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Senegal
Practice Relating to Rule 139. Respect for International Humanitarian Law
Section A. General
IV. National Legislation
Senegal’s Decree on the High Commission for Human Rights and the Promotion of Peace (2004) states:
The High Commission for Human Rights and the Promotion of Peace is … tasked with monitoring all questions regarding the promotion and protection of human rights [and] the implementation of international humanitarian law …
To this effect:
…
- it watches over … the implementation of international conventions in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law, and contributes to the adaption of domestic law to these conventions. 
Senegal, Decree on the High Commission for Human Rights and the Promotion of Peace, 2004, Article 2.