Legal instruments

Legal Instruments

This document outlines the legal instruments that form the basis of the work. These consist of international drug conventions and international human rights instruments.

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International Drug Conventions

The international legal framework on drugs consists of the following three United Nations conventions:

1. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol
   https://www.unodc.org/pdf/convention_1961_en.pdf
2. Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971
   https://www.unodc.org/pdf/convention_1971_en.pdf
3. United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988
   https://www.unodc.org/pdf/convention_1988_en.pdf

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International Human Rights Instruments

Our work is informed by the nine core international human rights treaties and their Optional Protocols, as listed by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights).

1. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
4. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
5. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
6. Convention on the Rights of the Child
7. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
8. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
9. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

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Source:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-listings

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Special Emphasis

Particular emphasis is placed on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the CRC Optional Protocols. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the only international human rights treaty that directly addresses illicit drugs and psychotropic substances.

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