1 STATUTE of the COUNCIL of EUROPE 1 Signed at London on 5 May 1949, and Amended in Conformity with the Certificates of the Sec
Statute of the Council of Europe STATUTE OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE 1 signed at London on 5 May 1949, and amended in conformity with the Certificates of the Sec- retary General of the Council of Europe dated 22 May 1951, 18 December 1951, 4 May 1953, 30 May 1958, 3 November 1961, 6 May 1963, 24 May 1965, 14 October 1970, 17 February 1971, 9 December 1974, 2 October 1976, 9 January 1978, 20 January 1978, 27 November 1978, 16 November 1988, 5 May 1989, 6 November 1990, 21 February 1991, 26 November 1991, 7 May 1992, 15 January 1993, 14 May 1993, 30 June 1993, 7 October 1993, 10 November 1994, 10 February 1995, 13 July 1995, 9 November 1995, 28 February 1996, 6 November 1996, 27 April 1999, 25 January 2001, 24 April 2002, 3 April 2003, 5 October 2004, 11 May 2007 and 16 June 2015. The Governments of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic, the Irish Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Convinced that the pursuit of peace based upon justice and international co-operation is vital for the preservation of human society and civilisation; Reaffirming their devotion to the spiritual and moral values which are the common heritage of their peoples and the true source of individual freedom, political liberty and the rule of law, prin- ciples which form the basis of all genuine democracy; Believing that, for the maintenance and further realisation of these ideals
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