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... Affirming that the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries
should be considered as offences of grave concern to all States and that any
person committing any of these-offences should be either prosecuted or extradited, ...
... 1. A mercenary is any person who: ...
... Any person who recruits, uses, finances or trains mercenaries, as defined in
article 1 of the present Convention, commits an offence for the purposes of
the Convention. ...
... An offence is committed by any person who: ...
... (b) Is the accomplice of a person who commits or attempts to commit any of
the offences set forth in the present Convention. ...
... (a) Taking all practicable measures to prevent preparations in their respective
territories for the commission of those offences within or outside their territories,
including the prohibition of illegal activities of persons, groups and organizations
that encourage, instigate, organize or engage in the perpetration of such offences; ...
... (b) By any of its nationals or, if that State considers it appropriate, by
those stateless persons who have their habitual residence in that territory. ...
... 2. When a State Party, pursuant to this article, has taken a person into custody
or has taken such other measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this article,
it shall notify without delay either directly or through the ...
... (c) The State Party of which the natural or juridical person against whom the
offence has been directed or attempted is a national; ...
... (d) The State Party of which the alleged offender is a national or, if he is
a stateless person, in whose territory he has his habitual residence; ...
... 3. Any person regarding whom the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this
article are being taken shall be entitled: ...
... (a) To communicate without delay with the nearest appropriate representative
of the State of which he is a national or which is otherwise entitled to protect
his rights or, if he is a stateless person, the State in whose territory he
has his habitual residence; ...
... Any person regarding whom proceedings are being carried out in connection with
any of the offences set forth in the present Convention shall be guaranteed
at all stages of the proceedings fair treatment and all the rights and guarantees
provided for in the law of the State in question. Applicable norms of international
law should be taken into account. ...