No. 14668 MULTILATERAL International Covenant on Civil and

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14668

MULTILATERAL

International

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights.

Adopted

by

the

General

Assembly

of

the

United

Nations

on

19

December

1966

Optional

Protocol

to

the

above-mentioned

Covenant.

Adopted

by

the

General

Assembly

of

the

United

Nations

on

19

December

1966

Authentic

texts:

English,

French,

Chinese,

Russian

and

Spanish.

Registered

ex

officio

on

23

March

1976.

MULTILATERAL

Pacte

international

relatif

aux

droits civils

et

politiques.

Adopté

par

l'Assemblée

générale

des

Nations

Unies

le

19

décembre

1966

Protocole

facultatif

se

rapportant

au

Pacte

susmentionné.

Adopté

par

l'Assemblée

générale

des

Nations

Unies

le

19

décembre

1966

Textes

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INTERNATIONAL

COVENANT

1

ON

CIVIL

AND

POLITICAL

RIGHTS

The

States

Parties

to the

present

Covenant,

Considering

that,

in

accordance

with

the

principles

proclaimed

in

the

Charter

of

the

United

Nations,

recognition

of

the

inherent

dignity

and

of

the

equal

and

inalien

able

rights

of

all

members

of

the

human

family

is

the

foundation

of

freedom,

justice

and

peace

in

the

world,

1

The

Covenant,

with

the

exception

of

article

41,*

came

into

force

on

23

March

1976

in

respect

of

the

following

States,

i.e.,

three

months

after

the

date

of

deposit

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

of

the

thirty-fifth

in

strument

of

ratification or

accession,

in

accordance

with

article

49

(1):**

Date

of

deposit

of

the

in

strument

of

ratification

or

accession

(a)

Date

of

deposit

of

the

in

strument

of

ratification

or

State

accession

(a.)

Barbados***

....................

5

January

1973o

Bulgaria***

.....................

21

September

1970

(Signature

affixed

on

8

October

1968.)

Byelorussian

Soviet

Socialist

Republic***

...................

12

November

1973

(Signature

affixed

on

19

March

1968.)

Chile

...........................

10

February

1972

(Signature

affixed

on

16

September

1969.)

Colombia

.......................

29

October

1969

(Signature

affixed

on

21

December

1966.)

Costa

Rica

......................

29

November

1968

(Signature

affixed

on

19

December

1966.)

Cyprus

.........................

2April

1969

(Signature

affixed

on

19

December

1966.)

Czechoslovakia***

...............

23

December

1975

(Signature

affixed

on

7

October

1968.)

Denmark***.....................

6

January

1972

(Signature

affixed

on

20

March

1968.)

Ecuador

........................

6

March

1969

(Signature

affixed

on

4

April

1968.)

Finland*.***.....................

19

August

1975

(Signature

affixed

on

11

October

1967.)

German

Democratic

Republic***

...

8

November

1973

(Signature

affixed

on

27

March

1973.)

Germany,

Federal

Republic

of***...

17

December

1973

(With

a

declaration

of

application

to

Berlin

(West).)t

(Signature

affixed

on

9

October

1968.)

Hungary***

.....................

17

January

1974

(Signature

affixed

on

25

March

1969.)

Iran

............................

24

June

1975

(Signature

affixed

on

4

April

1968.)

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Iraq***

.........................

25

January

(Signature

affixed

on

18

February

1969.)

1971

1975

Jamaica.........................

3

October

(Signature

affixed

on

19

December

1966.)

Jordan..........................

28

May

1975

(Signature

affixed

on

30

June

1972.)

Kenya

..........................

1

May

1972a

Lebanon

........................

3

November

1972o

Libyan

Arab

Republic***..........

15

May

1970»

Madagascar

.....................

21

June

1971

(Signature

affixed

on

17

September

1969.)

Mali............................

16

July

1974a

Mauritius

.......................

12

December

1973a

Mongolia***

....................

18

November

1974

(Signature

affixed

on

5

June

1968.)

Norway*'***

....................

13

September

1972

(Signature

affixed

on

20

March

1968.)

Romania***

.....................

9

December

1974

Rwanda.........................

16

April

1975a

Sweden*'***

....................

6

December

1971

(Signature

affixed

on

29

September

1967.)

Syrian

Arab

Republic***

..........

21

April

1969a

Tunisia

.........................

18

March

1969

(Signature

affixed

on

30

April

1968.)

Ukrainian

Soviet

Socialist

Re

public***

.....................

12

November

1973

(Signature

affixed

on

20

March

1968.)

Union

of

Soviet

Socialist

Republics***

..................

16

October

1973

(Signature

affixed

on

18

March

1968.)

Uruguay

........................

1

April

1970

(Signature

affixed

on

21

February

1967.)

Yugoslavia

......................

2

June

1971

(Signature

affixed

on

8

August

1967.)

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on

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Recognizing

that

these

rights

derive

from

the

inherent

dignity

of

the

human

person,

Recognizing

that,

in

accordance

with

the

Universal

Declaration

of

Human

Rights,

the

ideal

of

free

human

beings

enjoying

civil

and

political

freedom

and

freedom

from

fear

and

want

can

only

be

achieved

if

conditions

are

created

whereby

everyone

may enjoy

his

civil

and

political rights,

as

well

as

his

economic,

social

and

cultural

rights,

Considering

the

obligation

of

States

under

the

Charter

of

the

United

Nations

to

promote

universal

respect

for,

and

observance

of,

human

rights

and

freedoms,

Realizing

that

the

individual,

having

duties

to

other

individuals

and to

the

com

munity

to

which

he

belongs,

is

under

a

responsibility

to

strive

for

the

promotion

and

observance

of

the

rights

recognized

in

the

present Covenant,

Agree

upon the

following

articles:

PARTI

Article

1.

All

peoples

have

the

right

of

self-determination.

By

virtue

of

that

right

they

freely

determine

their

political

status

and

freely

pursue

their

eco

nomic,

social

and

cultural

development.

2.

All

peoples

may,

for

their

own

ends,

freely

dispose

of

their

natural

wealth

and

resources

without

prejudice

to

any

obligations

arising

out

of

international

eco

nomic

co-operation,

based

upon

the

principle

of

mutual

benefit,

and

international

law.

In

no

case

may

a

people

be

deprived

of

its

own

means

of

subsistence.

3.

The

States

Parties

to the

present

Covenant,

including

those

having

respon

sibility

for

the

administration

of

Non-Self-Governing

and

Trust Territories,

shall

promote

the

realization

of

the

right

of

self-determination,

and

shall

respect

that

right,

in

conformity

with

the

provisions

of

the

Charter

of

the

United

Nations.

PART

II

Article

2.

1.

Each State

Party

to the

present

Covenant

undertakes

to

respect

and to

ensure

to

all

individuals

within

its

territory

and

subject

to

its

jurisdiction

the

rights

recognized

in

the

present

Covenant,

without

distinction

of

any

kind,

such

as

race,

colour,

sex,

language,

religion,

political

or

other

opinion,

national

or

social

origin,

property,

birth

or

other

status.

2.

Where

not

already

provided

for

by

existing

legislative

or

other

measures,

each

State

Party

to

the

present

Covenant

undertakes

to take

the

necessary

steps,

in

accordance

with

its

constitutional

processes

and

with

the

provisions

of

the

present

(Footnote

continued

from

page

172)

See

p.

300

of

this

volume

for

the

texts

of

the

declarations

recognizing

the

competence

of

the

Human

Rights

Committee

under

article

41.

"Several

of

the

35

instruments

deposited

were

accompanied

by

reservations,

about

which

the

Covenant

is

silent.

In

this

regard,

the

Secretary-General,

on

the

basis

of

the

consultations

that

he

held

in

the

same

circumstances with

respect

to

the

International

Covenant

on

Economic,

Social

and

Cultural

Rights

(see

No.

1-14531

of

volume

993),

has

considered

that

the

States

concerned

did

not

object

to

the

entry

into

force

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights

on

23

March

1976.

***See

p.

288

of

this

volume

for

the

texts

of

the

declarations

and

reservations

made

upon

ratification

or

accession.

fThe

following

countries

made

declarations

regarding

the

declaration

made

upon

ratification

by

the

Federal

Re

public

of

Germany:

France,

German

Democratic

Republic,

Ukrainian

Soviet

Socialist

Republic,

Union

of

Soviet

Socialist

Republics,

United

Kingdom

of

Great

Britain

and Northern

Ireland

and

United

States

of

America.

For

the

texts

of

the

said

declarations,

see

No.

1-14531

in

volume

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Covenant,

to

adopt

such

legislative

or

other

measures

as

may

be

necessary

to

give

ef

fect

to

the

rights

recognized

in

the

present

Covenant.

3.

Each

State

Party

to the

present Covenant

undertakes:

(a)

To

ensure

that

any

person

whose

rights

or

freedoms

as

herein

recognized

are

violated

shall

have

an

effective

remedy,

notwithstanding

that

the

violation

has

been

committed

by

persons

acting

in

an

official

capacity;

(b)

To ensure

that

any

person

claiming

such

a

remedy

shall

have

his

right

thereto

determined

by

competent

judicial,

administrative

or

legislative

authorities,

or

by

any

other

competent

authority

provided

for

by

the

legal

system

of

the

State,

and

to

develop

the

possibilities

of

judicial

remedy;

(c)

To

ensure

that

the

competent

authorities

shall

enforce

such

remedies

when

granted.

Article

3.

The

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant

undertake

to

ensure

the

equal

right

of

men

and

women

to

the

enjoyment

of

all

civil

and

political

rights

set

forth

in

the

present

Covenant.

Article

4.

1.

In

time

of

public

emergency

which

threatens

the

life

of

the

na

tion and

the

existence

of

which

is

officially

proclaimed, the

States

Parties

to

the

present Covenant

may

take

measures

derogating

from

their

obligations

under

the

present

Covenant

to

the

extent

strictly

required

by

the

exigencies

of

the

situation,

provided

that

such

measures

are

not

inconsistent

with

their other

obligations

under

international

law

and

do

not

involve

discrimination

solely

on

the

ground

of

race,

col

our,

sex,

language,

religion

or

social

origin.

2.

No

derogation

from

articles

6,

7,

8

(paragraphs

1

and

2),

11, 15,

16

and

18

may

be

made

under

this

provision.

3.

Any

State

Party

to

the

present

Covenant

availing

itself

of

the

right

of

dero

gation

shall

immediately

inform

the

other

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant,

through

the

intermediary

of

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations,

of

the pro

visions

from

which

it

has

derogated

and

of

the

reasons

by

which

it

was

actuated.

A

further

communication

shall

be

made,

through

the

same

intermediary,

on

the

date

on

which

it

terminates

such

derogation.

Article

5.

1.

Nothing

in

the

present

Covenant

may

be

interpreted

as

imply

ing

for

any

State,

group

or

person

any

right

to

engage

in

any

activity

or

perform

any

act aimed

at

the

destruction

of

any

of

the

rights

and

freedoms

recognized

herein

or

at

their

limitation

to

a

greater

extent

than

is

provided

for

in

the

present

Covenant.

2.

There

shall

be

no

restriction

upon

or

derogation

from

any

of

the

fundamen

tal

human

rights

recognized

or

existing

in

any

State

Party

to

the

present

Covenant

pursuant

to

law,

conventions,

regulations

or

custom

on the

pretext

that

the

present

Covenant

does

not

recognize

such

rights

or

that

it

recognizes

them

to

a

lesser

extent.

PART

HI

Article

6.

1.

Every

human

being

has

the

inherent

right

to

life.

This

right

shall

be

protected

by

law.

No

one

shall

be

arbitrarily

deprived

of

his

life.

2.

In

countries

which

have

not

abolished

the

death

penalty,

sentence

of

death

may

be

imposed

only

for

the most

serious

crimes

in

accordance

with

the

law

in

force

at

the

time

of

the

commission

of

the

crime

and

not

contrary

to

the

provisions

of

the

present

Covenant

and

to

the

Convention

on the Prevention

and

Punishment

of

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Crime

of

Genocide.

1

This

penalty

can

only

be

carried

out

pursuant

to

a

final

judge

ment

rendered

by

a

competent

court.

3.

When

deprivation

of

life

constitutes

the

crime

of

genocide,

it

is

understood

that

nothing

in

this

article

shall

authorize

any

State

Party

to

the

present

Covenant

to

derogate

in

any

way

from

any

obligation

assumed

under

the

provisions

of

the

Con

vention

on

the

Prevention

and

Punishment

of

the

Crime

of

Genocide.

4.

Anyone

sentenced

to

death

shall

have

the

right

to

seek

pardon

or

commuta

tion

of

the

sentence.

Amnesty,

pardon

or

commutation

of

the

sentence

of

death

may

be

granted

in

all

cases.

5.

Sentence

of

death

shall

not

be

imposed

for

crimes

committed

by

persons

below

eighteen

years

of

age

and

shall

not

be

carried

out

on

pregnant

women.

6.

Nothing

in

this

article

shall

be

invoked

to

delay

or

to

prevent

the

abolition

of

capital

punishment

by

any

State

Party

to

the

present

Covenant.

Article

7.

No

one

shall

be

subjected

to

torture

or

to

cruel,

inhuman

or

degrading

treatment

or

punishment.

In

particular,

no

one

shall be

subjected

without

his

free

consent

to

medical

or

scientific

experimentation.

Article

8.

1.

No

one

shall

be

held

in

slavery;

slavery

and the

slave-trade

in

all

their

forms

shall

be

prohibited.

2.

No

one

shall be

held

in

servitude.

3.

(a)

No

one

shall be

required

to

perform

forced

or

compulsory

labour,

(o)

Paragraph

3

(a)

shall

not

be

held

to

preclude,

in

countries

where

imprison

ment

with

hard

labour

may

be

imposed

as

a

punishment

for

a

crime,

the

performance

of

hard

labour

in

pursuance

of

a

sentence

to

such

punishment

by

a

competent

court.

(c)

For

the

purpose

of

this

paragraph

the

term

"forced

or

compulsory

labour"

shall

not

include:

(i)

Any

work

or

service,

not

referred

to

in

sub-paragraph

(b),

normally

required

of

a

person

who

is

under

detention

in

consequence

of

a

lawful

order

of

a

court,

or

of

a person

during

conditional

release

from

such

detention;

(ii)

Any

service

of

a

military

character

and,

in

countries

where

conscientious

objec

tion

is

recognized,

any

national

service

required

by

law

of

conscientious

objec

tors;

(iii)

Any

service

exacted

in

cases

of

emergency

or

calamity

threatening

the

life

or

well-being

of

the

community;

(iv)

Any

work

or

service

which

forms

part

of

normal

civil

obligations.

Article

9.

1.

Everyone

has

the

right

to

liberty

and

security

of

person.

No

one

shall be

subjected

to

arbitrary

arrest

or

detention.

No

one

shall

be

deprived

of

his

liberty

except

on

such

grounds

and

in

accordance

with

such

procedure

as

are

estab

lished

by

law.

2.

Anyone

who

is

arrested

shall

be

informed,

at

the

time

of

arrest,

of

the

reasons

for

his

arrest and

shall

be

promptly

informed

of

any

charges

against

him.

3.

Anyone

arrested

or

detained

on a

criminal

charge

shall

be

brought

promptly

before a

judge

or

other

officer

authorized

by

law

to

exercise

judicial

power

and

shall

be

entitled

to

trial

within

a

reasonable

time

or

to

release.

It

shall

not

be

the

general

rule

that

persons

awaiting

trial

shall

be

detained

in

custody,

but

release

may

be

sub

ject to

guarantees

to

appear

for

trial,

at

any

other

stage

of

the

judicial

proceedings,

and,

should

occasion

arise,

for

execution

of

the

judgement.

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4.

Anyone

who

is

deprived

of

his

liberty by

arrest

or

detention

shall

be

entitled

to

take

proceedings

before

a

court,

in

order

that

court

may

decide

without

delay

on

the

lawfulness

of

his

detention

and

order

his

release

if

the

detention

is

not

lawful.

5.

Anyone

who

has

been

the

victim

of

unlawful

arrest

or

detention

shall

have

an

enforceable

right

to

compensation.

Article

10.

1.

All

persons

deprived

of

their

liberty

shall

be

treated

with

humanity and

with

respect

for

the

inherent

dignity

of

the

human

person.

2.

(a)

Accused

persons

shall,

save

in

exceptional circumstances,

be

segregated

from

convicted

persons

and

shall be

subject

to

separate

treatment

ap

propriate

to

their

status

as

unconvicted

persons.

(b)

Accused

juvenile

persons

shall

be

separated

from

adults

and

brought

as

speedily

as

possible

for

adjudication.

3.

The

penitentiary

system

shall

comprise

treatment

of

prisoners

the

essential

aim

of

which

shall be

their

reformation

and

social

rehabilitation.

Juvenile

offenders

shall be

segregated

from

adults

and

be

accorded

treatment

appropriate

to

their

age

and

legal

status.

Article

11.

No

one

shall be

imprisoned

merely

on

the

ground

of

inability

to

fulfil

a

contractual

obligation.

Article

12.

1.

Everyone

lawfully

within

the

territory

of

a

State

shall,

within

that

territory,

have

the

right

to

liberty

of

movement

and

freedom

to

choose

his

resi

dence.

2.

Everyone

shall be

free

to

leave

any

country,

including

his

own.

3.

The

above-mentioned

rights

shall

not

be subject

to

any restrictions

except

those

which

are

provided

by

law,

are

necessary

to protect

national

security,

public

order

(ordre

public),

public

health

or

morals

or

the

rights

and

freedoms

of

others,

and

are

consistent

with

the

other

rights

recognized

in

the

present

Covenant.

4.

No

one

shall

be

arbitrarily

deprived

of

the

right

to

enter

his

own

country.

Article

13.

An

alien

lawfully

in

the

territory

of

a

State

Party

to

the

present

Covenant

may

be

expelled

therefrom

only

in

pursuance

of

a

decision

reached

in

ac

cordance

with

law

and

shall,

except

where

compelling

reasons

of

national

security

otherwise

require,

be

allowed

to

submit

the

reasons

against

his

explusion

and

to

have

his

case

reviewed

by,

and

be

represented

for

the

purpose

before,

the competent

au

thority

or

a

person

or

persons

especially

designated

by

the

competent

authority.

Article

14.

1.

All

persons

shall

be

equal

before

the

courts

and

tribunals.

In

the

determination

of

any

criminal charge

against

him,

or

of

his

rights

and

obligations

in

a

suit

at

law,

everyone

shall

be

entitled

to

a

fair

and

public

hearing

by

a

competent,

independent

and

impartial

tribunal

established

by

law.

The

Press

and

the

public

may

be

excluded

from

all

or

part

of

a

trial

for

reasons

of

morals,

public

order

(ordre

public)

or

national

security

in

a

democratic

society,

or

when

the

interest

of

the

private

lives

of

the

parties

so

requires,

or

to

the

extent

strictly

necessary

in

the

opin

ion

of

the

court

in

special

circumstances

where

publicity

would

prejudice

the

interests

of

justice;

but

any

judgement

rendered

in

a

criminal

case

or

in

a

suit

at

law

shall

be

made

public

except where

the

interest

of

juvenile

persons

otherwise

requires

or

the

proceedings

concern

matrimonial

disputes

or

the

guardianship

of

children.

2.

Everyone

charged

with

a

criminal

offence

shall

have

the

right

to

be

pre

sumed

innocent

until

proved

guilty

according

to

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3.

In

the

determination

of

any

criminal charge

against

him,

everyone

shall be

entitled

to

the

following

minimum

guarantees,

in

full

equality:

(a)

To

be

informed

promptly and

in

detail

in

a

language

which

he

understands

of

the

nature

and

cause

of

the

charge

against

him;

(b)

To

have

adequate

time

and

facilities

for

the

preparation

of

his

defence

and

to

communicate

with

counsel

of

his

own

choosing;

(c)

To

be

tried

without

undue

delay;

(d)

To

be

tried

in his

presence,

and

to

defend

himself

in

person

or

through

legal

as

sistance

of

his

own

choosing;

to

be

informed,

if

he

does

not

have

legal

assistance,

of

this

right;

and

to

have

legal

assistance

assigned

to him,

in

any

case

where

the

interests

of

justice

so

require,

and

without

payment

by

him in

any

such

case

if

he

does

not

have

sufficient

means

to

pay

for

it;

(e)

To

examine,

or

have

examined,

the

witnesses

against

him

and

to

obtain

the

at

tendance

and

examination

of

witnesses

on

his

behalf

under

the

same

conditions

as

witnesses

against

him;

(/)

To

have

the

free

assistance

of

an

interpreter

if

he

cannot

understand

or

speak

the

language

used

in

court;

(g)

Not

to

be

compelled

to

testify

against

himself

or

to

confess

guilt.

4.

In

the

case

of

juvenile

persons, the

procedure

shall

be

such

as

will

take

ac

count

of

their

age

and

the

desirability

of

promoting

their

rehabilitation.

5.

Everyone

convicted

of

a

crime

shall

have

the

right

to

his

conviction

and

sen

tence

being

reviewed

by

a

higher

tribunal

according

to

law.

6.

When

a

person

has

by

a

final

decision been

convicted

of

a

criminal

offence

and

when

subsequently

his

conviction

has

been

reversed

or

he

has

been

pardoned

on

the

ground

that

a

new

or

newly

discovered fact

shows

conclusively

that

there

has

been

a

miscarriage

of

justice,

the

person

who

has

suffered

punishment

as

a

result

of

such

conviction

shall

be

compensated

according

to

law,

unless

it

is

proved

that

the

non-disclosure

of

the

unknown

fact

in

time

is

wholly

or

partly

attributable

to

him.

7.

No

one

shall

be

liable

to

be

tried

or

punished

again

for

an

offence

for

which

he

has

already

been

finally

convicted

or

acquitted

in

accordance

with

the

law

and

penal

procedure

of

each

country.

Article

15.

1.

No

one

shall

be

held

guilty

of

any

criminal

offence on

account

of

any

act

or

omission

which

did

not

constitute

a

criminal

offence,

under

national

or

international

law,

at

the

time

when

it

was

committed.

Nor

shall

a

heavier

penalty

be

imposed

than

the

one

that

was

applicable

at

the

time

when

the

criminal

offence

was

committed.

If,

subsequent

to the

commission

of

the

offence,

provision

is

made

by

law

for

the

imposition

of

a

lighter

penalty,

the

offender

shall

benefit

thereby.

2.

Nothing

in

this

article

shall

prejudice

the

trial

and

punishment

of

any

per

son

for

any

act

or

omission

which,

at

the

time

when

it

was

committed,

was

criminal

according

to

the

general

principles

of

law

recognized

by

the

community

of

nations.

Article

16.

Everyone

shall

have

the

right

to

recognition

everywhere

as

a

per

son

before

the

law.

A

rticle

17.

1.

No

one

shall

be

subj

ected

to

arbitrary

or unlawful interference

with

his

privacy,

family,

home

or

correspondence,

nor to

unlawful

attacks

on

his

honour

and

reputation.

2.

Everyone

has

the

right

to the

protection

of

the

law

against

such

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Article

18.

1.

Everyone

shall

have

the

right

to

freedom

of

thought,

con

science

and

religion.

This

right

shall

include

freedom

to

have

or

to

adopt

a

religion

or

belief

of

his

choice,

and

freedom,

either

individually

or

in

community

with

others

and

in

public

or

private,

to

manifest

his

religion

or

belief

in

worship, observance,

practice

and

teaching.

2.

No

one

shall

be

subject

to

coercion

which

would

impair

his

freedom

to

have

or

to

adopt

a

religion

or

belief

of

his

choice.

3.

Freedom

to

manifest

one's

religion

or

beliefs

may

be

subject

only

to

such

limitations

as

are

prescribed

by

law

and

are

necessary

to protect

public

safety,

order,

health,

or

morals

or

the fundamental

rights

and

freedoms

of

others.

4.

The

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant

undertake

to

have

respect

for

the

liberty

of

parents

and,

when

applicable,

legal

guardians

to

ensure

the

religious

and

moral

education

of

their

children

in

conformity

with

their

own

convictions.

Article

19.

1.

Everyone

shall

have

the right to hold

opinions

without

inter

ference.

2.

Everyone

shall

have

the

right

to

freedom

of

expression;

this

right

shall

in

clude

freedom

to

seek, receive

and

impart

information

and

ideas

of

all

kinds,

regard

less

of

frontiers,

either

orally,

in

writing

or

in

print,

in

the

form

of

art,

or through

any

other

media

of

his

choice.

3.

The

exercise

of

the

rights

provided

for

in

paragraph

2

of

this article

carries

with

it

special

duties

and

responsibilities.

It

may

therefore

be

subject

to

certain

restrictions,

but

these

shall

only

be

such

as

are

provided

by

law

and

are

necessary:

(a)

For

respect

of

the

rights

or

reputations

of

others;

(b)

For

the

protection

of

national

security

or

of

public

order

(ordre

public),

or

of

public

health

or

morals.

Article

20.

1.

Any

propaganda

for

war

shall

be

prohibited

by

law.

2.

Any

advocacy

of

national,

racial

or

religious

hatred

that

con'stitutes

incite

ment

to

discrimination,

hostility

or

violence

shall

be

prohibited

by

law.

Article

21.

The

right

of

peaceful

assembly

shall

be

recognized.

No

restrictions

may

be

placed

on

the

exercise

of

this

right

other

than

those

imposed

in

conformity

with

the

law

and

which

are

necessary

in

a

democratic

society

in

the

interests

of

na

tional

security

or

public

safety, public

order

(ordrepublic),

the

protection

of

public

health

or

morals

or

the

protection

of

the

rights

and

freedoms

of

others.

Article

22.

1.

Everyone

shall

have

the right

to

freedom

of

association

with

others,

including

the

right

to

form

and

join

trade

unions

for

the

protection

of

his

in

terests.

2.

No

restrictions may

be

placed

on the

exercise

of

this

right

other

than

those

which

are

prescribed

by

law

and

which

are

necessary

in

a

democratic

society

in

the

in

terests

of

national

security

or

public

safety, public

order

(ordrepublic),

the

protec

tion

of

public

health

or morals or

the

protection

of

the

rights

and

freedoms

of

others.

This

article

shall

not

prevent

the

imposition

of

lawful

restrictions

on

members

of

the

armed

forces

and

of

the

police

in

their

exercise

of

this

right.

3.

Nothing

in

this article

shall

authorize

States

Parties

to

the

International

La

bour

Organisation

Convention

of

1948

concerning

freedom

of

association

and pro

tection

of

the

right

to

organize

1

to

take

legislative

measures

which

would

prejudice,

or

to

apply

the

law

in

such

a

manner

as

to

prejudice,

the

guarantees provided

for

in

that

Convention.

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Article

23.

1.

The

family

is

the

natural

and fundamental

group

unit

of

soci

ety

and

is

entitled

to

protection

by

society

and

the

State.

2.

The

right

of

men

and

women

of

marriageable

age

to

marry

and to found

a

family

shall

be

recognized.

3.

No

marriage

shall

be

entered

into

without

the

free

and

full

consent

of

the

in

tending

spouses.

4.

States

Parties

to the

present Covenant

shall

take

appropriate

steps

to

ensure

equality

of

rights

and

responsibilities

of

spouses

as

to

marriage,

during marriage

and

at

its

dissolution. In

the

case

of

dissolution,

provision

shall be

made

for

the

necessary

protection

of

any

children.

Article

24.

1.

Every

child

shall

have,

without

any discrimination

as

to

race,

colour,

sex,

language,

religion,

national

or

social

origin,

property

or

birth,

the

right

to

such

measures

of

protection

as

are

required

by

his

status

as

a

minor,

on

the

part

of

his

family,

society

and

the

State.

2.

Every

child

shall

be

registered

immediately

after

birth

and

shall

have

a

name.

3.

Every

child

has

the

right

to

acquire

a

nationality.

Article

25.

Every

citizen

shall

have

the

right

and the

opportunity,

without

any

of

the

distinctions

mentioned

in

article

2

and

without unreasonable

restrictions:

(a)

To

take

part

in

the

conduct

of

public

affairs,

directly

or

through

freely

chosen

representatives;

(6)

To vote

and

to

be

elected

at

genuine

periodic

elections

which

shall

be

by

universal

and

equal

suffrage

and

shall be

held

by

secret

ballot,

guaranteeing

the

free

ex

pression

of

the

will

of

the

electors;

(c)

To

have

access,

on

general

terms

of

equality,

to

public

service

in

his

country.

Article

26.

All

persons

are

equal

before

the

law

and

are

entitled

without

any

discrimination

to

the

equal

protection

of

the

law.

In

this

respect,

the

law

shall

pro

hibit

any discrimination

and guarantee

to

all

persons

equal

and

effective

protection

against

discrimination

on

any

ground

such

as

race,

.colour,

sex,

language,

religion,

political

or

other

opinion,

national

or

social

origin,

property,

birth

or

other

status.

Article

27.

In

those

States

in

which

ethnic,

religious

or

linguistic

minorities

ex

ist,

persons

belonging

to

such

minorities

shall

not

be

denied

the

right,

in

community

with

the

other

members

of

their

group,

to

enjoy

their

own

culture,

to

profess

and

practise

their

own

religion,

or

to

use

their

own

language.

PART

IV

Article

28.

1.

There

shall

be

established

a

Human

Rights

Committee

(here

after

referred

to

in

the

present

Covenant

as

the

Committee).

It

shall

consist

of

eigh

teen

members

and

shall

carry

out

the

functions

hereinafter

provided.

2.

The

Committee

shall

be

composed

of

nationals

of

the

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant

who

shall

be

persons

of

high

moral

character

and

recognized

com

petence

in

the

field

of

human

rights,

consideration

being

given

to the

usefulness

of

the

participation

of

some

persons

having

legal

experience.

3.

The

members

of

the

Committee

shall

be

elected

and

shall

serve

in

their

per

sonal

capacity.

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Article

29.

1.

The

members

of

the

Committee

shall be elected

by

secret

ballot from

a

list

of

persons

possessing

the

qualifications

prescribed

in

article

28

and

nominated

for

the

purpose

by

the

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant.

2.

Each State

Party

to the

present Covenant

may

nominate

not

more

than

two

persons.

These

persons

shall be

nationals

of

the

nominating

State.

3.

A

person

shall be

eligible

for

renomination.

Article

30.

1.

The initial

election

shall

be

held

no

later

than

six

months

after

the

date

of

the

entry

into

force

of

the

present

Covenant.

2.

At

least

four

months

before

the

date

of

each

election

to

the

Committee,

other

than

an

election

to

fill

a

vacancy

declared

in

accordance

with

article

34,

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

address

a

written

invitation

to

the

States

Parties

to

the

present Covenant

to

submit

their nominations

for

membership

of

the

Comittee

within

three

months.

3.

The

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

prepare a

list

in

alphabet

ical

order

of

all

the

persons

thus

nominated,

with

an indication

of

the

States

Parties

which

have

nominated

them,

and

shall

submit

it

to the

States

Parties

to the

present

Covenant

no

later

than

one

month

before

the

date

of

each

election.

4.

Elections

of

the members

of

the

Committee

shall

be

held

at

a

meeting

of

the

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant

convened

by

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

at

the

Headquarters

of

the

United

Nations.

At

that

meeting,

for

which

two

thirds

of

the

States

Parties

to

the

present Covenant

shall

constitute

a

quorum,

the

persons

elected

to

the

Committee

shall

be

those

nominees

who

obtain

the

largest

number

of

votes

and

an

absolute

majority

of

the

votes

of

the

represen

tatives

of

States

Parties

present

and

voting.

Article

31.

1.

The

Committee may

not

include

more

than

one

national

of

the

same

State.

2.

In

the

election

of

the

Committee,

consideration

shall

be

given

to

equitable

geographical

distribution

of

membership

and to

the

representation

of

the

different

forms

of

civilization

and

of

the principal

legal systems.

Article

32.

1.

The

members

of

the

Committee

shall

be elected

for

a

term

of

four

years.

They

shall be

eligible

for

re-election

if

renominated.

However,

the

terms

of

nine

of

the

members

elected

at

the

first

election

shall

expire

at

the

end

of

two

years;

immediately

after

the

first

election,

the

names

of

these

nine

members

shall be

chosen

by

lot

by

the

Chairman

of

the

meeting

referred

to

in

article

30,

paragraph

4.

2.

Elections

at

the

expiry

of

office

shall be

held

in

accordance

with

the

preced

ing

articles

of

this

part

of

the

present

Covenant.

Article

33.

1.

If,

in

the

unanimous

opinion

of

the

other

members,

a

member

of

the

Committee

has

ceased

to

carry

out

his

functions

for

any

cause

other

than

ab

sence

of

a

temporary

character,

the

Chairman

of

the

Committee

shall

notify

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations,

who

shall

then

declare

the

seat

of

that

member

to

be

vacant.

2.

In

the

event

of

the

death

or

the

resignation

of

a

member

of

the

Committee,

the

Chairman

shall

immediately

notify

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations,

who

shall

declare

the

seat

vacant

from

the

date

of

death

or

the

date

on

which

the

res

ignation

takes

effect.

Article

34.

1.

When

a

vacancy

is

declared

in

accordance

with

article

33

and

if

the

term

of

office

of

the

member

to

be

replaced

does

not

expire

within

six

months

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of

the

declaration

of

the

vacancy,

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

notify

each

of

the

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant,

which

may

within

two

months

submit

nominations

in

accordance

with

article

29

for

the

purpose

of

filling

the

vacancy.

2.

The

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

prepare

a

list

in

alpha

betical

order

of

the

persons

thus

nominated and

shall

submit

it

to

the

States

Parties

to

the

present Covenant. The

election

to

fill

the

vacancy

shall

then

take

place

in

accord

ance

with

the

relevant

provisions

of

this

part

of

the

present

Covenant.

3.

A

member

of

the

Committee

elected

to

fill

a

vacancy

declared in

accordance

with

article

33

shall

hold

office

for

the

remainder

of

the

term

of

the

member

who

vacated

the

seat

on the

Committee

under

the

provisions

of

that

article.

Article

35.

The

members

of

the

Committee

shall,

with

the

approval

of

the

General

Assembly

of

the

United

Nations,

receive

emoluments

from

United

Nations

resources

on

such

terms

and

conditions

as

the

General

Assembly

may

decide,

having

regard

to

the

importance

of

the

Committee's

responsibilities.

Article

36.

The Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

provide

the

necessary

staff

and

facilities

for

the

effective

performance

of

the

functions

of

the

Committee

under

the

present

Covenant.

Article

37.

1.

The

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

convene

the

initial

meeting

of

the

Committee

at

the

Headquarters

of

the

United

Nations.

2.

After

its

initial

meeting,

the

Committee

shall

meet

at

such

times

as

shall

be

provided

in

its

rules

of

procedure.

3.

The

Committee

shall

normally

meet

at

the

Headquarters

of

the

United

Na

tions

or

at

the

United

Nations

Office

at

Geneva.

Article

38.

Every

member

of

the

Committee

shall,

before

taking

up

his

duties,

make

a

solemn

declaration

in

open

committee

that

he

will

perform

his

functions

im

partially

and

conscientiously.

Article

39.

1.

The

Committee

shall

elect

its

officers

for

a

term

of

two

years.

They

may

be

re-elected.

2.

The

Committee

shall

establish

its

own

rules

of

procedure,

but

these

rules

shall

provide,

inter

alia,

that:

(a)

Twelve

members

shall

constitute

a

quorum;

(b) Decisions

of

the

Committee

shall

be

made

by

a

majority

vote

of

the

members

present.

Article

40.

1.

The

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant

undertake

to

sub

mit

reports

on

the

measures they

have

adopted

which

give

effect

to

the

rights

recog

nized

herein

and on

the

progress

made

in

the

enjoyment

of

those

rights:

(a)

Within

one

year

of

the

entry

into

force

of

the

present

Covenant

for

the

States

Parties

concerned;

(b)

Thereafter

whenever

the

Committee

so

requests.

2.

All

reports

shall

be

submitted

to

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Na

tions,

who

shall

transmit

them

to the

Committee

for

consideration.

Reports

shall

in

dicate

the

factors

and

difficulties,

if

any,

affecting

the

implementation

of

the

present

Covenant.

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3.

The

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

may,

after consultation

with

the

Committee,

transmit

to

the

specialized

agencies

concerned

copies

of

such

parts

of

the reports

as

may

fall

within

their

field

of

competence.

4.

The

Committee

shall

study

the reports

submitted

by

the

States

Parties

to the

present Covenant.

It

shall

transmit

its

reports,

and

such

general

comments

as

it

may

consider

appropriate,

to

the

States

Parties.

The

Committee

may

also

transmit

to

the

Economic

and

Social

Council

these

comments

along

with

the

copies

of

the

reports

it

has

received

from

States

Parties

to the

present Covenant.

5.

The

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant

may

submit

to the

Committee

observations

on

any

comments

that

may

be

made

in

accordance

with

paragraph

4

of

this

article.

Article

4L

1.

A

State

Party

to the

present Covenant

may

at

any

time

declare

under

this

article

that

it

recognizes

the

competence

of

the

Committee

to

receive

and

consider communications

to

the

effect

that

a

State

Party

claims

that

another

State

Party

is

not

fulfilling

its

obligations

under

the

present Covenant. Communications

under

this

article

may

be

received

and

considered

only

if

submitted

by

a

State

Party

which

has

made

a

declaration

recognizing

in

regard

to

itself

the

competence

of

the

Committee.

No

communication

shall

be

received

by

the

Committee

if

it

concerns

a

State

Party

which

has

not

made

such

a

declaration.

Communications

received

under

this

article

shall be

dealt

with

in

accordance

with

the

following

procedure:

(a)

If

a

State

Party

to the

present Covenant

considers

that

another

State

Party

is

not

giving

effect

to

the

provisions

of

the

present

Covenant,

it

may,

by

written

com

munication,

bring

the

matter

to

the

attention

of

that

State

Party.

Within

three

months

after

the

receipt

of

the

communication,

the

receiving

State

shall

afford

the

State

which

sent

the

communication

an

explanation

or

any

other

statement

in

writing

clarifying

the

matter,

which

should

include,

to the

extent

possible

and

pertinent,

reference

to

domestic

procedures

and

remedies

taken,

pending,

or

available

in

the

matter.

(b)

If

the

matter

is

not

adjusted

to

the

satisfaction

of

both

States

Parties

con

cerned

within

six

months

after

the

receipt

by

the

receiving

State

of

the

initial

com

munication,

either

State

shall

have

the

right

to

refer

the

matter

to

the

Committee,

by

notice

given

to

the

Committee

and

to

the

other

State.

(c)

The

Committee

shall

deal

with

a

matter

referred

to

it

only

after

it

has

ascer

tained

that

all

available

domestic

remedies

have been

invoked

and

exhausted

in

the

matter,

in

conformity

with

the

generally recognized

principles

of

international

law.

This

shall

not

be

the

rule

where

the

application

of

the

remedies

is

unreasonably

pro

longed.

(d)

The

Committee

shall

hold

closed

meetings

when

examining

communica

tions

under

this

article.

(e)

Subject

to the

provisions

of

sub-paragraph

(c),

the

Committee

shall

make

available

its

good

offices

to the

States

Parties

concerned

with

a

view

to

a

friendly

so

lution

of

the matter

on

the

basis

of

respect

for

human

rights

and fundamental

free

doms

as

recognized

in

the

present

Covenant.

(/)

In

any

matter

referred

to

it,

the

Committee may

call

upon

the

States

Parties

concerned,

referred

to

in

sub-paragraph

(b),

to

supply

any

relevant

information.

(g)

The

States

Parties

concerned,

referred

to

in

sub-paragraph

(b),

shall

have

the

right

to

be

represented

when

the

matter

is

being

considered

in

the

Committee

and

to

make

submissions

orally

and/or

in

writing.

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1

See

p.

282

of

this

volume

for

the

texts

of

the

declarations

and

reservations

made

upon

signature—Voir

p.

282

du

présent

volume

pour

les

textes

des

déclarations

et

réserves

faites

lors

de

la

signature.

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7.

When

the

Commission

has

fully

considered

the

matter,

but

in

any

event

not

later

than

twelve

months

after

having

been

seized

of

the

matter,

it

shall

submit

to the

Chairman

of

the

Committee

a

report

for

communication

to

the

States

Parties

con

cerned.

(a)

If

the

Commission

is

unable

to

complete

its

consideration

of

the

matter

within

twelve

months,

it

shall

confine

its

report

to

a brief

statement

of

the

status

of

its

consideration

of

the

matter.

(b)

If

an

amicable

solution

to

the

matter

on the

basis

of

respect

for

human

rights

as

recognized

in

the

present

Covenant

is

reached,

the

Commission

shall

confine

its

report

to

a

brief

statement

of

the

facts

and

of

the

solution

reached.

(c)

If

a

solution

within

the

terms

of

sub-paragraph

(b)

is

not

reached,

the

Commis

sion's

report

shall

embody

its

findings

on

all

questions

of

fact

relevant

to

the

issues

between

the

States

Parties

concerned,

and

its

views

on

the

possibilities

of

an

amicable

solution

of

the

matter.

This

report

shall

also

contain

the

written

sub

missions

and

a

record

of

the oral

submissions

made

by

the

States

Parties

con

cerned.

(d)

If

the

Commission's

report

is

submitted

under

sub-paragraph

(c),

the

States

Par

ties

concerned

shall, within

three months

of

the

receipt

of

the

report,

notify

the

Chairman

of

the

Committee

whether

or

not

they

accept

the

contents

of

the

report

of

the

Commission.

8.

The

provisions

of

this article

are

without

prejudice

to

the

responsibilities

of

the

Committee

under

article

41.

9.

The

States

Parties

concerned

shall

share

equally

all

the

expenses

of

the

members

of

the

Commission

in

accordance

with

estimates

to

be

provided

by

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations.

10.

The

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

be

empowered

to pay

the

expenses

of

the

members

of

the

Commission,

if

necessary,

before

reimbursement

by

the

States

Parties

concerned,

in

accordance

with

paragraph

9

of

this

article.

Article

43.

The

members

of

the

Committee,

and

of

the ad

hoc

conciliation

commissions

which

may

be

appointed

under

article

42,

shall be

entitled

to the

facil

ities,

privileges

and

immunities

of

experts

on

mission

for

the

United

Nations

as

laid

down

in

the

relevant

sections

of

the

Convention

on

the

Privileges

and

Immunities

of

the

United

Nations.

1

Article

44.

The

provisions

for

the

implementation

of

the

present

Covenant

shall

apply

without

prejudice

to

the procedures

prescribed

in

the

field

of

human

rights

by

or

under

the

constituent

instruments

and

the

conventions

of

the

United

Na

tions

and

of

the

specialized

agencies

and

shall

not

prevent

the

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant

from

having

recourse

to

other

procedures

for

settling

a

dispute

in

accordance

with

general

or

special

international

agreements

in

force

between

them.

Article

45.

The

Committee

shall

submit

to

the

General Assembly

of

the

United

Nations

through

the

Economic

and

Social

Council,

an

annual

report

on

its

activities.

PARTY

Article

46.

Nothing

in

the

present

Covenant

shall

be

interpreted

as

impairing

the

provisions

of

the

Charter

of

the

United

Nations

and

of

the

constitutions

of

the

1

United Nations,

Treaty

Series,

vol.

1,

p.

15,

and

vol.

90,

p.

327

(corrigendum

to

vol.

1,

p.

18).

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specialized

agencies

which

define

the

respective

responsibilities

of

the

various

organs

of

the

United

Nations

and

of

the

specialized

agencies

in

regard

to

the

matters

dealt

with

in

the

present Covenant.

Article

47.

Nothing

in

the

present Covenant

shall

be

interpreted

as

impairing

the

inherent

right

of

all

peoples

to

enjoy

and

utilize

fully

and

freely

their

natural

wealth

and

resources.

PART

VI

Article

48.

1.

The

present

Covenant

is

open

for

signature

by

any

State

Member

of

the

United

Nations

or

member

of

any

of

its

specialized

agencies,

by

any

State

Party

to

the

Statute

of

the

International

Court

of

Justice,

and

by

any

other

State

which

has

been

invited

by

the

General

Assembly

of

the

United

Nations

to

become

a

party

to

the

present Covenant.

2.

The

present

Covenant

is

subject

to

ratification.

Instruments

of

ratification

shall be

deposited

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations.

3.

The

present Covenant

shall

be

open

to

accession

by

any

State

referred

to

in

paragraph

1

of

this

article.

4.

Accession

shall

be

effected

by

the

deposit

of

an

instrument

of

accession

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations.

5.

The

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

inform

all

States

which

have

signed

this

Covenant

or

acceded

to

it

of

the

deposit

of

each

instrument

of

ratifi

cation

or

accession.

Article

49.

1.

The

present

Covenant

shall

enter

into

force

three

months

after

the

date

of

the

deposit

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

of

the

thirty-

fifth

instrument

of

ratification

or

instrument

of

accession.

2.

For

each

State

ratifying

the

present

Covenant

or

acceding

to

it

after

the

deposit

of

the

thirty-fifth

instrument

of

ratification

or

instrument

of

accession,

the

present

Covenant

shall

enter

into

force

three

months

after

the

date

of

the

deposit

of

its

own

instrument

of

ratification or

instrument

of

accession.

Article

50.

The

provisions

of

the

present

Covenant

shall

extend

to

all

parts

of

federal

States

without

any

limitations

or

exceptions.

Article

51.

1.

Any

State

Party

to

the

present

Covenant may

propose

an

amendment

and

file

it

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations.

The

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

thereupon

communicate any

proposed

amendments

to

the

States

Parties

to

the

present

Covenant

with

a

request

that

they

notify

him

whether

they

favour

a

conference

of

States

Parties

for

the

purpose

of

con

sidering

and

voting

upon

the

proposals.

In

the

event

that

at

least

one

third

of

the

States

Parties

favours

such

a

conference,

the

Secretary-General

shall

convene

the

conference

under

the

auspices

of

the

United

Nations.

Any

amendment

adopted

by

a

majority

of

the

States

Parties

present

and

voting

at

the

conference

shall

be

submitted

to the

General

Assembly

of

the

United

Nations

for

approval.

2.

Amendments

shall come

into

force

when

they

have

been

approved

by

the

General

Assembly

of

the

United

Nations

and

accepted

by

a

two-thirds

majority

of

the

States

Parties

to the

present

Covenant

in

accordance

with

their

respective

consti

tutional

processes.

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3.

When

amendments

corne

into

force,

they

shall

be

binding

on

those

States

Parties

which

have accepted

them,

other

States

Parties

still

being

bound

by

the

provi

sions

of

the

present

Covenant

and

any

earlier

amendment

which

they

have

accepted.

Article

52.

Irrespective

of

the

notifications

made

under

article

48,

para

graph

5,

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

inform

all

States

referred

to

in

paragraph

1

of

the

same

article

of

the

following

particulars:

(a)

Signatures,

ratifications and

accessions

under

article

48;

(b)

The

date

of

the

entry

into force

of

the

present

Covenant

under

article

49

and the

date

of

the

entry

into

force

of

any

amendments

under

article

51.

Article

53.

1.

The

present Covenant,

of

which

the

Chinese,

English,

French,

Russian

and

Spanish

texts

are

equally

authentic,

shall

be

deposited

in

the

categories

of

cases

remain

applicable

to

criminal

offences

commit

ted

before the

law

was

amended."

GERMAN

DEMOCRA TIC

REPUBLIC

a)

La

possibilité

d'un

recours

devant

une

juridiction

supérieure

ne

doit

pas

être

ouverte

dans

tous

les

cas

par

le

simple

fait

que

l'inculpé

a

été

con

damné

pour

la

première

fois

par

la

juridiction

d'appel.

b)

Lors

d'infractions

mineures,

le

pour

voi

devant

une

juridiction

supérieure

n'est

pas

nécessairement

admis

dans

tous

les

cas

de

condamnation à

une

peine

non

privative

de

liberté.

4.

Le

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

15

du

Pacte

sera

appliqué

comme

suit

:

dans

le

cas

d'un

adoucissement

des

dispositions

pénales

en

vigueur,

dans

certains

cas

exceptionnels

précis,

le

droit

en

vigueur

antérieurement

reste

applicable

à

des

actes

commis

avant

la

modification

de

la

loi.

RÉPUBLIQUE

DÉMOCRA

TIQUE

ALLEMANDE

[GERMAN

TEXT

—TEXTE

ALLEMAND]

,,Die

Deutsche

Demokratische

Republik

ist

der

Auffassung,

dalî

Artikel

48

Ab-

satz

1

der

Konvention

im

Widerspruch

zu

dem

Prinzip

steht,

wonach

allé

Staaten,

die

sien

in

ihrer

Politik

von

den

Zielen

und

Grundsatzen

der

Charta

der

Vereinten

Na-

tionen

leiten

lassen,

das

Recht

haben,

Mitglied

von

Konventionen

zu

werden,

die die

Interessen

aller

Staaten

berùhren."

[TRANSLATION

1

—TRADUCTION

2

]

"The

German

Democratic

Republic

holds

the

view

that

Article

48,

para

graph

1

of

the

Covenant

is

in

contradic

tion to the

principle

according

to

which

all

States,

which

are

guided

in

their

policy

by

the

aims

and

principles

of

the

United

Nations

Charter,

have

the

right

to

become

members

of

covenants

which

affect

the

interests

of

all

States."

"The

GDR

has

ratified

the

two

covenants

in

accordance

with

the

policy

it

has

so

far

pursued

with

the

view

to

1

Translation

supplied

by

the

Government

of

the

Federal

Republic

of

Germany.

2

Traduction

fournie

par

le

Gouvernement

de

la

République

fédérale

d'Allemagne.

Vol.

999,1-14668

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

La

République

démocratique

alle

mande

estime

que

le

paragraphe

1

de

l'ar

ticle

48

du

Pacte

est

en

contradiction

avec

le

principe

selon

lequel

tous

les

Etats

dont

la

politique

est

guidée

par

les

buts

et

principes

de

la

Charte

des

Nations

Unies

ont

le

droit

de

devenir

partie

à

des

conventions

qui

touchent

les

intérêts

de

tous

les

Etats.

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

La

République

démocratique

alle

mande

a

ratifié

les

deux

Pactes

confor

mément

à

la

politique

qu'elle

a

menée

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DECLARATIONS

AND

RESERVA

TIONS MADE

UPON

SIGNATURE

BYELORUSSIAN

SOVIET

SOCIALIST

REPUBLIC

DÉCLARATIONS ET

RÉSERVES

FAITES

LORS

DE LA

SIGNATURE

RÉPUBLIQUE

SOCIALISTE

SO

VIÉTIQUE

DE

BIÉLOR

USSIE

[BYELORUSSIAN

XEXX

—

TEXXE

BIÉLORUSSE]

«Eejiapycicaa

CaseuKaa

Caubiajiicxbmnafl

Pscnyôjiiica

aaaynae,

iiixo

nana-

i

nynKxa

1

apxbiKyjia

26

Ilaicxa

a6

SKanaMiHHbix,

caiibiajibHbix

i

Kyjibxypnbix

npasax

i

nyHKxa

1

apxwKyna

48

Haicxa

a6

rpaMaasaHCKix

i

nanixwiHwx

npasax,

sroflHa

3

HKIMI

pa«

asapacay

ne

Moxa

cxanb

y^senbaiicaMi

rsxwx

IIaKxay\

nocaub

flbicKpbiMinaubiâHbi

xapaKxap,

i

Jiiibmb,

mxo

IlaKXbi

y

aanaBeanacui

3

npbiH-

ubinaM

cysepsHHaft

poynacuj

asapacay

nasinHbi

6biu.b

aflKpbixbi

ftjia

yaseny

ycix

sa-

m°KayjieHbix

asapjKay

6es

[RUSSIAN

XEXX

—

TEXXE

RUSSE]

«EejiopyccKaa

CoBexcKaa CoiiHajiHcxmecKaH

Pecny6jinKa

aaasjiaex,

HXO

no-

JIOKCHHH

nyHKxa

1

cxaxbH

26

IlaKxa

06

3KOHOMHiecKHX,

couaajibHbix

H

Kynbxyp-

Hbix

npasax

H

nynnxa

1

cxaxbH

48

riaxxa

o

rpaHCflancKHx

H

nojiHxnqecKHX

npasax,

corjiacHO

KOXOPWM

paa

rocysapcxs

HC

Moacex

cxaxb

yqacxHUKaMH

SXHX

DaKxoB

Hocax

OTCKpHMHHauHOHHbifi

xapaKxep,

H

ciHxaex,

HXO

IlaKXbi

B

COOXBCXCXBHH

c

npHHunnoM

cysepeHHoro

pascHcxsa

rocy^apcxB

aoji>KHbi

6wxb

oxKpwxbi

AJia

yia-

CXHH

Bcex

sanHxepecoBaHHbix

rocyaapcxB

6es

K3Kott-Jin6o

flHCKpHMHHauHH

H

OrpaHHHCHHH.»

[TRANSLAXION]

The

Byelorussian

Soviet

Socialist

Re

public

declares

that

the

provisions

of

paragraph

1

of

article

26

of

the

Interna

tional Covenant

on

Economic,

Social

and

Cultural

Rights'

and

of

paragraph

1

of

article

48

of

the

International

Cove

nant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights,

under

which

a

number

of

States

cannot

be

come

parties

to

these

Covenants,

are

of

a

discriminatory

nature

and

considers

that

the

Covenants,

in

accordance

with

the

principle

of

sovereign

equality

of

States,

should

be

open

for

participation

by

all

States

concerned

without

any

dis

crimination

or

limitation.

[TRADUCXION]

La

République

socialiste

soviétique

de

Biélorussie

déclare

que

les

dispositions

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

26

du

Pacte

international

relatif

aux droits

économi

ques,

sociaux

et

culturels

1

et

celles

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

48

de

Pacte

in

ternational

relatif

aux

droits

civils

et

politiques,

aux

termes

desquelles

un

cer

tain

nombre

d'Etats

ne

peuvent

pas

de

venir

parties

auxdits

Pactes,

ont

un

ca

ractère

discriminatoire

et

considère que,

conformément

au

principe

de

l'égalité

souveraine

des

Etats,

les

Pactes

de

vraient

être

ouverts

à

la

participation

de

tous

les

Etats

intéressés sans

aucune

discrimination

ou

limitation.

1

United

Nations,

No.

1-14531.

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Series,

vol.

993,

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Unies,

Recueil

des

Traités,

no

1-14531.

vol.

993,

Vol.

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FOR

MONACO:

POUR

MONACO:

3a

MOHOKO:

POR

MONACO:

FOR

MONGOLIA:

POUR

LA

MONGOLIE:

3a

MOHTOJIHM:

POR

MONGOLIA:

FOR

MOROCCO:

POUR

LE

MAROC:

3a

MapoKKo:

POR

MARRUECOS:

FOR

NEPAL:

POUR

LE

NÉPAL:

3a

Henaji:

POR

NEPAL:

FOR THE

NETHERLANDS

:

POUR

LES

PAYS-BAS

:

3a

POR

LOS

PAisES

BAJOS:

D.

G.

E.

MIDDELBURG

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June

1969

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FOR NEW

ZEALAND:

POUR

LA

NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE:

3a

HoByro

3ejiannnio:

POH

NUEVA

ZELANDIA:

FOR

NICARAGUA

:

POUR

LE

NICARAGUA:

3a

Hmcaparya:

POR

NICARAGUA:

FOR

THE

NIGER

:

POUR

LE

NIGER:

3a

Harep:

POR

EL

NIGER;

FOR

NIGERIA

:

POUR

LA

NIGERIA:

3a

Harepaio:

POR

NIGERIA

:

FOR

NORWAY:

POUR

LA

NORVÈGE

:

3a

Kopsermo:

POR

NORUEGA:

EDVARD

HAMBRO

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20,

1968

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ciple

of

sovereign

equality

of

States,

should

be

open

for

participation

by

all

States

concerned

without

any

discrimi

nation or

limitation."

conformément

au

principe

de

l'égalité

souveraine

des

Etats,

les

Pactes

de

vraient

être

ouverts

à

la

participation

de

tous

les

Etats

intéressés

sans

aucune

discrimination

ou

limitation.

ROMANIA

[TRANSLATION

—

TRADUCTION]

The

Government

of

the

Socialist

Re

public

of

Romania

declares

that

the

pro

visions

of

article

48,

paragraph

1,

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Po

litical

Rights

are

at

variance

with

the

principle

that

all

States have

the

right

to

become

parties

to

multilateral

treaties

governing

matters

of

general

interest.

UKRAINIAN

SO

VIET

SOCIALIST

REPUBLIC

ROUMANIE

«Le

Gouvernement

de

la

République

Socialiste

de

Roumanie

déclare

que

les

dispositions

de

l'article

48,

paragraphe

1

du

Pacte

international

relatif

aux

droits

civils

et

politiques

ne

sont

pas

en

concor

dance

avec

le

principe

selon

lequel

tous

les

Etats

ont

le

droit

de

devenir

parties

aux

traités

multilatéraux

réglementant

les

questions

d'intérêt

général.»

RÉPUBLIQUE SOCIALISTE

SOVIÉTIQUE

D'UKRAINE

[UKRAINIAN

TEXT

—

TEXTE

UKRAINIEN]

«VKpaïHCbKa

PaflîracbKa

CouiajiicraqHa

Pecnyômica

3aHB.nrae,

mo

nyHKxy

1

cxaxxi

26

MiîKHapoflHoro

naKxy

npo

eKOHOMiqni,

couiajibHÎ

i

Kyjibxypni

npasa

xa

nynicxy

1

cxaxxi

48

Mi^cHapoflHoro

naicxy

npo

rpoMaaaHCbKi

i

nojiixHim

npasa,

SHAKO

3

HKHMH

PHA

flepacas

ne

MOHCC

cxaxn

ynacHHKaMH

UHX

naKxis,

Maroxb

AHCKpHMiHain'HHHH

xapaKxep,

i

ssaacae,

mo

naicxn

BiflnosiflHO

ao

npHHunny

cyBe-

PCHHOÏ

piBHOcxi

flepacaB

noBHHni

6yxn

BWKPHXÎ

nnx

y^acxi

BCÎX

saiHxepecoBaHHx

6es

6yflb-HKOï

flHCKpHMmaHiï

xa

OÔMOKCHHH.»

[RUSSIAN

TEXT

—

TEXTE

RUSSE]

CoBexcKan

CounanHCTHiecKaa

Pecny6;iHKa

saHBJiaex,

qxo

no-

JIOHCBHHH

nynKxa

1

cxaxbH

26

MeacayHapoflHoro

naKTa

06

3KOHOMHiecKHx,

co-

H

KyjTbxypnbix

npasax

H

nynKxa

1

cxaxbH

48

Me^flynapoflHoro

naKxa

o

H

nojiHXHiecKHX

npasax,

B

cooxBexcxBHH

c

KOTOpbiMH

pnp,

rocy-

ne

MOJKCX

cxaxb

ynacxHHKaMH

SXHX

naKxos,

HMCIOT

ancKpHMHHaHHOHHbiH

xapaKxep,

H

ciaxaex,

qxo

naKxw

B

COOXBCXCXBHH

c

HPHHUHHOM

cyBepennoro

pa-

BCHCxsa

rocyaapcxB

aojiacHbi

6bixb

oxKpbixw

BJIH

yiacxHH

BCCX

sanHxepeco-

B3HHWX

rOCyflapCXB

6e3

KaKOH-JIHÔO

flHCKpHMHHaUHH

H

[TRANSLATION]

The

Ukrainian

Soviet

Socialist

Repub

lic

declares

that

the

provisions

of

para

graph

1

of

article

26

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Economic,

Social

and

Cul-

[TRADUCTION]

La

République

socialiste

soviétique

d'Ukraine

déclare que

les

dispositions

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

26

du

Pacte

in

ternational

relatif

aux

droits

économi-

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tural

Rights'

and

of

paragraph

I

of

arti

cle

48

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights,

under

which

a

number

of

States

cannot

become

parties

to

these

Covenants,

are

of

a

discrimina

tory

nature

and

considers

that

the

Cove

nants,

in

accordance

with

the

principle

of

sovereign

equality

of

States,

should

be

open

for

participation

by

all

States

con

cerned

without

any

discrimination

or

limitation.

UNION

OF

SOVIET

SOCIALIST

REPUBLICS

ques,

sociaux

et

culturels

1

et

celles

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

48

du

Pacte

in

ternational

relatif

aux

droits

civils

et

politiques,

aux

termes

desquelles

un

cer

tain

nombre

d'Etats

ne

peuvent

pas

deve

nir

parties

auxdits

Pactes,

ont

un

carac

tère

discriminatoire

et

considère

que,

conformément

au

principe

de

l'égalité

souveraine

des

Etats,

les

Pactes

de

vraient

être

ouverts

à

la

participation

de

tous

les

Etats

intéressés sans

aucune

discrimination

ou

limitation.

UNION

DES

RÉPUBLIQUES

SOCIALISTES

SOVIÉTIQUES

[RUSSIAN

TEXT

—TEXTE

RUSSE]

«COK>3

COBCTCKHX

CoiTHaJIHCTHHeCKHX

PeCnyÔJIHK

SaHBJIHCT,

1TO

nOJIOMCCHHH

nyHKTa

1

crarbH

26

MeawyHapoflnoro

naKTa

06

3KOHOMHqecKHx,

coumnbHbix

H

KyjibTypHbix

npasax

H

nyHKTa

1

CTaTbH

48

MeayryHapOflHoro

naKTa

o

rpaîK-

flaHCKHX

H

nojiHTHiecKHX

npasax,

comacHO

KOTopbiM

p«a

rocyaapCTB

ne

MOJKCT

CTaTb

yiaCTHHK3MH

3THX

IlaKTOB,

HOCHT

flHCKpHMHHaUHOHHblfi

XapaKTep,

H

C<IHTaeT,

HTO

ITaKTbl

B

COOTB6TCTBHH

C

npHHUHHOM

CyBCpCHHOrO

paBCHCTBa

rocyaapcTB

aoji»cHbi

6wTb

OTKpbiTbi

fljiH

ynacTHH

BCCX

aanHTepecoBaHHbix

rocyaapcTB

6es

KaKoft-jinGo

flHCKpHMHHairmi

H

[TRANSLATION]

The

Union

of

Soviet

Socialist

Repub

lics

declares

that

the

provisions

of

para

graph

1

of

article

26

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Economic,

Social

and

Cul

tural

Rights'

and

of

paragraph

1

of

arti

cle

48

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights,

under

which

a

number

of

States

cannot

become

parties

to

these

Covenants,

are

of

a

discrimina

tory

nature

and

considers

that

the

Cove

nants,

in

accordance

with

the

principle

of

sovereign

equality

of

States,

should

be

open

for

participation

by

all

States

con

cerned

without

any

discrimination

or

limitation.

[TRADUCTION]

L'Union

des

Républiques

socialistes

soviétiques

déclare que

les

dispositions

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

26

du

Pacte

international

relatif

aux

droits

économi

ques,

sociaux

et

culturels'

et

celles

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

48

du

Pacte

in

ternational

relatif

aux

droits

civils

et

politiques,

aux

termes

desquelles

un

cer

tain

nombre

d'Etats

ne

peuvent

pas

de

venir

parties

auxdits

Pactes,

ont

un

ca

ractère

discriminatoire

et

considère

que,

conformément

au

principe

de

l'égalité

souveraine

des

Etats,

les

Pactes

de

vraient

être

ouverts

à

la

participation

de

tous

les

Etats

intéressés sans

aucune

dis

crimination

ou

limitation.

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Nations,

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Series,

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UNITED

KINGDOM

OF

GREAT

BRITAIN

AND

NORTHERN

IRE

LAND

"First,

the

Government

of

the

United

Kingdom

declare

their

understanding

that,

by

virtue

of

Article

103

of

the

Charter

of

the

United

Nations,

in

the

event

of

any

conflict

between

their

obligations

under

Article

1

of

the

Cove

nant

and

their

obligations

under

the

Charter

(in

particular,

under

Articles

1,

2

and

73

thereof)

their

obligations

under

the

Charter

shall

prevail.

"Secondly,

the

Government

of

the

United

Kingdom

declare

that:

"(a)

In

relation

to

Article

14

of

the

Cove

nant,

they

must

reserve

the

right

not

to

apply,

or

not

to

apply

in

full,

the

guarantee

of

free

legal

assistance

contained

in

sub-paragraph

(d)

of

paragraph

3

in

so

far

as

the

shortage

of

legal

practitioners

and

other

con

siderations

render

the

application

of

this

guarantee

in

British

Honduras,

Fiji

and

St.

Helena

impossible;

"(b)

In

relation

to

Article

23

of

the

Cove

nant,

they

must

reserve

the

right

not

to

apply

the

first

sentence

of

para

graph

4

in

so

far

as

it

concerns

any

inequality

which

may

arise

from

the

operation

of

the

law

of

domicile;

"(c)

In

relation

to

Article

25

of

the

Cove

nant,

they

must

reserve

the

right

not

to

apply:

"

(i)

Sub-paragraph

(b)

in

so

far

as

it

may require

the establishment

of

an

elected

legislature

in

Hong

Kong

and

the

introduction

of

equal

suffrage,

as

between

dif

ferent

electoral

rolls,

for

elec

tions

in

Fiji;

and

ROY

A

UME-

UNI

DE

BRETAGNE

ET

DU

NORD

GRANDE-

D'IRLANDE

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

Premièrement,

le

Gouvernement

du

Royaume-Uni

déclare

qu'il

considère

qu'en

vertu

de

l'Article

103

de

la

Charte

des

Nations

Unies,

en

cas

de

conflit

en

tre

ses

obligations

aux

termes

de

l'article

premier

du

Pacte

et

ses

obligations

aux

termes

de

la

Charte

(aux

termes

notam

ment

de

l'Article

premier

et

des

Articles

2

et

73

de

ladite

Charte),

ses

obligations

aux

termes

de

la

Charte

prévaudront.

Deuxièmement,

le

Gouvernement

du

Royaume-Uni

déclare

que

:

à)

En

ce

qui

concerne

l'article

14

du

Pacte,

il

doit

se

réserver

le

droit

de

ne

pas

appliquer

ou

de

ne

pas

appli

quer

intégralement

la

garantie

d'as

sistance

judiciaire

gratuite

énoncée

à

l'alinéa

d

du

paragraphe

3,

dans

la

mesure

où

le

manque

d'hommes

de

loi

et

d'autres

considérations

rendent

l'application

de

cette

garantie

im

possible

au

Honduras

britannique,

aux

Fidji

et

à

Sainte-Hélène;

b)

En

ce

qui

concerne

l'article

23

du

Pacte,

le

Gouvernement

du

Royau

me-Uni

doit

se

réserver

le

droit

de ne

pas

appliquer

la

disposition

énon

cée

dans

la

première

phrase

du

paragraphe

4,

dans

la

mesure

où

ladite

phrase

vise

une

inégalité

quelconque

pouvant

résulter

de

l'ap

plication

de

la

loi

sur

le

domicile;

c)

En

ce

qui concerne

l'article

25

du

Pacte,

le

Gouvernement

du

Royau

me-Uni

doit

se

réserver

le

droit

de

ne

pas

appliquer

:

i)

L'alinéa

b,

dans

la

mesure

où

cette

disposition

peut

impliquer

l'institution

à

Hong-kong

d'un

organe

législatif

élu

et

l'in

troduction

du

suffrage

égal,

pour

les

différents

collèges

élec-

toraux,

pour

les

élections

aux

Fidji;

et

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"(ii)

Sub-paragraph

(c)

in

so

far

as

it

applies

to

jury

service

in

the

Isle

of

Man

and

to

the

employment

of

married

women

in

the

Civil

Service

of

Northern

Ireland,

Fiji,

and

Hong

Kong.

"Lastly,

the Government

of

the United

Kingdom

declare

that

the

provisions

of

the

Covenant

shall

not

apply

to

Southern

Rhodesia

unless

and

until

they

inform

the

Secretary-General

of

the United

Na

tions

that

they

are

in

a

position

to

ensure

that

the

obligations

imposed

by

the

Covenant

in

respect

of

that

territory

can

be

fully

implemented."

ii)

L'alinéa

c,

dans

la

mesure

où

il

concerne

l'exercice

des

fonctions

de

juré

dans

l'île

de

Man

et

l'emploi

de

femmes

mariées

dans

la

fonction

publique

en

Irlande

du

Nord,

aux

Fidji

et

à

Hong-kong.

Enfin,

le

Gouvernement

du

Royaume-

Uni

déclare

que

les

dispositions

du

Pacte

ne

s'appliqueront

pas

à

la

Rhodésie

du

Sud

tant

qu'il

n'aura

pas

fait

savoir

au

Secrétaire

général

de

l'Organisation

des

Nations

Unies

qu'il

était

à

même

de

garantir

que

les

obligations

que

lui

im

pose

le

Pacte

quant

à

ce

territoire

peu

vent

être

intégralement

remplies.

DECLARATIONS

AND

RESERVA

TIONS

MADE

UPON

RATIFICA

TION

OR

ACCESSION(a)

BARBADOS(a)

"The

Government

of

Barbados

states

that

it

reserves

the

right

not

to

apply

in

full,

the

guarantee

of

free

legal

as

sistance

in

accordance

with

para

graph

3(rf)

of

Article

14

of

the

Cove

nant,

since,

while

accepting

the

prin

ciples

contained

in

the

same

paragraph,

the

problems

of

implementation

are

such

that

full

application

cannot

be

guaranteed

at

present."

BULGARIA

DÉCLARATIONS

ET

RÉSERVES

FAITES

LORS

DE LA

RATIFICA

TION

OU

DE

L'ADHÉSION(a)

BARBADE(a)

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

Le

Gouvernement

de

la

Barbade

déclare

qu'il

se

réserve

le

droit

de

ne

pas

appliquer

intégralement

la

garantie

con

cernant

l'assistance

judiciaire

gratuite

visée

à

l'alinéa

d

du

paragraphe

3

de

l'ar

ticle

14

du

Pacte;

en

effet,

bien

qu'il

souscrive

aux

principes

énoncés

dans

ledit

paragraphe,

il

ne

peut,

étant

donné

l'ampleur

des

difficultés

d'application,

garantir

actuellement

la

mise

en

œuvre

intégrale

de cette

disposition.

BULGARIE

[BULGARIAN

TEXT

—

TEXTE

BULGARE]

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peny6jiHKa

Etjirapra

cMHTa

sa

HCOOXOMHMO

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we

HJieH

48

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1

H

3

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H

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26

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[TRANSLATION'

—

TRADUCTION*]

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

"Having

examined

this

Covenant

and

knowing

that

the

Federal

Assembly

of

the

Czechoslovak

Socialist

Republic

has

given

its

consent

thereto,

we

hereby

ap

prove

and

confirm

it.

Confirming

this

Covenant,

we

declare

that

the

provision

of

Article

48,

paragraph

1,

is

in

contra

diction

with

the

principle

that

all

States

have

the

right

to

become

parties

to

multi

lateral

treaties

regulating

matters

of

gen

eral

interest."

Ayant

examiné

le

présent

Pacte

et

sachant

que

l'Assemblée

fédérale

de

la

République

socialiste

tchécoslovaque

y

a

donné

son

assentiment,

nous

l'approu

vons

et

le

confirmons.

En

le

confirmant,

nous

déclarons

que

les

dispositions

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

48

du

Pacte

sont

en

contradiction

avec

le

principe

selon

le

quel

tous

les

Etats

ont

le

droit

de

devenir

parties

aux

traités

multilatéraux

régis

sant

les

questions

d'intérêt

général.

DENMARK

"1.

The

Government

of

Denmark

makes

a

reservation

in

respect

of

Arti

cle

10,

paragraph

3,

second

sentence.

In

Danish

practice,

considerable

efforts

are

made

to

ensure

appropriate

age

distribu

tion

of

convicts

serving

sentences

of

im

prisonment,

but

it

is

considered

valuable

to

maintain

possibilities

of

flexible

ar

rangements.

"2.

(a).

Article

14,

paragraph

1,

shall

not

be

binding

on

Denmark

in

re

spect

of

public

hearings.

"In

Danish

law,

the

right

to

exclude

the

press

and

the

public

from

trials

may

go

beyond

what

is

permissible

under

this

Covenant,

and

the

Government

of

Den

mark

finds

that

this

right

should

not

be

restricted.

"(b).

Article

14,

paragraphs

5

and

7,

shall

not

be

binding

on

Denmark.

DANEMARK

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

1.

Le

Gouvernement

danois

fait

une

réserve

en

ce

qui concerne

la

seconde

phrase

du

paragraphe

3

de

l'article

10.

Au

Danemark,

on

ne

néglige

aucun

effort,

dans

la

pratique,

pour

assurer

une

répartition

appropriée,

âge,

des

personnes

condamnées

à

des

peines

d'emprisonnement,

mais

on

estime

qu'il

convient

de

se

réserver

la

possibilité

d'adopter

des

solutions

souples.

2.

a)

Le

Danemark

ne

sera

pas

tenu

par

les

dispositions

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

14

concernant

la

des

procédures

judiciaires.

En

droit

danois,

la

faculté

de

pro

noncer

le

huis

clos

pendant

un

procès

peut

être

plus

large

que

celle

qui

est

prévue

dans

le

Pacte,

et

le

Gouvernement

danois

estime

que

cette

faculté

ne

doit

pas

être

restreinte.

b)

Le

Danemark

ne

sera pas

tenu

par

les

dispositions

des

paragraphes

5

et

7

de

l'article

14.

1

Translation

supplied

by

the

Government

of

Czech

oslovakia.

2

Traduction

fournie

par

le

Gouvernement

tchécoslova

que.

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"The Danish

Administration

of

Jus

tice

Act

contains

detailed

provisions

reg

ulating

the

matters

dealt

with

in

these

two

paragraphs.

In

some

cases,

Danish

legislation

is

less

restrictive

than

the

Covenant

(e.g.

a

verdict

returned

by

a

jury

on

the

question

of

guilt

cannot

be

reviewed

by

a

higher

tribunal,

cf.

para

graph

5);

in

other

cases,

Danish

legisla

tion

is

more

restrictive

than

the

Cove

nant

(e.g. with

respect

to

resumption

of

a

criminal

case in

which

the

accused

party

was

acquitted,

cf.

paragraph

7).

"3.

Reservation

is

further

made

to

Article

20,

paragraph

1.

This

reservation

is

in

accordance

with

the

vote

cast

by

Denmark

in

the

XVI

General

Assembly

of

the

United

Nations

in

1961

when

the

Danish

Delegation,

referring

to the

pre

ceding

article

concerning

freedom

of

ex

pression,

voted against

the

prohibition

against

propaganda

for

war."

FINLAND

"1.

With

respect

to

Article

9

para

graph

3

of

the

Covenant

Finland

declares

that

according

to

the

present

Finnish

legislation

the

administrative

authorities

may

take

decisions

concerning

arrest

or imprisonment,

in

which

event

the

case

is

taken

up

for

decision

in

court

only

after

a

certain

time

lapse;

"2.

With

respect

to

Article

10

para

graphs

2

b)

and

3

of

the

Covenant,

Finland

declares

that

although

juvenile

offenders

are,

as

a

rule,

segregated

from

adults,

it

does

not

deem

[it]

appropriate

to

adopt

an

absolute

prohibition

not

allowing

for

more

flexible

arrangements;

Au

Danemark,

la

loi

relative

à

l'admi

nistration

de

la

justice contient

des

dis

positions

détaillées

concernant

les

ques

tions

traitées dans

ces

deux

paragraphes.

Dans

certains

cas,

la

législation

danoise

est

moins

restrictive

que

le

Pacte

(par

exemple,

un

verdict

rendu

par

un

jury

en

ce

qui

concerne

la

culpabilité

ne

peut

pas

être

réexaminé

par

une

juridiction

supérieure; voir

le

paragraphe

5),

tandis

que dans

d'autres

cas

elle

est

plus

restric

tive

que

le

Pacte

(par

exemple,

en

ce

qui

concerne

la

réouverture

d'un

procès

criminel

ayant

abouti

à

l'acquittement

de

l'accusé;

voir

le

paragraphe

7).

3.

Le

Gouvernement danois

fait

également

une

réserve

en

ce

qui

concerne

le

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

20.

Cette

réserve

est

conforme

au

vote

exprimé

par

le

Danemark

à

la

seizième

session

de

l'Assemblée

générale

des

Nations

Unies,

en

1961,

lorsque

la

délégation

danoise,

compte

tenu

de

l'article

Pacte

concernant

la

liberté

d'expression,

a

voté

contre

l'interdiction

de

la

pro

pagande

en

faveur

de

la

guerre.

FINLANDE

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

1.

En

ce

qui

concerne

le

para

graphe

3

de

l'article

9

du

Pacte,

la

Finlande

déclare que,

conformément

à

la

législation

finlandaise

actuelle,

les

auto

rités

administratives

peuvent

prendre

des

décisions

concernant

l'arrestation

ou

l'emprisonnement,

auquel

cas

un

tribu

nal

n'est

saisi

de

l'affaire

et

ne

se

pro

nonce

qu'après

un

certain

délai;

2.

Pour

ce

qui

est

des

para

graphes

2,

b,

et

3

de

l'article

10

du

Pacte,

la

Finlande

déclare

que

bien

qu'en

règle

générale

les

jeunes

délinquants

soient

séparés

des

adultes

elle

n'estime

pas

souhaitable d'instituer

une

interdiction

absolue

qui

ne

permettrait

pas

d'arrange

ments

plus

souples;

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"3.

With

respect

to

Article

13

of

the

Covenant,

Finland

declares

that

the

Ar

ticle

does

not

correspond

to

the

present

Finnish

legislation

regarding

an

alien's

right

to

be

heard

or

lodge

a

complaint

in

respect

of

a

decision

concerning

his

ex

pulsion;

"4.

With

respect

to

Article

14

para

graph

1

of

the

Covenant,

Finland

de

clares

that

under

Finnish

law

a

sentence

can

be declared

secret

if

its

publication

could

be

an

affront

to

morals

or

endan

ger

national

security;

"5.

With

respect

to

Article

14

para

graph

3d)

of

the

Covenant,

Finland

declares

that

the

contents

of

this

para

graph

do

not

correspond

to the

present

legislation

in

Finland

inasmuch

as

it

is

a

question

of

the

defendant's

absolute

right

to

have

legal

assistance

already

at

the

stage

of

preliminary

investigations;

"6.

With

respect

to

Article

14

para

graph

7

of

the

Covenant, Finland

de

clares

that

it

is

going

to

pursue

its

present

practice,

according

to

which

a

sentence

can

be

changed

to

the

detriment

of

the

convicted

person,

if

it

is

established

that

a

member

or

an

official

of

the

court,

the

prosecutor

or

the

legal

counsel

have

through

criminal

or

fraudulent

activities

obtained

the

acquittal

of

the

defendant

or

a

substantially more

lenient

penalty,

or

if

false

evidence

has

been

presented

with

the

same

effect,

and

according

to

which

an

aggravated

criminal

case

may

be

taken

up

for

reconsideration

if

within

a

year

until

then

unknown

evidence

is

presented,

which

would

have

led

to

con

viction

or

a

substantially more

severe

penalty;

"7.

With

respect

to

Article

20

para

graph

1

of

the

Covenant,

Finland

de

clares

that

it

will

not

apply

the

provisions

of

this

paragraph,

this

being

compatible

with

the

standpoint

Finland

already

expressed

at

the

16th

United

Nations

3.

Quant à

l'article

13

du

Pacte,

la

Finlande

déclare

que

cet

article

ne

cor

respond

pas

à

la

législation

finlandaise

actuelle

concernant

le

droit

d'un

étranger

de

se

faire

entendre

ou

de

porter

plainte

à

propos

d'une

décision

d'expulsion;

4.

En

ce

qui

concerne

le

paragra

phe

1

de

l'article

14

du

Pacte,

la

Finlande

déclare

qu'en vertu

du

droit

finlandais

un

jugement

peut

être

prononcé

à

huis

clos

si

sa

publication

doit

offenser

la morale

ou

mettre

en

danger

la

sécurité

na

tionale;

5.

Pour

ce

qui

est

du

para

graphe

3,d,

de

l'article

14

du

Pacte,

la

Finlande

déclare

que

sa

teneur

ne

corres

pond

pas

à

la

législation

actuelle

en

Finlande

dans

la

mesure

où

le

défendeur

a

le

droit

absolu

d'avoir

un

défenseur

dès

le

stade

de

l'enquête

préliminaire;

6.

Au

sujet

du

paragraphe

7

de

l'arti

cle

14

du

Pacte,

la Finlande

déclare

qu'elle

poursuivra

sa

pratique

actuelle,

selon

laquelle

une

peine

peut

être

ag

gravée

s'il

est

établi

qu'un

membre

ou

un

fonctionnaire du

tribunal,

le

procureur

ou

l'avocat

de

la

défense

ont

obtenu

l'ac

quittement

du

défendeur

ou

une

peine

beaucoup

plus

légère

par

des

moyens

délictueux

ou

frauduleux,

ou

si

de

faux

témoignages

ont

été

présentés

avec

le

même

résultat,

et

selon

laquelle

un

délit

qualifié

peut

être

jugé

à

nouveau

si,

dans

un

délai

d'un

an,

de

nouvelles

preuves

sont

présentées

qui,

si

elles

avaient

été

connues,

auraient

entraîné

une

condam

nation

ou

une

peine

beaucoup

plus

sé

vère;

7.

En

ce

qui

concerne

le

paragra

phe

1

de

l'article

20

du

Pacte,

la Finlande

déclare

qu'elle

n'appliquera

pas

ses

dis

positions,

celles-ci

étant

incompatibles

avec

le

point

de

vue

que

la Finlande

a

déjà

exprimé

à

la

seizième

Assemblée

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General

Assembly by

voting

against

the

prohibition

of

propaganda

for

war,

on

the

grounds

that

this

might

endanger

the

freedom

of

expression

referred

in

Arti

cle

19

of

the

Covenant."

FEDERAL

REPUBLIC

OF

GERMANY

générale

de

l'Organisation

des

Nations

Unies

en

votant

contre

l'interdiction

de

la

propagande

en

faveur

de

la

guerre,

fai

sant

valoir

que

cela

risque

de

compro

mettre

la

liberté

d'expression

mentionnée

à

l'article

19

du

Pacte.

RÉPUBLIQUE

FÉDÉRALE

D'ALLEMAGNE

[GERMAN

TEXT

—

TEXTE

ALLEMAND]

,,1.

Artikel

19,

21

und

22

in

Verbindung

mit

Artikel

2

Abs.

1

des

Paktes

werden

in

dem

Artikel

16

der Konvention

zum Schutze

der

Menschenrechte

und

Grundfreiheiten

vom

4.

November

1950

entsprechenden

Rahmen

angewandt.

,,2.

Artikel

14

Abs.

3

Buchstabe

d

des

Paktes

wird

derart

angewandt,

dass

die

persônliche

Anwesenheit

eines

nicht

auf

freiem

Fuss

befindlichen Angeklagten

zur

Revisionshauptverhandlung

is

das

Ermessen

des

Gerichts

gestellt

wird.

,,3.

Artikel

14

Abs.

5

des

Paktes

wird

derart

angewandt,

dass

a)

ein

weiteres

Rechtsmittel

nicht

in

alien

Fallen allein

deshalb

erôffnet

werden

muss,

weil

der

Beschuldigte

in

der

Rechtsmittelinstanz

erstmals

verurteilt

wor-

den

ist,

und

b)

bei

Straftaten

von

geringer

Schwere

die

Uberprùfung

eines

nicht

auf

Freiheits-

strafe

lautenden

Urteils

durch

ein

Gericht

hôherer

Instanz

nicht

in

alien

Fallen

ermôglicht

werden

muss.

,,4.

Artikel

15

Abs.

1

des

Paktes

wird

derart

angewandt,

dass

im

Falle

einer

Milderung

der

zur

Zeit

in

Kraft

befindlichen

Strafvorschriften

in

bestimmten

Aus-

nahmefalien

das

bisher

geltende

Recht

auf

Taten,

die

vor

der

Gesetzesànderung

be-

gangen

wurden,

anwendbar

bleiben

kann.

"

"1.

Articles

19,21

and

22

in

conjunc

tion

with

Article

2(1)

of

the

Covenant

shall

be

applied within

the

scope

of

Arti

cle

16

of

the

Convention

of

4

November

1950

for

the

Protection

of

Human

Rights

and

Fundamental

Freedoms.

1

"2.

Article

14

(3)

(d)

of

the

Covenant

shall be

applied

in

such

manner

that

it

is

for

the

court

to

decide

whether

an

ac

cused

person

held

in

custody

has

to

ap

pear

in

person

at

the

hearing

before

the

court

of

review

(Revisionsgericht).

"3.

Article

14(5)

of

the

Covenant

shall

be

applied

in

such

manner

that

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

1.

Les

articles

19,

21,

et

22,

en

con

jonction

avec

Particle

2,

paragraphe

l,

du

Pacte

seront

appliqués

dans

le

con

texte

de

l'article

16

de

la

Convention

de

sauvegarde

des

droits

de

l'homme

et

des

libertés

fondamentales

du

4

novembre

1950

1

.

2.

L'alinéa

d

du

paragraphe

3

de

l'ar

ticle

14

du

Pacte

sera

appliqué

comme

suit

:

il

incombe

à

la

juridiction

de

révi

sion

de

décider

si

l'accusé

qui

n'est

pas

en

liberté

doit

assister

personnellement

à

ses

débats.

3.

Le

paragraphe

5

de

l'article

14

du

Pacte

sera

appliqué

de

la

manière

suivante

:

1

United

Nations,

Treaty

Series,

vol.

213,

p.

221.

1

Nations

Unies,

Recueil

des

Traités,

vol.

213,

p.

221.

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Unies

—

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des

Traités

1976

(à)

a

further

appeal

does

not

have

to

be

instituted

in

all

cases

solely

on

the

grounds

the

accused

person

—

hav

ing

been

acquitted

by

the

lower

court

—

was

convicted

for

the

first

time

in

the

proceedings

concerned

by

the

appellate

court.

(b)

in

the

case

of

criminal

offences

of

minor

gravity

the

review

by

a

higher

tribunal

of

a

decision

not

imposing

imprisonment

does

not

have

to

be

admitted

in

all

cases.

"4.

Article

15(1)

of

the

Covenant

shall

be

applied

in

such

manner

that

when

provision

is

made

by

law

for

the

imposition

of

a

lighter

penalty

the

hitherto

applicable

law

may

for

certain

exceptional

categories

of

cases

remain

applicable

to

criminal

offences

commit

ted

before the

law

was

amended."

GERMAN

DEMOCRA TIC

REPUBLIC

a)

La

possibilité

d'un

recours

devant

une

juridiction

supérieure

ne

doit

pas

être

ouverte

dans

tous

les

cas

par

le

simple

fait

que

l'inculpé

a

été

con

damné

pour

la

première

fois

par

la

juridiction

d'appel.

b)

Lors

d'infractions

mineures,

le

pour

voi

devant

une

juridiction

supérieure

n'est

pas

nécessairement

admis

dans

tous

les

cas

de

condamnation à

une

peine

non

privative

de

liberté.

4.

Le

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

15

du

Pacte

sera

appliqué

comme

suit

:

dans

le

cas

d'un

adoucissement

des

dispositions

pénales

en

vigueur,

dans

certains

cas

exceptionnels

précis,

le

droit

en

vigueur

antérieurement

reste

applicable

à

des

actes

commis

avant

la

modification

de

la

loi.

RÉPUBLIQUE

DÉMOCRA

TIQUE

ALLEMANDE

[GERMAN

TEXT

—TEXTE

ALLEMAND]

,,Die

Deutsche

Demokratische

Republik

ist

der

Auffassung,

dalî

Artikel

48

Ab-

satz

1

der

Konvention

im

Widerspruch

zu

dem

Prinzip

steht,

wonach

allé

Staaten,

die

sien

in

ihrer

Politik

von

den

Zielen

und

Grundsatzen

der

Charta

der

Vereinten

Na-

tionen

leiten

lassen,

das

Recht

haben,

Mitglied

von

Konventionen

zu

werden,

die die

Interessen

aller

Staaten

berùhren."

[TRANSLATION

1

—TRADUCTION

2

]

"The

German

Democratic

Republic

holds

the

view

that

Article

48,

para

graph

1

of

the

Covenant

is

in

contradic

tion to the

principle

according

to

which

all

States,

which

are

guided

in

their

policy

by

the

aims

and

principles

of

the

United

Nations

Charter,

have

the

right

to

become

members

of

covenants

which

affect

the

interests

of

all

States."

"The

GDR

has

ratified

the

two

covenants

in

accordance

with

the

policy

it

has

so

far

pursued

with

the

view

to

1

Translation

supplied

by

the

Government

of

the

Federal

Republic

of

Germany.

2

Traduction

fournie

par

le

Gouvernement

de

la

République

fédérale

d'Allemagne.

Vol.

999,1-14668

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

La

République

démocratique

alle

mande

estime

que

le

paragraphe

1

de

l'ar

ticle

48

du

Pacte

est

en

contradiction

avec

le

principe

selon

lequel

tous

les

Etats

dont

la

politique

est

guidée

par

les

buts

et

principes

de

la

Charte

des

Nations

Unies

ont

le

droit

de

devenir

partie

à

des

conventions

qui

touchent

les

intérêts

de

tous

les

Etats.

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

La

République

démocratique

alle

mande

a

ratifié

les

deux

Pactes

confor

mément

à

la

politique

qu'elle

a

menée

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Nations

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Series

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des

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safeguarding

human

rights.

It

is

con

vinced

that

these

covenants

promote

the

world-wide

struggle

for

the

enforcement

of

human

rights,

which

is

an

integral

part

of

the

struggle

for

the

maintenance

and

strengthening

of

peace.

On

the

occa

sion

of

the

25th

anniversary

of

the

Uni

versal

Declaration

of

Human

Rights

it

thus

contributes

to the

peaceful

interna

tional

cooperation

of

states,

to

the pro

motion

of

human

rights

and

to the

joint

struggle

against

their

violation

by

aggres

sive

policies,

colonialism

and

apartheid,

racism

and

other

forms

of

assaults

on

the

right

of

the

peoples

to

self-determi

nation.

"The

Constitution

of

the

GDR

guar

antees

the

political,

economic,

social

and

cultural

rights

to

every

citizen

inde

pendent

of

race,

sex

and

religion.

So

cialist

democracy

has

created

the

condi

tions

for

every

citizen

not

only

to

enjoy

these

rights

but

also

take

an

active

part

in

their

implementation

and

enforcement.

"Such

fundamental

human

rights

as

the

right

to

peace,

the

right

to

work

and

social

security,

the

equality

of

women,

and the

right

to

education

have been

fully

implemented

in

the

GDR.

The

government

of

the

GDR

has

always

paid

great

attention

to

the

material

prereq

uisites

for

guaranteeing

above

all

the

social

and

economic

rights.

The

welfare

of

the

working

people

and

its

continuous

improvement

are

the

leitmotiv

of

the

en

tire

policy

of

the government

of

the

GDR.

"The

government

of

the

GDR

holds

that

the

signing

and

ratification

of

the

two

human

rights

covenants

by

further

member

states

of

the

United

Nations

would

be

an

important

step

to

impie-

jusqu'ici

en

vue

de

sauvegarder

les

droits

de

l'homme.

Elle

est

convaincue

que

ces

Pactes

favorisent

la

lutte

menée

à

l'échelle

mondiale

pour

assurer

la

réalisa

tion

des

droits

de

l'homme,

lutte

qui

s'inscrit

elle-même

dans

le

cadre

de

celle

engagée

en

vue

du

maintien

et

du

ren

forcement

de

la

paix.

A

l'occasion

du

vingt-cinquième

anniversaire

de

la

Dé

claration

universelle

des

droits

de

l'homme,

la

République

démocratique

allemande

participe

ainsi

à

la

coopéra

tion

pacifique

entre

les

Etats,

à

la

promo

tion

des

droits

de

l'homme

et

à

la

lutte

commune

contre

la

violation

de

ces

droits

par

des

politiques

agressives,

le

colonialisme

et

l'apartheid,

le

racisme

et

tous

autres

types

d'atteintes

au

droit

des

peuples

à

disposer

d'eux-mêmes.

La

Constitution

de

la

République

démocratique

allemande

garantit

les

droits

politiques,

économiques,

sociaux

et

culturels

de

tout

citoyen

sans

distinc

tion

de

race,

de

sexe

et

de

religion.

La

dé

mocratie

socialiste

a

créé

les

conditions

voulues

pour

que

tout

citoyen

non

seule

ment

jouisse

de

ses

droits

mais

s'attache

activement

à

les

exercer

et

à

les

faire

respecter.

Les

droits

fondamentaux

de

l'homme,

tels

que

le

droit

à

la

paix,

le

droit

au

tra

vail

et

à

la

sécurité

sociale,

l'égalité

des

femmes et

le

droit

à

l'éducation,

sont

pleinement

exercés

en

République

démo

cratique

allemande.

Le

Gouvernement

de

la

République

démocratique

alle

mande

a

toujours

accordé

beaucoup

d'attention

aux

conditions

matérielles

qu'il

faut

créer

au préalable

pour

garan

tir

essentiellement

les

droits

sociaux

et

économiques.

La

nécessité

d'assurer

et

d'améliorer

continuellement

le

bien-être

des

travailleurs

a

toujours

été

l'élément

de

base

de

l'ensemble

de

la

politique

du

Gouvernement

de

la

République

démo

cratique

allemande.

Le

Gouvernement

de

la

République

démocratique

allemande

estime

que

la

signature

et

la

ratification

des

deux

Pactes

relatifs aux

droits

de

l'homme

par

d'autres Etats

Membres

de

l'Organisa-

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ment

the

aims

for

respecting

and pro

moting

the

human

rights,

the

aims

proclaimed

in

the

United

Nations

Charter."

HUNGARY

"The

Presidential

Council

of

the

Hungarian

People's

Republic

declares

that

the

provisions

of

article

48,

para

graphs

1

and

3,

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights,

and

article

26,

paragraphs

1

and

3,

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Economic,

Social

and

Cultural

Rights'

are

inconsis

tent

with

the

universal

character

of

the

Covenants.

It

follows

from

the principle

of

sovereign

equality

of

States

that

the

Covenants

should

be

open

for participa

tion

by all

States

without

any

discrimina

tion

or

limitation."

tion

des

Nations

Unies

représenteraient

un

pas

important

vers

la

réalisation

des

objectifs

que

sont

le

respect

et

la

promo

tion

des

droits

de

l'homme

et

qui

sont

énoncés

dans

la

Charte

des

Nations

Unies.

HONGRIE

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

Le

Conseil

présidentiel

de

la

Républi

que

populaire

de

Hongrie

déclare

que

les

dispositions

des

paragraphes

1

et

3

de

l'article

48

du

Pacte

international

relatif

aux

droits

civils

et

politiques

et

celles

des

paragraphes

1

et

3

de

l'article

26

du

Pacte

international

relatif

aux

droits

économi

ques, sociaux

et

culturels

1

sont

incompa

tibles

avec

le

caractère

universel

des

Pactes.

Selon

le

principe

d'égalité

souve

raine

des

Etats,

les

Pactes

devraient être

ouverts

à

la

participation

de

tous

les

Etats

sans

aucune discrimination

ni

limi

tation.

IRAQ

[ARABIC

TEXT

—

TEXTE

ARABE]

[TRANSLATION

2

]

Ratification

by

Iraq

.

shall

in

no

way

signify

recognition

of

Israel

nor

shall

it

be

conducive

to

entry

with

her

into

such

dealings

as

are

regulated

by

the

said

[Covenant].

[TRADUCTION

2

]

La

ratification

pour

l'Irak

...

ne

signifie

nullement

que

l'Irak

reconnaît

Israël

ni

qu'il

établira

avec

Israël

les

rela

tions

[que

régit

ledit

Pacte].

LIBYAN ARAB

JAMAHIRIYA(a)

JAMAHIRIYA

ARABE

LIBYENNE(a)

"The

acceptance

and

the

accession

to

this

Covenant

by

the

Libyan

Arab

Re-

1

United

Nations,

Treaty

Series,

vol.

993,

No.

1-14531.

2

Translation

supplied

by

the

Government

of

Iraq.

Vol.999,1-14668

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

»

L'approbation

et

l'adhésion

de

la

Ré-

publique

arabe

libyenne

touchant

le

1

Nations

Unies,

Recueil

des

Traités,

vol.

993,

no

1-14531.

2

Traduction

fournie

par

le

Gouvernement

iraquien.

1976

United

Nations

—

Treaty

Series

•

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Unies

—

Recueil

des

Traités

297

public

shall

in

no

way

signify

a

recogni

tion

of

Israel

or

be

conducive

to

entry

by

the

Libyan

Arab

Republic

into

such

dealings

with

Israel

as

are

regulated

by

the

Covenant."

Pacte

dont

il

s'agit

ne

signifient

nulle

ment

que

la

République

arabe

libyenne

reconnaît

Israël

ni

qu'elle

établira

avec

Israël

les

relations

que

régit

ledit

Pacte.

MONGOLIA MONGOLIE

[MONGOLIAN

TEXT

—

TEXTE

MONGOL]

«3flHfiH

aacar,

HnfireM,

CoëJibiH

spxHftn

Tyxaô

OJIOH

yjicbin

naKT"-biH

26

ay-

raap

svflji

(1)

HpraHHâ

6a

YJIC

TepnôH

spxHfiH

Tyxaô

OJIOH

yjicbin

riaKT"-biH

48

ay-

raap

SYÔJI

(1)

HT>

yr

riaKTyyaaa

opojiuorq

yncyyawH

xvpssr

xoaopxoft

saaJiTaap

XHsraapjiacHaap

3apHM

yjicwr

HJiraBapjian

raayypxaac

ôatea

rsac

BHMAY-biH

3ac-

raÔH

rasap

YSSXHÎÎH

xaMT

ync

6vp

TSFIII

spxTsft

ëafix

sapiMWH

ynacsH

assp

COHHP-

XOK

ôafiraa

6vx

ync

sarssp

IlaKTaa

«Map

HSFSH

ajiraBapryo

-

rssp

oponuox

spx

3AJI3X

ëCTOft

T3K

"The

Mongolian

People's

Republic

de

clares

that

the

provisions

of

paragraph

1

of

article

26

of

the

International

Cove

nant

on

Economic,

Social

and

Cultural

Rights'

and

of

paragraph

1

of

article

48

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights,

under

which

a

number

of

States

cannot

become

parties

to

these

Covenants,

are

of

discrimi

natory

nature

and

considers

that

the

Covenants,

in

accordance

with

the

prin

ciple

of

sovereign

equality

of

States,

should

be

open

for participation

by all

States

concerned

without

any

discrimi

nation

or

limitation."

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

La

République

populaire

mongole

dé

clare

que

les

dispositions

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

26

du

Pacte

international

relatif

aux

droits

économiques,

sociaux

et

culturels

1

et

celles

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

48

du

Pacte

international

relatif

aux

droits

civils

et

politiques,

aux

termes

desquelles

un

certain

nombre

d'Etats

ne

peuvent

pas

devenir

parties

auxdits

Pactes, ont

un

caractère

discriminatoire

et

considère

que,

conformément

au

prin

cipe

de

l'égalité

souveraine

des

Etats,

les

Pactes

devraient

être

ouverts

à

la

par

ticipation

de

tous

les

Etats

intéressés

sans

aucune

discrimination

ou

limitation.

NORWAY

NORVÈGE

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

"Norway

enters

reservations

with

La

Norvège

fait

des

réserves

à

l'égard

respect

to:

de

:

—

Article

6,

paragraph

4,

—

Article

10,

paragraph

2(6)

and

paragraphe

3,

with

regard

to the

—

L'article

6,

paragraphe

4,

—

L'article

10,

paragraphe

2,

b,

et

paragraphe

3,

en

ce

qui concerne

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Séries,

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obligation

to

keep

accused

juvenile

persons

and

juvenile

offenders

seg

regated

from

adults,

—

Article

14,

paragraphs

5

and

7,

and

—

Article

20,

paragraph

1."

ROMANIA

[TRANSLATION

—

TRADUCTION]

(a)

The

State

Council

of

the

Socialist

Republic

of

Romania

considers

that

the

provisions

of

article

48

(1)

of

the

Interna

tional

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights

are

inconsistent

with

the

principle

that

multilateral

international

treaties

whose

purposes

concern

the

interna

tional

community

as

a

whole

must

be

open

to

universal

participation.

(b)

The

State

Council

of

the

Socialist

Republic

of

Romania

considers

that

the

maintenance

in

a

state

of

dependence

of

certain

territories

referred

to

in

arti

cle

1

(3)

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights

is

inconsis

tent

with

the

Charter

of

the

United

Na

tions

and

the

instruments

adopted

by

the

Organization

on

the

granting

of

inde

pendence

to

colonial

countries

and

peo

ples,

including

the

Declaration

on

Prin

ciples

of

International

Law

concerning

Friendly

Relations

and

Co-operation

among

States

in

accordance

with

the

Charter

of

the

United

Nations,

adopted

unanimously

by

the

United

Nations

Gen

eral

Assembly

in

its

resolution

2625

(XXV)

of

1970,'

which

solemnly

pro

claims

the

duty

of

States

to

promote

the

realization

of

the

principle

of

equal

rights

and

self-determination

of

peoples

in

order

to

bring

a

speedy

end

to

coloni

alism.

l'obligation

de

séparer

les

jeunes

prévenus

et

les

jeunes

délinquants

des

adultes,

L'article

14,

paragraphes

5

et

7,

et

L'article

20,

paragraphe

1.

ROUMANIE

«.à)

Le

Conseil

d'Etat

de

la

Républi

que

socialiste

de

Roumanie

considère

que

les

provisions

de

l'article

48,

point

1

er

,

du

Pacte

international

relatif

aux

droits

civils

et

politiques,

ne

sont

pas

en

concordance

avec

le

principe

selon

lequel

les

traités

internationaux

multilatéraux

dont

l'objet

et le

but

intéressent

la com

munauté

internationale

dans

son

ensem

ble

doivent

être

ouverts

à

la

participation

universelle.

«6)

Le

Conseil

d'Etat

de

la

Républi

que

socialiste

de

Roumanie

considère

que

le

maintien

de

l'état

de

dépendance

de

certains

territoires

auxquels

se

réfère

l'article

premier,

point

3,

du

Pacte

inter

national

relatif

aux

droits

civils et

politi

ques

n'est

pas

en

concordance

avec

la

Charte

des

Nations

Unies

et

les

docu

ments

adoptés

par

cette

organisation

sur

l'octroi

de

l'indépendance

aux

pays

et

aux

peuples

coloniaux,

y

compris

la

Dé

claration

relative

aux

principes

du

droit

international

touchant

les

relations

ami

cales

et

la

coopération

entre

les

Etats

conformément

à

la

Charte

des

Nations

Unies,

adoptée

à

l'unanimité

par

la

réso

lution

de

l'Assemblée générale

de

l'Orga

nisation

des

Nations

Unies

n°

2625

(XXV) de

1970',

qui

proclame

solennel

lement

le

devoir

des

Etats

de

favoriser

la

réalisation

du

principe

de

l'égalité

de

droits

des

peuples

et

de

leur

droit

à

dis

poser

d'eux-mêmes,

dans

le

but

de

mettre

rapidement

fin

au

colonialisme.»

1

United

Nations,

Officiai

Records

of

the

General

Assembly,

Twenty-fifth

Session,

Supplement

No.

28

(A/8028), p.

121.

1

Nations

Unies,

Documents

officiels

de

l'Assemblée

générale,

vingt-cinquième

session,

Supplément

no

28

(A/8028),

p.

131.

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SWEDEN

SUÈDE

[SWEDISH

TEXT

—

TEXTE

SUÉDOIS]

"Sverige

fôrbehâller

sig

râtten

att

icke

tillâmpa

bestâmmelserna

i

artikel

10

mom.

3

sâvitt

avser

kravet

pâ

att

ungdomsbrottslingar

skola

hâllas

âtskilda

frân

vux-

na,

artikel

14

mom.

7

och

artikel

20

mom.

1

i

konventionen."

[TRANSLATION

—

TRADUCTION]

.

. .

Sweden

reserves

the

right

not

to

ap

ply

the

provisions

of

article

10,

para

graph

3,

with

regard

to

the

obligation

to

segregate

juvenile

offenders

from

adults,

the

provisions

of

article

14,

paragraph

7,

and

the

provisions

of

article

20,

para

graph

1,

of

the

Covenant.

[TRADUCTION

1

—TRANSLATION

2

]

«...

la

Suède

se

réserve

le

droit

de

ne

pas

appliquer

les

dispositions

du

paragraphe

3

de

l'article

10

en

ce

qui

con

cerne

l'obligation

de

séparer

les

jeunes

délinquants

des

adultes,

du

paragraphe

7

de

l'article

14

et

du

paragraphe

1

de

l'arti

cle

20

du

Pacte.»

SYRIAN

ARAB

REPUBLIC

(a)

[TRANSLATION

—

TRADUCTION]

1.

The

accession

of

the

Syrian

Arab

Republic

to

these two

Covenants

shall

in

no

way

signify

recognition

of

Israel

or

en

try

into

a

relationship

with

it

regarding

any

matter

regulated

by

the

said

two

Covenants.

2.

The

Syrian

Arab

Republic

con

siders

that

paragraph

1

of

article

26

of

the

Covenant

on

Economic,

Social

and

Cul

tural

Rights'

and

paragraph

1

of

arti

cle

48

of

the

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights

are

incompatible

with

the

purposes

and

objectives

of

the

said

Covenants,

inasmuch

as

they

do

not

al

low

all

States,

without

distinction

or

discrimination,

the

opportunity

to

be

come

parties

to

the

said

Covenants.

RÉPUBLIQUE

ARABE

SYRIENNE

(a)

«

1.

Il

est

entendu

que

l'adhésion

de

la

République

Arabe

Syrienne

à

ces

deux

Pactes

ne

signifie

en

aucune

façon

la

reconnaissance

d'Israël

ou

l'entrée

avec

lui

en

relation

au

sujet

d'aucune

matière

que

ces

deux

Pactes réglementent.

«2.

La

République

Arabe

Syrienne

considère

que

le

paragraphe

1

de

l'arti

cle

26

du

Pacte

relatif

aux

droits

économiques,

sociaux

et

culturels

3

ainsi

que

le

paragraphe

1

de

l'article

48

du

Pacte

relatif

aux

droits

civils

et

politi

ques

ne

sont

pas

conformes

aux

buts

et

objectifs

desdits

Pactes

puisqu'ils

ne

permettent

pas à

tous

les

Etats,

sans

distinction

et

discrimination,

la

possibi

lité

de

devenir

parties

à

ces

Pactes.»

1

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Nations,

Treaty

Séries,

vol.

993,

No.

1-14531.

1

Traduction

fournie

par

le

Gouvernement

suédois.

2

Translation

supplied

by

the

Government

of

Sweden.

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UKRAINIAN

SO

VIET

SOCIALIST

REPUBLIC

RÉPUBLIQUE

SOCIALISTE

SOVIÉTIQUE

D'UKRAINE

[Confirming

the

declaration

made

upon

signature.

For

the

text,

seep.

282

of

this

volume.]

UNION

OF

SOVIET

SOCIALIST

REPUBLICS

[Confirming

the

declaration

made

upon

signature.

For

the

text,

seep.

282

of

this

volume.]

[Avec

confirmation

de

la

déclaration

faite

lors

de

la

signature.

Pour

le

texte,

voir

p.

282

du

présent

volume.]

UNION

DES

RÉPUBLIQUES

SOCIALISTES

SOVIÉTIQUES

[Avec

confirmation

de

la

déclaration

faite

lors

de

la

signature.

Pour

le

texte,

voir

p.

282

du

présent

volume.]

DECLARATIONS

RECOGNIZING

THE

COMPETENCE

OF

THE

HUMAN

RIGHTS

COMMITTEE

UNDER

ARTICLE

41

FINLAND

"Finland

declares,

under

Article

41

of

the

International

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights

that

it

recognizes

the

competence

of

the

Human

Rights

Com

mittee

referred

to

in

Article

28

of

the

said

Covenant,

to

receive

and

consider

com

munications

to

the

effect

that

a

State

Party

claims

that

another

State

Party

is

not

fulfilling

its

obligation

under

this

Covenant."

NORWAY

".

. .

pursuant

to

article

41

of

the

Covenant,

.

Norway

recognizes

the

competence

of

the

Human

Rights

Com

mittee

referred

to

in

article

28

of

the

Covenant,

to

receive

and

consider

com

munications

to

the

effect

that

a

State

Party

claims

that

another

State

Party

is

not

fulfilling

its

obligations

under

the

Covenant."

DÉCLARATIONS

RECONNAISSANT

LA

COMPÉTENCE

DU

COMITÉ

DES

DROITS

DE

L'HOMME

EN

VERTU

DE

L'ARTICLE

41

FINLANDE

«La

Finlande

déclare,

en

vertu

de

l'ar

ticle

41

du

Pacte

international

relatif

aux

droits

civils

et

politiques,

qu'elle

recon

naît

la

compétence

du

Comité

des

droits

de

l'homme

dénommé

à

l'article

28

du

Pacte,

pour

recevoir

et

examiner

des

communications

dans

lesquelles

un

Etat

partie

prétend

qu'un

autre

Etat

partie

ne

s'acquitte

pas

de

ses

obligations

au

titre

du

présent

Pacte.

»

NORVÈGE

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

En

vertu

de

l'article

41

du

Pacte,

la

Norvège

reconnaît

la

compétence

du

Comité

des

droits

de

l'homme

visé

à

l'ar

ticle

28

du

Pacte

pour

recevoir

et

exa

miner

des

communications dans

les

quelles

un

Etat

partie

prétend

qu'un

autre

Etat

partie

ne

s'acquitte

pas

de

ses

obligations

au

titre

du

Pacte.

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SWEDEN

"...

pursuant

to

article

41

of

the

Covenant,

. .

.

Sweden

recognizes

the

competence

of

the

Human

Rights

Com

mittee

referred

to

in

article

28

of

the

Covenant

to

receive

and

consider

com

munications

to

the

effect

that

a

State

Party

claims

that

another

State

Party

is

not

fulfilling

its

obligations

under

the

Covenant."

SUÈDE

[TRADUCTION

—

TRANSLATION]

En

vertu

de

l'article

41

du

Pacte,

la

Suède

reconnaît

la

compétence

du

Comité

des

droits

de

l'homme

énoncé

dans

l'article

28

du

Pacte

pour

recevoir

et

examiner

des

communications

dans

les

quelles

un

Etat

partie

prétend

qu'un

autre

Etat

partie

ne

s'acquitte

pas

de

ses

obligations

au

titre

du

présent

Pacte.

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OPTIONAL

PROTOCOL

1

TO

THE

INTERNATIONAL

COVENANT

ON

CIVIL AND

POLITICAL

RIGHTS

The

States

Parties

to

the

present

Protocol,

Considering

that

in

order

further

to

achieve

the

purposes

of

the

Covenant

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights

(hereinafter referred

to

as

the

Covenant)

and

the

im

plementation

of

its

provisions

it

would

be

appropriate

to

enable

the

Human

Rights

Committee

set

up

in

part

IV

of

the

Covenant (hereinafter

referred

to

as

the

Commit

tee)

to

receive

and

consider,

as

provided

in

the

present

Protocol,

communications

from

individuals

claiming

to

be

victims

of

violations

of

any

of

the

rights

set

forth

in

the

Covenant,

Have

agreed

as

follows:

Article

1.

A

State

Party

to

the

Covenant

that

becomes

a

party

to

the

present

Protocol

recognizes

the

competence

of

the

Committee

to

receive

and

consider

com

munications

from

individuals

subject

to

its

jurisdiction

who

claim

to

be

victims

of

a

violation

by

that

State

Party

of

any

of

the

rights

set

forth

in

the

Covenant.

No

com

munication

shall

be

received

by

the

Committee

if

it

concerns

a

State

Party

to

the

Covenant

which

is

not

a

party

to

the

present

Protocol.

Article

2.

Subject

to

the

provisions

of

article

1,

individuals

who

claim

that

any

of

their

rights

enumerated

in

the

Covenant

have been

violated

and

who

have

ex

hausted

all

available domestic

remedies

may

submit

a

written communication

to

the

Committee

for

consideration.

Article

3.

The

Committee

shall

consider

inadmissible

any

communication

under

the

present

Protocol

which

is

anonymous, or

which

it

considers

to

be

an

abuse

1

Came

into force

on

23

March

1976

in

respect

of

the

following

States,

i.e.,

three

months

after

the

date

of

the

deposit

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United Nations

of

the

tenth

instrument

of

ratification or

accession

(the

Covenant

of

19

December

1966

on

Civil

and

Political

Rights

having

itself

entered

into

force),

in

accordance

with

article

9

(1):*

Date

of

deposit

of

the

in-

Date

of

deposit

of

the

in

strument

of

ratification

or

strurnent

of

ratification

or

State

accession

(a)

State

accession

(a)

Costa

Rica

......................

29

November

1968

(Signature

affixed

on

19

December

1966.)

Ecuador

........................

6

March

1969

(Signature

affixed on

4

April

1968.)

Colombia

.......................

29

October

1969

(Signature

affixed

on

21

December

1966.)

Uruguay

........................

1

April

1970

(Signature

affixed

on

21

February

1967.)

Madagascar

.....................

21

June

1971

(Signature

affixed

on

17

September

Denmark**......................

6

January

1972

(Signature

affixed

on

20

March

1968.)

Norway**

.......................

13

September

1972

(Signature

affixed

on

20

March

1968.)

Barbados

.......................

5

January

1973s

Mauritius

.......................

12

December

1973»

Finland

.........................

19

August

1975

(Signature

affixed

on

11

December

1967.)

Jamaica.........................

3

October

1975

(Signature

affixed

on

19

December

1966.)

1969.)

Sweden**

.......................

6

December

1971

(Signature

affixed

on

29

September

1967.)

*

Same

procedure,

mutatis

mutandis,

as

for

the

Covenant

itself:

see

note**,

p.

173.

**

See

p.

346

of

this

volume

for

the

texts

of

the

declarations

and

reservations

made

upon

ratification or

ac

cession.

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of

the

right

of

submission

of

such

communications

or

to

be

incompatible

with

the

provisions

of

the

Covenant.

Article

4.

1.

Subject

to the

provisions

of

article

3,

the

Committee

shall

bring

any

communications submitted

to

it

under

the

present

Protocol

to

the

attention

of

the

State

Party

to

the

present

Protocol

alleged

to

be

violating any

provision

of

the

Covenant.

2.

Within

six

months,

the

receiving

State

shall

submit

to

the

Committee

writ

ten

explanations

or

statements

clarifying

the

matter

and

the

remedy,

if

any,

that

may

have

been

taken

by

that

State.

Article

5.

1.

The

Committee

shall

consider

communications

received

under

the

present

Protocol

in

the

light

of

all

written

information

made

available

to

it

by

the

individual

and

by

the

State

Party

concerned.

2.

The

Committee

shall

not

consider

any

communication

from

an

individual

unless

it

has ascertained

that:

(a)

The

same

matter

is

not

being

examined

under

another

procedure

of

international

investigation

or

settlement;

(o)

The

individual

has

exhausted

all

available

domestic

remedies.

This

shall

not

be

the

rule

where

the

application

of

the

remedies

is

unreasonably

prolonged.

3.

The

Committee

shall

hold

closed meetings

when

examining

communica

tions

under

the

present

Protocol.

4.

The

Committee

shall

forward

its

views

to

the

State

Party

concerned

and

to

the

individual.

Article

6.

The

Committee

shall

include

in

its

annual

report

under

article

45

of

the

Covenant

a

summary

of

its

activities

under

the

present

Protocol.

Article

7.

Pending

the

achievement

of

the

objectives

of

resolution

1514

(XV)

adopted

by

the

General

Assembly

of

the

United

Nations

on

14

December

I960

1

con

cerning

the

Declaration

on

the

Granting

of

Independence

to

Colonial

Countries

and

Peoples,

the

provisions

of

the

present

Protocol

shall

in

no

way

limit

the

right

of

peti

tion

granted

to

these

peoples

by

the

Charter

of

the

United

Nations

and

other

interna

tional

conventions

and

instruments

under

the

United

Nations

and

its specialized

agencies.

Article

8.

1.

The

present

Protocol

is

open

for

signature

by

any

State

which

has

signed

the

Covenant.

2.

The

present

Protocol

is

subject

to

ratification

by

any

State

which

has

rati

fied

or

acceded

to

the

Covenant.

Instruments

of

ratification

shall

be

deposited

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations.

3.

The

present

Protocol

shall

be

open

to

accession

by

any

State

which

has

rati

fied

or

acceded

to

the

Covenant.

4.

Accession

shall

be

effected

by

the

deposit

of

an

instrument

of

accession

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations.

5.

The

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

inform

all

States

which

have

signed

the

present

Protocol

or

acceded

to

it

of

the

deposit

of

each

instrument

of

ratification or

accession.

1

United

Nations,

Official

Records

of

the

General

Assembly, Fifteenth

Session,

Supplement

No,

16

(A/4684),

p,

66.

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Article

9.

1.

Subject

to

the

entry

into force

of

the

Covenant,

the

present

Protocol

shall

enter

into

force

three

months

after

the

date

of

the

deposit

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

of

the

tenth

instrument

of

ratification

or

in

strument

of

accession.

2.

For

each

State

ratifying

the

present

Protocol

or

acceding

to

it

after

the

deposit

of

the

tenth

instrument

of

ratification

or

instrument

of

accession,

the

present

Protocol

shall

enter

into

force

three

months

after

the

date

of

the

deposit

of

its

own

instrument

of

ratification

or

instrument

of

accession.

Article

10.

The

provisions

of

the

present

Protocol

shall

extend

to

all

parts

of

federal

States

without

any

limitations

or

exceptions.

Article

11.

1.

Any

State

Party

to the

present

Protocol

may

propose

an

amendment

and

file

it

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations.

The

Secretary-General

shall

thereupon

communicate

any

proposed

amendments

to

the

States

Parties

to

the

present

Protocol

with

a

request

that

they

notify

him

whether

they

favour

a

conference

of

States

Parties

for

the

purpose

of

considering

and

voting

upon

the

proposal.

In

the

event

that

at

least

one

third

of

the

States

Parties

favours

such

a

conference,

the

Secretary-General

shall

convene

the

conference

under

the

aus

pices

of

the

United

Nations.

Any

amendment

adopted

by

a

majority

of

the

States

Parties

present

and

voting

at

the

conference

shall

be

submitted

to the

General

Assem

bly

of

the

United

Nations

for

approval.

2.

Amendments

shall

come

into

force

when

they

have

been

approved

by

the

General

Assembly

of

the

United

Nations

and

accepted

by

a

two-thirds

majority

of

the

States

Parties

to the

present

Protocol

in

accordance

with

their

respective

constitu

tional

processes.

3.

When

amendments

come

into

force,

they

shall

be

binding

on

those

States

Parties

which

have accepted

them,

other

States

Parties

still

being

bound

by

the

provi

sions

of

the

present

Protocol

and

any

earlier

amendment

which

they

have

accepted.

Article

12.

1.

Any

State

Party

may

denounce

the

present

Protocol at

any

time

by

written

notification

addressed

to

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Na

tions.

Denunciation

shall

take

effect

three

months

after

the date

of

receipt

of

the

no

tification

by

the

Secretary-General.

2.

Denunciation

shall

be

without

prejudice

to

the

continued

application

of

the

provisions

of

the

present

Protocol

to

any

communication

submitted

under

article

2

before the

effective

date

of

denunciation.

Article

13.

Irrespective

of

the

notifications

made

under

article

8,

paragraph

5,

of

the

present

Protocol,

the

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations

shall

inform

all

States

referred

to

in

article

48,

paragraph

1,

of

the

Covenant

of

the

following

par

ticulars:

(a)

Signatures,

ratifications

and

accessions

under

article

8;

(6)

The

date

of

the

entry

into

force

of

the

present

Protocol

under

article

9

and the

date

of

the

entry

into

force

of

any

amendments

under

article

11;

(c)

Denunciations

under

article

12.

Article

14.

1.

The

present

Protocol,

of

which

the

Chinese,

English,

French,

Russian

and

Spanish

texts

are

equally

authentic,

shall

be

deposited

in

the