INDEX
Abbreviations used in the index
ACHPR (African Charter on Human
and Peoples’ Rights (1981))
(Banjul Charter)
ACHR (American Convention on
Human Rights (1969))
ACY(Arbitration Commission of the
European Conference on
Yugoslavia)
AMIS (African Mission in the Sudan)
AMISOM (African Mission to
Somalia)
ASEAN (Association of South East
Asian Nations)
AU (African Union)
Banjul Charter (African Charter on
Human and Peoples’ Rights
(1981))
BITs (bilateral investment treaties)
CARICOM (Association of Caribbean
States)
CEDAW (Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women)
(1979)
CERD (Committee on the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
CFSP (Common Foreign and Security
Policy)
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent
States)
COCOM (Coordinating Committee for
Multilateral Export Controls)
CoE(Council of Europe)
COMECON (Council for Mutual
Economic Assistance)
Comesa (Common Market for Eastern
and Southern Africa)
CRC (Convention on the Rights of the
Child (1989))
CSCE (Conference on Security and
Co-operation in Europe)
Draft Code of Offences (ILC Draft Code
of Offences against the Peace and
Security of Mankind (1954))
DSB (WTO Dispute Settlement Body)
DSU (WTO Dispute Settlement
Understanding)
EAPC (Euro-Atlantic Partnership
Council)
EBRD (European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development)
EC (European Community)
ECAFE (Economic Commission for
Asia and the Far East)
ECHR (European Convention on
Human Rights (1950))
ECJ (European Court of Justice)
ECOMOG (ECOWAS Monitoring
Group)
ECOSOC (Economic and Social
Council)
ECOWAS (Economic Community of
West A fr ica nStates)
ECSC (European Coal and Steel
Community)
ECtHR (European Court of Human
Rights)
EDC (Enforced Disappearances
Convention (2006))
EEZ (exclusive economic zone)
EFTA (European Free Trade Area)
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