Article VII of the Biological Weapons Convention
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Article VII of the Biological Weapons Convention is the provision that obliges States Parties to provide assistance to any party exposed to danger as a result of a violation of the Convention’s prohibitions on biological weapons.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article VII of the Biological Weapons Convention canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provision of international law
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treaty article ⓘ |
| adoptedWith | Biological Weapons Convention text of 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote solidarity among States Parties in case of biological weapons attacks
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strengthen protection of States Parties against biological weapons ⓘ |
| appliesTo | States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
arms control law
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disarmament treaty provision ⓘ |
| concerns |
assistance to States Parties exposed to danger
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assistance to a State Party exposed to danger as a result of a violation of the Convention ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith | Biological Weapons Convention on 26 March 1975 ⓘ |
| envisagesRoleFor |
United Nations Secretary-General
NERFINISHED
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United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imposesObligationOn | States Parties to provide assistance ⓘ |
| interpretedIn | Review Conferences of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | international assistance following a breach of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| legalCharacter | binding on all States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| linkedTo | United Nations Charter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normType | obligation of conduct for States Parties ⓘ |
| obliges | States Parties to provide assistance in accordance with the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| partOf | Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure assistance to a State Party exposed to danger from biological weapons use or threat ⓘ |
| referencedIn | Final Declarations of Biological Weapons Convention Review Conferences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
collective security
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international humanitarian assistance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article I of the Biological Weapons Convention
NERFINISHED
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Article X of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
assistance coordinated through the United Nations system
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assistance measures requested by an affected State Party ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
international cooperation in case of biological weapons incidents
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response to violations of prohibitions on biological weapons ⓘ |
| triggerCondition |
use of biological weapons in violation of the Convention
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violation of the Biological Weapons Convention prohibitions ⓘ |
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