Ratification Resources

Resources for States

Model Instrument of Acceptance

To guarantee that instruments of ratification are accepted in deposit, States should make sure that they comply with the requirements of the Guidelines issued by the Legal Counsel of the United Nations. To assist, GRC has prepared a compliant Model Instrument of Acceptance (or Ratification) for the Starvation Amendment, ready for use.

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Useful Links

International Criminal Court

Homepage: www.icc-cpi.int/

Assembly of States Parties: www.icc-cpi.int/asp

Additional amendments to the Rome Statute: asp.icc-cpi.int/RomeStatute

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Fact Sheet No. 34, The Right to Adequate Food: www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/FactSheet34en.pdf

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-food

Food and Agriculture Organization

www.fao.org

www.fao.org/right-to-food-around-the-globe/en 

World Food Programme

www.wfp.org

International Committee of the Red Cross

www.ircr.org/

United Nations Treaty Collection

Amendment to article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Intentionally using starvation of civilians): treaties.un.org/Pages/showDetails.aspx?objid=0800000280586a47&clang=_en 

FDFA-Switzerland

www.fdfa.admin.ch

Global Rights Compliance

Homepage: globalrightscompliance.com/

GRC’s Starvation Accountability Project: starvationaccountability.org/

CSO Toolkit: starvationaccountability.org/cso-toolkit

Starvation Accountability Project

Since 2017, GRC has been working with a range of state and non-state partners to advance the prevention and prohibition of, as well as accountability for, mass starvation and associated violations of international law.

Over this journey, GRC have produced a range of helpful resources, including legal summaries, expert reports, training materials, digests, and other publications. View our suite of starvation accountability resources or read more about the project.

Contact GRC

GRC is a hybrid international law firm and foundation focussed on achieving justice through the innovative application of international law. Made up of international lawyers and development experts, specialising in the provision of legal services associated with bringing accountability for atrocity crimes and other violations of international law, GRC has developed an unrivalled global expertise and granular knowledge on starvation accountability.

Our team of experts can provide training and resources to build the capacity of national agencies to identify and prosecute starvation crimes where they occur.

Contact us to find out about the full spectrum of advocacy and legal services on offer to support ratification and implementation processes.

Contact us by post:

Starvation Accountability Team

Global Rights Compliance

Laan 20

2512GN Den Haag

Netherlands

Contact us by email:

For general inquiries, requests for training or legal services, or for information on how you can support our work towards accountability for starvation as a method of warfare, contact us at:  starvationaccountability@globalrightscompliance.co.uk.