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E/CN.4/377

Draft International Covenant on Human Rights : proposed draft preamble / Australia

UN Document Symbol E/CN.4/377
Convention International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
Document Type Other
Session 6th
Type Document
Description

1 p.

Subjects Human Rights

Extracted Text

UNITED NATIONS
ECONOMIC
AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL

GENERAL
E/CH.V377
29 March 1950
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sixth session Item 4 (a)
DRAFT INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON HUMAN RIGHTS
(E/1371)
Australia: Proposed draft preamble
"The States Parties hereto,
Resolved to fulfil their obligations under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights, and
Bearing in mind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approved "by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948,
Agree at this time upon the following articles with respect to certain of these human rights,"