STATUS REPORT

LABOUR INSPECTION CONVENTION

(Geneva, 11/07/1947)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 07 APRIL 1950

Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

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Solomon Islands   06 Aug 1985    
 
"Austria has examined the reservation made by the Government of the Republic of Botswana upon signature of the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and confirmed upon ratification, regarding Articles 7 and 12 para. 3 of the Covenant        
"The Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic considers the reservations entered by the Government of the Republic of Korea to the provisions of paragraphs 5 and 7 of article 14 and article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as incompatible with the object and purpose of the Covenant. In the opinion of the Czechoslovak Government these reservations are in contradiction to the generally recognized principle of international law according to which a state cannot invoke the provisions of its own internal law as justification for its failure to perform a treaty        
"The Government of the Italian Republic has examined the reservations made by the Republic of Botswana upn signature of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and confirmed upon ratification, regarding articles 7 and 12, paragraph 3 of the Covenant        
"The Government of the Mongolian People's Republic considers that only the People's Revolutionary Council of Kampuchea as the sole authentic and lawful representative of the Kampuchean people has the right to assume international obligations on behalf of the Kampuchean people. Therefore the Government of the Mongolian People's Republic considers that the signature of the Human Rights Covenants by the representative of the so-called Democratic Kampuchea, a rйgime that ceased to exist as a result of the people's revolution in Kampuchea, is null and void        
"The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelan d rejects the statements made by the Argentine Republic, regarding the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, when ratifying [the said Covenants and acceding to the said Protocol        
"The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have no doubt as to their right, by notification to the Depositary under the relevant provisions of the above-mentioned Convention, to extend the application of the Convention in question to the Falkland Islands or to the Falkland Islands Dependencies, as the case may be        
"The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rejects as unfounded the claims made by the Argentine Republic in its communication to the depositary of 5 [October] 2000. The Government of the United Kingdom recalls that in its declaration received by the depositary on 13 January 1988 it rejected the objection by the Argentine Republic to the extension by the United Kingdom of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to the Falkland Islands and to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The Government of the United Kingdom has no doubt about the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands and over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and its consequential rights to apply the Convention with respect to those territories."        
"The Kingdom of the Netherlands does not accept this provision in the case of the Netherlands Antilles."        
"The Principality of Liechtenstein reserves the right not to adopt further measures to ban propaganda for war, which is prohibited by article 20, paragraph 1 of the Covenant. The Principality of Liechtenstein reserves the right to adopt a criminal provision which will take into account the requirements of article 20, paragraph 2, on the occasion of its possible accession to the Convention of 21 December 1965 on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination."        
"The signing of the Human Rights Covenants by an individual, whose rйgime during its short period of reign in Kampuchea had exterminated about 3 million people and had thus grossly violated the elementary norms of human rights, each and every provision of the Human Rights Covenants is a regrettable precedence, which discredits the noble aims and lofty principles of the United Nations Charter, the very spirit of the above-mentioned Covenants, gravely impairs the prestige of the United Nations."        
"Therefore, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic does not recognize these reservations as valid. Nevertheless the present declaration will not be deemed to be an obstacle to the entry into force of the Covenant between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and the Republic of Korea."        
* See note 9 in this chapter        
** See note 6 in this chapter        
1. The application of the Covenant, and its article 1 in particular, to the Macao Special Administrative Region shall not affect the status of Macao as defined in the Joint Declaration and in the Basic Law        
1. The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convenant on 8 August 1967 and 2 June 1971, respectively. It will be recalled that the former Yugoslavia had deposited the following notifications under article 4(3) of the Covenant (Derogations), on the dates indicated hereinafter        
10. In a communication received on 20 December 1983, the Government of the Netherlands notified the Secretary-General that it was with drawing its reservation with regard to article 25 (c). The text of the reservation read as follows        
11. See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
12. On 3 October 1983, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Argentina the following declaration in respect of the territorial application of the Covenant to the Falkland Islands        
13. With regard to the application of the Covenant to Hong Kong, the Secretary-General received communications concerning the status of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom and China (see note 2 under "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and note 2 under "China" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the Secretary-General that the Covenant will also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region        
14. The formality was effected by Democratic Yemen. See also note 1 under "Yemen" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
15. With respect to the interpretative declarations made by Algeria the Secretary-General received, on 25 October 1990, from the Government of Germany the following declaration        
16. By a communication received on 6 November 1984, the Government of Australia notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservations and declarations made upon ratification with regard to articles 2 and 50, 17, 19, 25 and to partially withdraw its reservations to articles 10 and 14. For the text of the reservations and declarations, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1197, p. 411        
17 April 1989 (Dated 14 April 1989)        
17. On 30 September 1992, the Government of Belarus notified the Secretary-General its decision to withdraw the reservation made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification.. For the text of the declaration regarding article 48 (1) so withdrawn, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 999, p. 282        
18. In a notification received on 14 September 1998, the Government of Belgium informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw its reservation with regard to articles 2, 3 and 25 made upon ratification. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1312, p. 328        
19. With regard to the reservation made by Botswana upon signature and confirmed upon ratification, the Secretary-General received, from the following States, communications on the dates indicated hereinafter        
2. The provisions of the Covenant which are applicable to the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be implemented in Macao through legislation of the Macao Special Administrative Region        
2. The signature was effected by Democratic Kampuchea. In this regard the Secretary-General received, on 5 November 1980, the following communication from the Government of Mongolia        
20 March 1990 (Dated 19 March 1990)        
20. In communications received on 29 March 1985 and 26 July 1990, the Government of Finland notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservations made upon ratification with respect to articles 13 and 14 (1) (the notification indicates that the withdrawal was effected because the relevant provisions of the Finnish legislation have been amended as to correspond fully to articles 13 and 14 (1) of the Covenant), and with respect to articles 9 (3) and 14 (3) (d), respectively. For the text of the reservations, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 999, p. 291        
21. In a communication received on 22 March 1988, the Government of France notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw, with effect from that date, its reservation with regard to article 19 made upon accession to the said Covenant. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1202, p. 395        
22. In this connection, the Secretary-General received, on 23 April 1982 from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the following declaration with regard to that declaration made by France concerning article 27 of the said Covenant        
23. On 18 October 1993, the Government of Iceland notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw as of 18 October 1993, the reservation to paragraph 3(a) of article 8, made upon ratification. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1144, p. 386        
24. On 12 April 1994 and 24 August 1998, respectively, the Government of Ireland notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the declaration with respect to article 6 (5), on the one hand, and the reservations made to articles 14 (6) and 23 (4), on the other, made upon ratification. For the text of the declaration and reservations, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1551, p. 352        
25        
25. On 28 April 2000, the Government of Liechtenstein informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw its reservation to article 20 paragraph 2 of the Covenant made upon accession. The text of the reservation read as follows        
26 April 1990 (Dated 24 April 1990)        
26. On 15 March 2002, the Government of Mexico notified the Secretary-General of a partial withdrawal of its reservation to article 25 (b) made upon accession. The reservation made upon accession read as follows        
27. In a notification received by the Secretary-General on 12 December 1979, the Government of Norway withdrew the reservation formulated simultaneously in respect of article 6 (4)        
28. On 15 March 1991 and 19 January 1993, respectively, the Government of the Republic of Korea notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservations made in respect of article 23 (4) (with effect from 15 March 1991) and of article 14 (7) (with effect from 21 January 1993) made upon accession        
29. On 16 October 1995, the Government of Switzerland notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw its reservation to article 20, paragraph 2 made upon accession, which reads as follows        
3. Although Democratic Kampuchea had signed both [the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights] on 17 October 1980 see note 2 in this chapter) the Government of Cambodia deposited an instrument of accession to the said Covenants        
30 May 1989 (Dated 29 May 1989)        
30. In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 31 January 1979, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago confirmed that paragraph (vi) constituted an interpretative declaration which did not aim to exclude nor modify the legal effect of the provisions of the Covenant        
31. In a communication received on 2 February 1993, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservation to sub-paragraph c) of article 25 made upon ratification. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1007, p. 394        
32. See "ENTRY INTO FORCE:" at the beginning of this chapter        
33. A previous declaration received on 6 April 1978 expired on 23 March 1983        
34. In a communication received on that same date, the Government of Germany indicated that it wishes to call attention to the reservations made by the Federal Republic of Germany upon ratification of the Covenant with regard to articles 19, 21 and 22 in conjunction with articles 2 (1), 14 (3), 14 (5) and 15 (1). See also note 8        
35. Previous declarations, received 22 April 1976, 28 March 1981, 24 March 1986, 10 May 1991 and 22 January 1997 expired on 28 March 1981, 28 March 1986, 28 March 1991, 10 May 1996 and 22 January 2002        
36. A note verbal, dated 28 January 1998, transmitting the text of the declaration made by the Government of Spain recognizing the competence of the Human Rights Committee under article 41 of the Covenant was deposited on 30 January 1998. Subsequently, in order to correct an error contained in that decalration, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Spain a note verbal dated 9 March 1998, transmitting a corrected and signed text of the declaration which was deposited on 11 March 1998        
37. A previous declaration received on 18 June 1992 expired on 18 June 1997        
4. Signed on behalf of the Republic of China on 5 October 1967. See note 1 under "China" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
5. On 3 December 1999, the Government of China notified the Secretary-General that        
6        
6. Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 7 October 1968 and 23 December 1975, respectively, with reservations and declarations. For the texts of the reservations and declarations made upon signature and ratification, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 999, pp. 283 and 289        
7. On 25 August 1997, the Secretary-General received from the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea a notification of withdrawal from the Covenant, dated 23 August 1997        
8. The German Democratic Republic had signed and ratified the Covenant with reservations and declarations, on 23 March 1973 and 8 November 1973, respectively. For the text of the reservations and declarations, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 999, p. 294. See also note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
9. See note 1 under "Germany" regarding Berlin (West) in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
Algeria   19 Oct 1962    
Angola   04 Jun 1976    
Antigua and Barbuda   02 Feb 1983    
Argentina   17 Feb 1955    
Article 25, subparagraph (b)        
As elaborated in this aide-mйmoire, the Secretary-General is of the opinion that a withdrawal from the Covenant would not appear possible unless all States Parties to the Covenant agree with such a withdrawal        
As of 21 February 1990 and owing to the escalation of disorders which had led to the loss of human lives, the movement of persons in Kosovo was prohibited from 9 PM to 4 AM, thereby derogating from article 12; and that public assembly was prohibited for the purpose of demonstration, thereby derogating from article 21. The Government of Yugoslavia further indicated that the measure derogating from article 12 had been terminated as of 10 March 1990        
As the Covenant does not contain a withdrawal provision, the Secretariat of the United Nations forwarded on 23 September 1997 an aide-mйmoire to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea explaining the legal position arising from the above notification        
Australia   24 Jun 1975    
Austria   30 Apr 1949    
Austria (17 October 2001)        
Azerbaijan   09 Aug 2000    
Bahamas   25 May 1976    
Bahrain   11 Jun 1981    
Bangladesh   22 Jun 1972    
Barbados   08 May 1967    
Belarus   18 Feb 1981    
Belgium   05 Apr 1957    
Belize   15 Dec 1983    
Benin   11 Jun 2001    
Bolivia   15 Nov 1973    
Bosnia and Herzegovina   02 Jun 1993    
Brazil   11 Oct 1989    
Bulgaria   29 Jan 1981    
Burkina Faso   21 May 1974    
Burundi   30 Jul 1971    
Cameroon   03 Sep 1962    
Cape Verde   16 Oct 1979    
Central African Republic   09 Jun 1964    
Chad   30 Nov 1965    
Colombia   13 Nov 1967    
Comoros   23 Oct 1978    
Congo   26 Nov 1999    
Consequently, the Argentine Republic does not recognize the section concerning the Malvinas Islands contained in the report which the United Kingdom has submitted to the Human Rights Committee (CCPR/C/UKOT/99/5) or any other document or instrument having a similar tenor that may derive from this alleged territorial extension        
Costa Rica   02 Jun 1960    
Cote d'Ivoire   05 Jun 1987    
Croatia   08 Oct 1991    
Cuba   07 Sep 1954    
Cyprus   23 Sep 1960    
Czechoslovakia   10 Mar 1981    
Democratic Republic of the Congo   19 Apr 1968    
Denmark   06 Aug 1958    
Derogation from articles 12 and 21 of the Covenant in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo as from 28 March 1989. The measure became necessary because of disorders which led to the loss of human lives and which had threatened the established social system. This situation which represented a general danger was a threat to the rights, freedoms and security of all the citizens of the Province regardless of nationality        
Djibouti   03 Aug 1978    
Dominica   28 Feb 1983    
Dominican Republic   22 Sep 1953    
Ecuador   26 Aug 1975    
Egypt   11 Oct 1956    
El Salvador   15 Jun 1995    
Finland   20 Jan 1950    
For these reasons, Austria objects to the reservation made by the Government of the Republic of Botswana to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights        
For this reason alone, the Government of the United Kingdom are unable to regard the Argentine [communication] under reference as having any legal effect."        
France   16 Dec 1950    
Further, on 12 January 2004, the Government of Switzerland notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw its reservation to article 14, paragraph 3, sub-paragraphs (d) and (f) made upon accession, which reads as follows        
Further, on 20 December 2000, the Secretary-General received from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the following communcation        
Further, on 7 June 1991, the Government of Czechoslovakia had made the following objection        
Gabon   17 Jul 1972    
German Democratic Republic   11 Dec 1980    
Germany   14 Jun 1955    
Ghana   02 Jul 1959    
Greece   16 Jun 1955    
Grenada   09 Jul 1979    
Guatemala   13 Feb 1952    
Guinea   26 Mar 1959    
Guinea-Bissau   21 Feb 1977    
Guyana   08 Jun 1966    
Haiti   31 Mar 1952    
Honduras   06 May 1983    
Hungary   19 Jan 1981    
In letters addressed to the Secretary-General in regard to the above-mentioned communications, the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations stated that the Republic of China, a sovereign State and Member of the United Nations, had attended the twenty-first regular session of the General Assembly of the United Nations and contributed to the formulation of, and signed the Covenants and the Optional Protocol concerned, and that "any statements or reservations relating to the above-mentioned Covenants and Optional Protocol that are incompatible with or derogatory to the legitimate position of the Government of the Republic of China shall in no way affect the rights and obligations of the Republic of China under these Covenants and Optional Protocol"        
In that connection, the Argentine Republic wishes to recall that by its note of 3 October 1983 it rejected the extension of the application of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to the Malvinas Islands, which was effected by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 20 May 1976        
India   07 Apr 1949    
Indonesia   29 Jan 2004    
Iraq   13 Jan 1951    
Ireland   16 Jun 1951    
Israel   07 Jun 1955    
It interprets the declaration under paragraph 4 to mean that Algeria, by referring to its domestic legal system, does not intend to restrict its obligation to ensure through appropriate steps equality of rights and responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution        
Italy   22 Oct 1952    
Italy (20 December 2001)        
Jamaica   26 Dec 1962    
Japan   20 Oct 1953    
Jordan   27 Mar 1969    
Kazakhstan   06 Jul 2001    
Kenya   13 Jan 1964    
Kuwait   23 Nov 1964    
Kyrgyzstan   26 Jul 2000    
Latvia   25 Aug 1994    
Lebanon   26 Jul 1962    
Lesotho   14 Jun 2001    
Liberia   25 Mar 2003    
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya   27 May 1971    
Lithuania   26 Sep 1994    
Luxembourg   03 Mar 1958    
Madagascar   21 Dec 1971    
Malawi   22 Mar 1965    
Malaysia   01 Jul 1963    
Mali   02 Mar 1964    
Malta   04 Jan 1965    
Mauritania   08 Nov 1963    
Mauritius   02 Dec 1969    
Morocco   14 Mar 1958    
Mozambique   06 Jun 1977    
Netherlands   15 Sep 1951    
New Zealand   30 Nov 1959    
Niger   09 Jan 1979    
Nigeria   17 Oct 1960    
Norway   05 Jan 1949    
Notes        
Pakistan        
Panama   03 Jun 1958    
Paraguay   28 Aug 1967    
Participant   Date of receipt    
Peru   01 Feb 1960    
Poland   12 Dec 1980    
Portugal   12 Feb 1962    
Previous declarations were received on 25 January 1985 and 21 December 1988, and expired on 25 January 1988 and 21 December 1993, respectively        
Qatar   18 Aug 1976    
Republic of Korea   09 Dec 1992    
Republic of Moldova   12 Aug 1996    
Romania   06 Jun 1973    
Russian Federation   18 Feb 1981    
Rwanda   02 Dec 1980    
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   21 Oct 1998    
Sao Tome and Principe   01 Jun 1982    
Saudi Arabia   15 Jun 1978    
See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
See also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
See also note 1 under "Netherlands" regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the""Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
Senegal   22 Oct 1962    
Serbia and Montenegro   24 Nov 2000    
Sierra Leone   13 Jun 1961    
Singapore   25 Oct 1965    
Slovenia   29 May 1992    
Spain   30 May 1960    
Sri Lanka   03 Apr 1956    
Subsequently, on 12 March 1991, the Government of Czechoslovakia had declared the following        
Subsequently, on 5 October 2000, the Secretary-General recieved the from the Government of Argentina the following communication        
Subsequently, the Secretary-General received communications concerning the status of Macao from China and Portugal (see note 3 under "China" and note 1 under "Portugal" regarding Macao in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, China notified the Secretary-General that the Covenant with the statement made by China will also apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region        
Sudan   22 Oct 1970    
Suriname   15 Jun 1976    
Swaziland   05 Jun 1981    
Sweden   25 Nov 1949    
Switzerland   13 Jul 1949    
Switzerland reserves the right to adopt a criminal provision which will take into account the requirements of article 20, paragraph 2, on the occasion of its forthcoming accession to the 1966 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination        
Syrian Arab Republic   26 Jul 1960    
Tanzania Tanganyika   30 Jan 1962    
Termination of the derogation from the provisions of article 12 of the Covenant in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo as from 21 May 1989. The right of public assembly [article 21] continues to be temporarily suspended but only as concerns demonstrations. This is aimed at protecting public order, peace and the rights of citizens, regardless of nationality        
Termination of the state of emergency with effect from 18 April 1990        
The Argentine Republic reaffirms its rights of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime spaces, which are an integral part of its national territory        
The Argentine Republic rejects and considers null and void the [said declaration] of territorial extension        
The Argentine Republic rejects the extension, notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 20 May 1976 by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the application of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 16 December 1966, to the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and reaffirms its sovereign rights to those archipelagos, which form an integral part of its national territory        
The Federal Government refers to the declaration on article 27 made by the French Government and stresses in this context the great importance attaching to the rights guaranteed by article 27. It interprets the French declaration as meaning that the Constitution of the French Republic already fully guarantees the individual rights protected by article 27        
The General Assembly of the United Nations had adopted resol- utions 2065 (XX), 3160 (XXVIII), 31/49, 37/9, 38/12, 39/6 and 40/21 in which it recognizes the existence of a sovereignty dispute regarding the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and urges the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pursue negotiations in order to find as soon as possible a peaceful and definitive solution to the dispute, through the good offices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall inform the General Assembly of the progress made."        
The Government of Argentina rejects the designation of the Malvinas Islands as Overseas Dependent Territories of the United Kingdom or any other similar designation        
The Government of Mexico also makes a reservation to this provision, since article 130 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States provides that ministers of religion shall have neither an active nor a passive vote, nor the right to form associations for political purposes        
The Government of the Italian Republic considers these reservations to be incompatible with the object and the purpose of the Covenant according to article 19 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the law of treaties. These reservations do not fall within the rule of article 20, paragraph 5, and can be objected at any time        
The Government of the Italian Republic notes that the aforesaid articles of the Covenant are being made subject to a general reservation referring to the contents of exsiting legislation in Botswana. The Government of the Italian Republic is of the view that, in the absence of further clarification, these reservations referring to international legislation raise doubts as to the commitment of Botswana to fulfill its obligation under the Covenant        
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has no doubt as to British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and its consequent right to extend treaties to those territories."        
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted resolutions 2065 (XX), 3160 (XXVIII), 31/49, 37/9, 38/12, 39/6, 40/21, 41/40, 42/19 and 43/25, in which it recognizes that a dispute exists concerning sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands and urges the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to continue negotiations with a view to resolving the dispute peacefully and definitively as soon as possible, assisted by the good offices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who is to report to the General Assembly on the progress made        
The above notification of withdrawal and the aide-mйmoire were duly circulated to all States Parties under cover of C.N.467.1997.TREATIES-10 of 12 November 1997        
The fact that Botswana is making the said articles subject to a general reservation referring to the contents of existing national legislation, in the absence of further clarification raises doubts as to the commitment of Botswana to the object and purpose of the Covenant. According to customary international law as codified in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, a reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of a treaty shall not be permitted. In Austria's view the reservation in question is therefore inadmissible to the extent that its application could negatively affect the compliance by Botswana with its obligations under Articles 7 and 12 para. 3 of the Covenant        
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia   17 Nov 1991    
The guarantee of free legal assistance assigned by the court and of the free assistance of an interpreter does not definitively exempt the beneficiary from defraying the resulting costs        
The residents of Macao shall not be restricted in the rights and freedoms that they are entitled to, unless otherwise provided for by law. In case of restrictions, they shall not contravene the provisions of the Covenant that are applicable to the Macao Special Administrative Region        
Thereafter, similar communications were received from the Government of the following States on the dates indicated and their texts were circulated as depositary notifications or, at the request of the States concerned, as official documents of the General Assembly (A/33/781 and A/35/784)        
Therefore, the Italian Government objects to the aforesaid reservations made by the Republic of Botswana to the Covenant        
This objection does not preclude the entry into force of the Covenant between Italy and Botswana"        
This objection shall not preclude the entry into force of the Covenant in its entirety between Botswana and Austria, without Botswana benefiting from its reservation."        
Tunisia   15 May 1957    
Turkey   05 Mar 1951    
Uganda   04 Jun 1963    
Ukraine   16 Dec 1980    
United Arab Emirates   27 May 1982    
United Kingdom   28 Jun 1949    
Uruguay   28 Jun 1973    
Venezuela   21 Jul 1967    
Viet Nam   03 Oct 1994    
With reference to the above-mentioned declaration by the Govern- ment of Argentina, the Secretary-General received on 13 January 1988 from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the following communication        
With reference to the above-mentioned declaration by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Argentina the following declaration made upon ratification        
With reference to the above-mentioned objection the Secretary-General received on 28 February 1985 from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the following declaration        
With reference to the above-mentioned signature, communications have been addressed to the Secretary-General by the Permanent Representatives of Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR, Czechoslovakia, Mongolia, Romania, the Ukrainian SSR, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Yugoslavia, stating that their Governments did not recognize the said signature as valid since the only Government authorized to represent China and to assume obligations on its behalf was the Government of the People's Republic of China        
Within the above ambit, the Government of the People's Republic of China will assume the responsibility for the international rights and obligations that place on a Party to the Covenant        
Yemen   29 Jul 1976    
Zimbabwe   16 Sep 1993    
[The Argentine Republic] wishes to refer to the report submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Human Rights Committee concerning its overseas territories (CCPR/C/UKOT/99/5)        
[The Czech and Slovak Federal Republic] recognizes the competence of the Human Rights Committee established on the basis of article 28 of the Covenant to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the Covenant        
[The Federal Republic of Germany] interprets the declaration under paragraph 2 to mean that the latter is not intended to eliminate the obligation of Algeria to ensure that the rights guaranteed in article 8, paragraph 1, of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and in article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights may be restricted only for the reasons mentioned in the said articles and that such restrictions shall be prescribed by law        
[The Government of Argentina makes a] formal objection to the [declaration] of territorial extension issued by the United Kingdom with regard to the Malvinas Islands (and dependencies), which that country is illegally occupying and refers to as the "Falkland Islands"        
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