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Article 43

This Convention is without prejudice to the provisions of international humanitarian

law, including the obligations of the High Contracting Parties to the four Geneva

Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the two Additional Protocols thereto of 8 June

1977, or to the opportunity available to any State Party to authorize the International

Committee of the Red Cross to visit places of detention in situations not covered by

international humanitarian law.

Article 44

1. Any State Party to this Convention may propose an amendment and file it with the

Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall thereupon

communicate the proposed amendment to the States Parties to this Convention with a

request that they indicate whether they favour a conference of States Parties for the

purpose of considering and voting upon the proposal. In the event that within four

months from the date of such communication at least one third of the States Parties

favour such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under

the auspices of the United Nations.

2. Any amendment adopted by a majority of two thirds of the States Parties present

and voting at the conference shall be submitted by the Secretary-General of the United

Nations to all the States Parties for acceptance.

3. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article shall enter

into force when two thirds of the States Parties to this Convention have accepted it in

accordance with their respective constitutional processes.

4. When amendments enter into force, they shall be binding on those States Parties

which have accepted them, other States Parties still being bound by the provisions of

this Convention and any earlier amendment which they have accepted.

Article 45

1. This Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and

Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of

the United Nations.

2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of this

Convention to all States referred to in article 38.

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