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  • Adoption Date: Date an instrument (i.e. treaty or convention) is adopted internationally. Adoption is a formal act which usually happens through a resolution of a representative organization, such as the United Nations General Assembly.
  • In Force?: Indicates if a treaty has entered into force.
  • In Force Date: Date a treaty becomes legally binding internationally for states adhering to the treaty.
  • Canada Signed? Indicates if Canada adheres through ratification (where Canada had previously signed), or through accession. If Canada adheres to the treaty, it is legally binding in Canada, meaning that Canada is responsible for fulfilling the standards set out in the treaty.
  • Signed Date: Date Canada became a party to a treaty, either through ratification or accession. As of this date, the treaty is legally binding in Canada.
  • Document | Treaty | Instrument Classification: Classification of document, treaty or instrument. Classifications do not imply any ranking of importance. NOTE: The OHCHR classification for UN treaty body documents is used for Treaties (more info).
  • Body: Acronyms of bodies which play a human-rights monitoring role (more info):
    • CAT             Committee against Torture
    • CCPR           Human Rights Committee
    • CED             Committee on Enforced Disappearances
    • CEDAW        Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
    • CERD           Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
    • CESCR         Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
    • CMW            Committee on Migrant Workers
    • CRC             Committee on the Rights of the Child
    • CRPD           Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
    • IACHR          Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
    • Other           Other body (including UN special rapporteurs)
  • Document | Treaty | Instrument Classification: OHCHR classifications for UN treaty body documents.
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