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E/CN.4/377/Rev.1

Draft International Covenant on Human Rights : revised proposal for a preamble / Australia

UN Document Symbol E/CN.4/377/Rev.1
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/CN.4/377/Rev.1 15 May 1950
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

COMMISSION OK HUMAN EIGHTS Sixth session Item 4 (a)
DRAFT INTERNATIONAL COVENANT OH HUMAN RIGHTS
Australia: Revised proposal for a 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 to mind the Universal declaration of Human Rights, which was approved "by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948 as the initial part of an International Bill of Human Rights, to "be implemented progressively "by Covenants or other measures as further parts of the International Bill of Human Rights,
By this Covenant agree at this time upon the following articles with respect to certain of these human rights.