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2009 Terms of Reference of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

Short Title / Abbreviations

AICHR TOR

CIL Subject Classification
Date of Adoption 20/07/2009
Place of Adoption Phuket, Thailand, 42nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM)
Issued/Adopted by Foreign Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions

”Para 9.8: Interpretation

Any difference concerning the interpretation of this TOR which cannot be resolved shall be referred to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting for a decision.”

Annexes

Note: The ASEAN Secretariat’s 2009 publication of the AICHR Terms of Reference includes a List of Members of the High Level Panel on an ASEAN Human Rights Body (HLP), although this is not officially part of the Terms of Reference.

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Date of Entry into Force

20/07/2009

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

Para 9.1:

“This TOR shall come into force upon the approval of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting.”

Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Related Instruments
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2021-2025 Five-Year Work Plan Of The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission On Human Rights

2016-2020 Five-Year Work Plan Of The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission On Human Rights

2012 ASEAN Human Rights Declaration

2010-2015 Five Year Work Plan of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

2010-2011 Priority Programme/Activities of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

2009 Cha-Am Hua Hin Declaration on the Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

2007 Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Additional Information

Website of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights: https://aichr.org

Adopted in accordance with Article 14 of the 2007 Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

It is unusual for a terms of reference to contain provisions for entry into force.