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==International human rights law in the United Kingdom==
==International human rights law in the United Kingdom==
===United Nations multi-lateral human rights treaties===
===United Nations multi-lateral human rights treaties===
The UK signed the ''International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (ICCPR) on 16 September 1968 and formally ratified the ICCPR treaty on 20 May 1976.<ref name="ratstatus">{{REFweb
The UK signed the ''International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (ICCPR) on 16 September 1968 and formally ratified the ICCPR treaty on 11 December 1968.<ref name="ratstatus">{{REFweb
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