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[...] [...] the recent weapons exports by Bosnia and Herzegovina to Armenia and Azerbaijan in breach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina commitments to the OSCE Principles Governing Conventional [...] [...]

We all agree on the paradox that the African continent produces few weapons but is beset by the scourge of the illicit arms traffic, the consequences of which range from massive violations of human rights and international humanitarian law due to violence to the phenomenon of child soldiers and the traffic in small arms and light weapons, as well as to an almost endless list of such phenomena as terrorist networks and piracy in certain areas of the continent.

The representative concluded by saying that UNASUR rejected the United Kingdom’s conduct of military exercises in the Islands, which ran counter to the region’s policy of seeking to resolve the dispute by exclusively peaceful means (see A/C.4/66/SR.5).

For its part, Eritrea is not willing to endorse invasion and domination under the umbrella of IGAD and be party to the atrocities perpetrated against the Somali people in contravention of justice and truth.

[...] [...] inconsistent with World Trade Organization [...] [...]

[...] [...] sanctions for grave breaches and other violations against cultural [...] [...]

As a result of this anomaly, three accounts have abnormally high balances, thus necessitating painstaking work to clear the accounts.

Paragraph E of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons states that “the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict, and in particular the principles and rules of humanitarian law”.

[...] [...] following: (a) grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I thereto (primarily States members of the Commonwealth); (b) crimes specified under the Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (for example, Cyprus, Japan and the Netherlands); (c) other violations of international humanitarian law where no treaty requires universal jurisdiction, such as war crimes committed in non-international armed conflict (Belgium, Canada, New Zealand and the Philippines) and violations of treaties that [...] [...]

Having agreed that the Secured Transactions Guide was consistent with the guiding principles of UNCITRAL texts on e-commerce, the Working Group also considered certain issues arising from the use of electronic communications in security rights registries to ensure that, like the Secured Transactions Guide, the text on registration would also be consistent with those principles (A/CN.9/714, paras. 34-47).

Accordingly, the Plurinational State of Bolivia has not enacted any laws or applied any measures that restrict trade with any country, including the fraternal Republic of Cuba, as they would be contrary to the purposes of General Assembly resolution 64/6.

The Director-General is of the opinion that deletion of any reference to HIV/AIDS research and prevention would contradict UNESCO’s overall strategy as outlined in paragraph 74 of document 31 C/4.

Gravely concerned that, in some instances, national security and counter-terrorism legislation and other measures have been misused to target human rights defenders or have hindered their work and safety in a manner contrary to international law

The customary and sharia courts therefore constituted a single formal legal system available to the populations under colonization that aimed to apply customary and Islamic laws to resolve differences involving marriage, family affairs and personal status in parallel with ordinary courts.

The representative of Turkey underlined the following points: (a) the organization, Centre Europe-tiers monde had been failing to adhere to the basic principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the basic requirements set out in Council resolution 1996/31 by disrespecting the territorial integrity and political unity of Turkey; (b) the organization had been undertaking unsubstantiated and politically motivated allegations against Turkey; (c) the organization had been inciting and condoning acts of terrorism against States Members of the United Nations, which is prohibited under international law; (d) the organization had become a propaganda vehicle of the terrorist organization PKK/Kongra-Gel; and (e) the organization had not taken into consideration earlier statements of Turkey regarding the need to uphold its obligations and responsibilities under the Charter and Council resolution 1996/31.

[...] [...] (b) result from violations of international humanitarian law, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions, or other violations of international law.

The Dominican Republic abides, in its international relations, by the international norms and principles governing cooperation and trade among nations, underpinned by the Charter of the United Nations and the other norms of international law.

Unfortunately, because of the reality that the people's mandate is not required for our government, we have this policy address which runs counter to all common sense.

The domestic courts did not consider that it was impossible to assess the risk of treatment contrary to article 7 of the Covenant within the application centre procedure.

A statutory declaration in writing by a Director that a share has been duly forfeited in pursuance of these Articles and stating the time when it was forfeited shall, as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the share adversely to the forfeiture thereof, be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated and such declaration together with a certificate of proprietorship of the share under the Seal delivered to a purchaser or allottee thereof shall constitute a good title to the share and the new holder thereof shall be discharged from all calls made prior to such purchase or allotment and shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor shall his title to the share be affected by any act, omission or irregularity relating to or connected with the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale, re-allotment or disposal of the share.

55In the public sector, these are seen as a problem particularly, for example, when one university wishes to access the patented technology of another for research, which some see as perverse when both are publicly funded.

Even where new examiners have been appointed, it is still unlikely that the patent system will satisfy the demands for quick and relatively inexpensive delivery of high quality patents.

There is no sound reason to exclude the human rights standards that apply specifically to indigenous peoples from the application of the Guiding Principles, and to do so would be contrary to the injunction, found among the Guiding Principles’ introductory paragraphs, that they should be applied “in a non-discriminatory manner”, with particular attention to the rights and needs of groups that are vulnerable or marginalized.

One of the documents currently before the committee (A/C.5/63/3/Add.1) was presented as containing the views of Secretariat staff, but in fact it contained views of both management and staff representatives, some of whom were not even part of the Secretariat, as required by General Assembly resolution 35/213 and regulation 8.2 of the Staff Regulations.

(d) Accelerate efforts for the review and reform of legislation and legal provisions that limit fundamental freedoms and contravene international standards; establish clear, time-bound target dates for the conclusion of the review; identify priority legislation for urgent review, including those provisions previously identified; and consider establishing a law reform commission to facilitate the accelerated review of existing laws and bring them into full compliance with relevant international human rights standards

Moreover, the provision by certain exporting States of technical assistance on nuclear issues to non-States parties indicated the existence of double standards and was in contravention with the Treaty and decision 2 adopted at the 1995 Review and Extension Conference, which stipulated that new supply arrangements for the transfer of nuclear materials should require acceptance of the Agency’s full-scope safeguards and internationally legally binding commitments not to acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.

The dangers of this approach are that the paradox of State-building — designing governance processes as aid-delivery mechanisms, with the accompanying fragmentation and lack of strategy — will grow more pronounced; alternatives under current conditions of global financial and economic crisis will not be explored; and an increasing number of resources will be consumed by the international coordination process rather than by country-programmable aid.

The Committee strongly recommends that, once the legal review is finalized and the concerned Bills are adopted as laws, the new laws supersede all relevant legislation that is not in conformity with the Convention.