IN GOD WE TRUST
Instrument of Accession
TO ALL PERSONS to whom these Presents shall come,
Greeting!
Know ye that We:
The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Caledonia,
The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Marlborough,
The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Ausfreeborough,
The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of The Hebrides,
The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Runnymede,
The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Brougham,
The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of The Highlanders,
The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Ponderosa,
The Crown and de jure Government of the Commonwealth of Britannia,
The Crown and de jure Government of the Commonwealth of British Israel,
The Crown and de jure Government of the United States of Australia, and
The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Barrecourt.
DO HEREBY accede to such of the following Instruments as We are authorised by international law to accede to, and adopt the principles of international law set-out in those Instruments We are not so authorised to accede to, PROVIDED HOWEVER that We do not accede to or adopt the principles of international law set-out in any Instrument to the extent that the Instrument or the principles are repugnant to the Natural Law, or repugnant to such of the Laws and Statutes of England, Great Britain or the United Kingdom as re-affirm the Natural Law; namely:
The International Declaration Renouncing the Use, in Time of War, of Explosive Projectiles Under 400 Grams Weight, Signed at St. Petersburg on 29th November and 11th December, 1868.
The International Declaration Respecting Expanding Bullets, Signed at The Hague on 29th July, 1899.
The International Declaration Respecting Asphyxiating Gases, Signed at The Hague on 29th July, 1899.
The International Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field, Signed at Geneva on 6th July, 1906.
The International Convention Relative to the Opening of Hostilities, Signed at The Hague on 18th October, 1907.
The International Convention Concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land, and the Annexure thereto, being the Regulations Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, Signed at The Hague on 18th October, 1907.
The International Convention Concerning the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in War on Land, Signed at The Hague on 18th October, 1907.
The International Convention Respecting Bombardments by Naval Forces in Time of War, Signed at The Hague on 18th October, 1907.
The International Convention Prohibiting the Discharge of Projectiles and Explosives from Balloons, Signed at The Hague on 18th October, 1907.
The Covenant of the League of Nations, 1919.
The Constitution of the International Labour Organisation, 1919 as amended in 1964, and the Annexure thereto, being the Declaration Concerning the Aims and Purposes of the International Labour Organisation.
The International Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field, Signed at Geneva on 27th July, 1929.
The International Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Signed at Geneva on 27th July, 1929.
Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, Signed at Geneva on 17th July, 1925.
The Charter of the United Nations, 1945.
The Statute of the International Court of Justice, 1945.
The Agreement for the Prosecution and Punishment of Major War Criminals, and the Annexure thereto, being the Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Signed at London on 8th August, 1945.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.
The International Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, and the Annexures thereto, Signed at Geneva on 12th August, 1949.
The International Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, and the Annexure thereto, Signed at Geneva on 12th August, 1949.
The International Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, and the Annexures thereto, Signed at Geneva on 12th August, 1949.
The International Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, and the Annexures thereto, Signed at Geneva on 12th August, 1949.
The International Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 1958.
The International Convention on the High Seas, 1958.
The International Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, 1958.
The International Convention on the Continental Shelf, 1958.
The International Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, 1958.
The General Assembly Declaration of the Rights of the Child, 1959.
The General Assembly Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 1960.
The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961.
The General Assembly Resolution on Permanent Sovereignty Over Natural Resources, 1962.
0The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1963.
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966.
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966.
The General Assembly Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons, 1971.
The General Assembly Declaration of the Rights of Disabled Persons, 1975.
The Protocol Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts, and the Annexures thereto, Signed at Geneva on 10th June, 1977, and
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
H.R.H. the Prince of The Highlanders
President
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H.R.H. the Prince of Ausfreeborough
Prime Minister
Prince Palatine
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H.R.H. the Prince of Barrecourt
GOD SAVE THE KING!
Prince Palatine
Prince Palatine
For and on behalf of the crown and de jure Government of the Commonwealth of British Israel; and its Member States, the Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Caledonia, the Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Marlborough; the Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Ausfreeborough, the Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of The Hebrides, The Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Runnymede, the Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of Brougham, and the Crown and de jure Government of the Principality of The Highlanders:
President
Prime Minister
To: The Minister for Foreign Affairs,
The Government of the Netherlands
The Secretariat,
Swiss Federal Council,
The Secretary-General,
United Nations Organisation
The Chairman,
United Nations Security Council,
The President,
International Court of Justice,
The Chairperson,
International War Crimes Tribunal
The Commissioner,
United Nations Human Rights Commission