Summary:
This Decree establishes the National Commission for the implementation of international humanitarian law. It defines the Commission's mandate as being to ensure the effective implementation of and respect for international humanitarian law; to encourage the promotion and defence of its rules and provisions; to coordinate activities relating to international humanitarian law in Benin; to participate in its dissemination, teaching and popularization and to perform other duties as instructed by the government, including giving opinions on any questions referred to it.