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==International human rights law in the United Kingdom==
===United Nations multi-lateral human rights treaties===
The UK signed the ''[https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CCPR.aspx [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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}}</ref> Article 2 of the [[ICCPR ]] requires the UK to apply and enforce the provisions of the [[ICCPR ]] within its territory. See [[Human_rightsInternational_Covenant_on_Civil_and_Political_Rights#Application_of_the_ICCPR_to_non-therapeutic_circumcision_of_children| ICCPR: Application of the ICCPR to non-therapeutic circumcision of children]] for detailed information on the rights applicable to non-therapeutic circumcision of children.
The UK signed the ''[https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx Convention on the Rights of the Child]'' (CRC) on 19 April 1990 an formally ratified the CRC treaty on 16 December 1991.<ref name="ratstatus" /> Article 2 of the CRC require the UK to respect and ensure the rights specified in the CRC to each child within its jurisdiction. See [[Human_rights#Application_of_the_CRC_to_non-therapeutic_circumcision_of_children| Application of the CRC to non-therapeutic circumcision of children]] for detailed information on the rights applicable to non-therapeutic circumcision of children.
}}</ref> but has not prohibited non-therapeutic circumcision of non-consenting minors.
Although the UK has been a member of the Council of Europe, a human rights organisation since 1949, a state-party to the [[ICCPR ]] since 1976, and the CRC since 1991, the General Medical Council has not revised its policies and procedures to recognise the human rights of child patients to the physical security of their person.
==The guidance of the British Medical Association==