Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union
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| Short title: | ITU Constitution and Convention |
| Long title: | Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union |
| Type: | Treaty |
| Legal status: | International law |
| Jurisdiction: | international |
| Abbreviation: | CS CV |
| Treaty countries: | ca. 200 |
| Announcement: | December 22, 1992 |
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The Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (short: ITU Constitution and Convention | also: CS CV) is a treaty related to the law of nations, signed and ratified by almost all countries of the world. Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) were signed December 22, 1992 in Geneva. It is base of the ITU and will be reassessed subsequently by the Plenipotentiary Conference. The ITU Constitution and Convention replaced the International Telecommunication Convention December 22, 1992.
The wording of preamble of the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union is as follows.
- While fully recognizing the sovereign right of each State to regulate its telecommunication and having regard to the growing importance of telecommunication for the preservation of peace and the economic and social development of all States, the States Parties to this Constitution, as the basic instrument of the International Telecommunication Union, and to the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) which complements it, with the object of facilitating peaceful relations, international cooperation among peoples and economic and social development by means of efficient telecommunication services, have agreed as follows: (follwed by the wording of the Constitution)
In article four the Constitution lays down the instruments of the ITU as follows:
- the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union
- the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union and
- the Administrative Regulations.
The provisions of the Constitution and the Convention are further complemented by those of the Administrative Regulations. This Administrative Regulations comprise the
- ITU International Telecommunication Regulations (ITR), and
- ITU Radio Regulations (RR)
and are binding on all ITU member states as well.