Traduction de «devoir coutumier » (Français → Anglais) :

9. Considering also that the Statute of the International Criminal Court (adopted by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference in Rome on 17 July 1998) marked a major milestone in the historical process of establishing the legal notion of crimes against humanity as a category in their own right, developed over 50 years as international customary law, as crimes forming part of the so-called jus cogens; and that these are therefore crimes for which no impunity can be accepted, and to which immunities pertaining to political crimes, or to time-barring and all other exemptions from personal responsibility do not apply, and that they are subject to universal jurisdiction, such that all states are duty-bound to prosecute or ...[+++] extradite the guilty, regardless of the nationality of the guilty parties and the place in which the crime is committed;

It is not simply something that has grown out of the jus gentium through the international customary law, but under the UN Charter direct, immediate responsibilities and duties are assumed.

24. Request the European Council confirm the interpretation in the 1968 Brussels Convention that, for cases of basic duty of care, legal action may be taken against a company in the E.U. country where its registered office is, in respect of any third country throughout the world, and calls on the Commission to study the possibility of enacting legislation, which open European courts to lawsuits involving damage done by MNEs, thus creating a precedence for developing customary international law in the field of corporate abuse;

To give effect to the treaty relationship and uphold the honour of the Crown, MKO advises the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples that Canada must: recognize the inherent sovereignty of each of the MKO First Nations; reflect the sacred and joint relationship established by the treaties entered into between the MKO First Nations and Her Majesty's government; respect and recognize the contemporary systems of First Nations government, decision-making and community organization established in accord with the customary law, principles, values and beliefs of the MKO First Nations, and which systems we continue to exercise, develop and implement on our own terms; recognize and leave room for the exercise and further development of t ...[+++]he authority of First Nation governments as reflected in our existing systems of customary laws and the legislation established by individual MKO First Nations through government-to-government agreements involving the MKO First Nations and through the continuing development of Keewatinook Ininew Okimowin; and ensure that the actions and decisions of Canada do not unjustifiably infringe the rights of the MKO First Nations that are recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, in part, by ensuring that Canada fully implements the Crown's duty to engage in a consultation in accord with the doctrine established by the Supreme Court of Canada.