,

and acts preparatory to the commission thereof, shall also

be punished.

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