The Vienna meeting offers a rare opportunity to change course.

Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty first Century

1. This Convention applies to

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

55 59. Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty first Century

56 197. Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons

57 260. Convention on Biological Diversity

58 212. Convention on Biological Diversity

United Nations Convention against Corruption

59 236. Convention on Biological Diversity

60 202. Convention on Biological Diversity

61 106. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

61 204. Convention on Biological Diversity

62 194. Convention on Biological Diversity

55 201. Convention on Biological Diversity

The Geneva Convention is not recognized at Guantanamo.

1. This Convention does not apply to assignments made

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

57 94. Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons

58 4. United Nations Convention against Corruption

58 64. Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons

59 102. Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons

(c) the present Convention does not preclude it from exercising jurisdiction.

1. The present Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval.

60 88. Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons

61 97. Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons

62 51. Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons

The first state to ratify the convention was the United Kingdom in 1949.

2. The present Convention shall remain open for accession by any State.

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Of course, such a convention will not prevent all future acts of terrorism.

55 25. United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

1. This Convention may be supplemented by one or more protocols.

55 81. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

56 78. Convention on jurisdictional immunities of States and their property

56 93. International convention against the reproductive cloning of human beings

57 16. Convention on jurisdictional immunities of States and their property

57 194. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

58 74. Convention on jurisdictional immunities of States and their property

59 176. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

61 148. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

55 150. Convention on jurisdictional immunities of States and their property

The remaining convention, The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, is currently under consideration, and Palau is likely to become a party in the near future.

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ) is an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe.