Traduction de «action on a covenant » (Anglais → Français) :

The Canadian government has clearly and publicly espoused the exact same beliefs, and has become a member of many international and regional legal agreements saying precisely that—for example, the United Nations bill of rights, which includes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as well as the 1984 Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the 1989 convention on the rights of the child, and the 1995 platform of action ...[+++] on gender equity.

They also have the political will, as demonstrated by the thousands of cities that have signed up to voluntarily action within the Covenant of Mayors.

The Union's policy and international action are also guided by its commitments and obligations concerning human rights and development, including the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the UN Declaration on the Right to Development.

(Return tabled) Question No. 4 Hon. Irwin Cotler: With regard to international treaties and conventions dealing in whole or in part with human rights and with Canada’s international obligations in this regard: (a) does the government have any formal or informal procedures for regular review of those international human rights treaties that Canada has not yet signed, ratified, or otherwise accepted; (b) does the government have any formal or informal guidelines according to which it determines whether the specific obligations contained in a treaty or other international undertaking conflicts with the Constitution Act, 1867, and if so whe ...[+++]re can these guidelines be accessed; (c) do the guidelines referred to in (b) specify the standard according to which the government determines if any obligation contained in a treaty or other international undertaking violates any section of the Constitution Act, 1867; (d) has the government engaged in any review of its obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD); (e) does the government have any formal or informal guidelines according to which it determines whether the specific obligations contained in a treaty or other international undertaking require implementing legislation in order for Canada to be able to ratify or otherwise accept it, and if so where can these guidelines be accessed; (f) does the government have a position as to whether international agreements that establish a complaints mechanism or communications procedure for enforcement of the rights and obligations contained therein are necessarily unconstitutional; (g) does the government have a policy as to whether Canada will accept such agreements referred to in (f); (h) does the government undergo review of proposed international human rights agreements that would establish such a mechanism or procedure referred to in (f) on a case by case basis, (i) who is involved in this review, (ii) are the provinces and other inte ...

The ceremony was followed by the accession of new cities and regions signing up for climate action to the Covenant of Mayors, a European climate action initiative launched by the European Commission and the CoR.

Senator Pépin: Honourable senators, one month ago, in this very chamber, Senator Cohen told us that the UN, which is monitoring Canada's efforts to comply with the covenant, had asked us to take the necessary action to bring our legislation more into line with our obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.