Article 6 of the Biological Weapons Convention
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Article 6 of the Biological Weapons Convention is the provision that allows any State Party to lodge a formal complaint with the UN Security Council if it believes another party is violating the treaty’s prohibitions on biological weapons.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty article ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention
ⓘ
provide a formal mechanism for addressing alleged violations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Article VI of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizes |
United Nations Security Council to conduct on-site investigations
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council to initiate investigations ⓘ United Nations Security Council to obtain information from States Parties ⓘ |
| basedOn | collective security framework of the United Nations ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| concerns |
enforcement of prohibitions on biological and toxin weapons
ⓘ
international peace and security ⓘ |
| dateEffective | 26 March 1975 ⓘ |
| designatesBody | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatesBodyRole | investigate complaints of treaty violations ⓘ |
| embeddedIn | multilateral disarmament law ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith | Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsRightTo | States Parties to lodge complaints with the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| language |
authentic texts in Arabic
ⓘ
authentic texts in Chinese ⓘ authentic texts in English ⓘ authentic texts in French ⓘ authentic texts in Russian ⓘ authentic texts in Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | formal complaints about non-compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding treaty obligation ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Article 1 of the Biological Weapons Convention
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Article 5 of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 7 of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInInstrument | Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proceduralCharacter | complaint and investigation mechanism ⓘ |
| providesFor |
investigation of alleged violations by the United Nations Security Council
ⓘ
lodging of formal complaints ⓘ referral of complaints to the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
alleged acquisition of biological weapons
ⓘ
alleged assistance in acquiring biological weapons ⓘ alleged development of biological weapons ⓘ alleged encouragement of acquisition of biological weapons ⓘ alleged inducement to acquire biological weapons ⓘ alleged production of biological weapons ⓘ alleged retention of biological weapons ⓘ alleged stockpiling of biological weapons ⓘ alleged transfer of biological weapons ⓘ alleged use of biological weapons ⓘ alleged violations of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| requires |
States Parties to provide evidence in support of complaints
ⓘ
complaints to be submitted to the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| scope | complaints regarding any breach of obligations under the Convention ⓘ |
| subjectOf | complaint procedures under the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| usesMechanism | United Nations Security Council procedures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article VI (Biological Weapons Convention)