Plenipotentiary Conference Explained

The expression Plenipotentiary Conference (of conference of plenipotentiaries) is used to refer to some diplomatic conference integrated by diplomats invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their country's government.^{[1] [2] [3]} In the United Nations system, the UN Economic and Social Council is vested with the power to call plenipotentiary conferences under Article 62(4) of the Charter of the United Nations.^[4]

Notable plenipotentiary conferences include:

• The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, also known as Congo Conference or West Africa Conference,
• The International Meridian Conference of 1884,
• The "International Plenipotentiary Conference to Conclude an International Convention on Trade in Certain Species of Wildlife" which adopted the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species,^[5]
• The United Nations Conference on Narcotic Drugs, which adopted the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961,^{[6] [7]}
• The Rio Earth Summit (officially "United Nations Conference on Environment and Development") was a plenipotentiary conference which adopted 3 treaties: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
• The United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the establishment of the International Criminal Court, held in Rome, July 1998.

Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union

See main article: ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. Notably, the supreme organ of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which meets every four years, is referred to as the "Plenipotentiary Conference."Diplomatic in Nature"

See also

• Plenipotentiary
• ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
• Diplomatic conference
• Treaty

Notes and References

1. Book: [[International Law Commission]] . THE WORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION EIGHTH EDITION Volume I . . 2012 . Geneva . 107.
2. Web site: Sloss . David . s.III Treaty Application, 15 Domestic Application of Treaties . 2022-10-03 . Oxford Public International Law . en . 10.1093/law/9780199601813.003.0016 . 31 January 2024 .
3. Web site: The Nature of Treaties Animal Legal & Historical Center . 2022-10-03 . www.animallaw.info.
4. Book: [[ECOSOC]] . Resolution 1577 (L) . . 1971 . 8.
5. 1974 . International Plenipotentiary Conference to Conclude an International Convention on Trade in Certain Species of Wildlife: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora . The American Journal of International Law . 68 . 1 . 197–211 . 10.2307/2198862 . 2198862 . 221374223 . 0002-9300.
6. Book: United Nations . Commentary on the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 + Commentary on the 1972 Amendment . 1973.
7. Book: Bruun, Kettil . The gentlemen's club : international control of drugs and alcohol . 1975 . Chicago : University of Chicago Press . Internet Archive . 978-0-226-07777-2 . 48.