Treaty F. The Rome Statute 1998 Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court G. The Convention on the Rights of the Child The 2000 Optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict Convention for the Protection of Cultural property in the event of Armed Conflict Date Signed/ Acceded / Succeeded Signed on June 1998 Ratified on 5 March 2002 Signed on 11 November 2001 Ratified on 12 February 2009 Ratified on 22 December 2006 Domestic Legislation enacted International Criminal Court Act The main provisions of the CRC were to be incorporated in the Childrens’ Bill Draft Amendment Bill under Preparation at the Ministry of Arts and Culture Acceded on 23 July The Firearms Act I. Arms Trade Treaty 2015 (amended in 2016) Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade H. LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL 48. The national legal framework for the protection of Human Rights comprises of the Constitution which is the ‘supreme law’ of the Republic of Mauritius and of a wide array of enactments and subsidiary legislation. 49. Several avenues are open to a person who alleges that his rights have been contravened. Section 17 of the Constitution provides that any person who alleges that his rights under section 3 to 16 have been contravened or is likely to be contravened, may apply to the Supreme Court to seek redress. Any person may further enter a civil claim for damages before the Courts as a means of compensation for a prejudice which he claims he has suffered as a result of the acts or omissions of another party including of the State. The law provides that complaints in relation to specific matters may be made to various institutions such as the National Human Rights Commission, the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Ombudsperson for Children, the Independent Police Complaints Commission. 50. Administrative decisions may also be challenged in Court by way of applications for Judicial Review. 19