Article XII of the Biological Weapons Convention
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Article XII of the Biological Weapons Convention is the treaty provision that mandates periodic review conferences to assess the operation and effectiveness of the Convention and to consider any relevant scientific, technological, or political developments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article 12 of the Biological Weapons Convention | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty provision ⓘ |
| adoptedWith | Biological Weapons Convention text of 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance confidence in compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention
ⓘ
maintain relevance of the Biological Weapons Convention over time ⓘ |
| appliesTo | States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all States that are Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| category | article of an international treaty ⓘ |
| concerns |
effectiveness of the Biological Weapons Convention
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implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ operation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1972 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith | Biological Weapons Convention entry into force in 1975 ⓘ |
| establishes | periodic review mechanism for the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| field |
international humanitarian law
ⓘ
international security ⓘ non-proliferation ⓘ |
| governs | frequency of review conferences ⓘ |
| governsProcess | multilateral review of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | Review Conferences of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves | United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs as secretariat support ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legally binding on States Parties ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandates | review conferences of States Parties ⓘ |
| negotiatedIn | Conference of the Committee on Disarmament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to adapt the Biological Weapons Convention to new scientific and technological developments
ⓘ
to provide a forum for States Parties to assess compliance issues ⓘ to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention regime ⓘ |
| partOf | Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
consideration of any new political developments relevant to the Convention
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consideration of any new scientific and technological developments relevant to the Convention ⓘ periodic assessment of the Convention’s implementation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consider relevant political developments affecting the Convention
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to consider relevant scientific and technological developments ⓘ to ensure the purposes of the Biological Weapons Convention are being realized ⓘ to review the operation of the Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article X of the Biological Weapons Convention
NERFINISHED
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Article XI of the Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresParticipationOf | States Parties ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
arms control
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biological weapons disarmament ⓘ multilateral verification and review ⓘ |
| typeOfProvision | institutional provision ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Article XII (Biological Weapons Convention)
this entity surface form:
Article 12 of the Biological Weapons Convention