ÿWPCM »!¡“Pê9‡Ž, \á’ßê9ŒåéE{`²ü­ <ªg渪öNHdÊ"Ò¢¶‰6þ6ÙµHËàÉêðN ¢ùHnÍ„OºX™Gl=™†[«B‹xCøÔŠÉŸíq›¿®XÄ9>"áX{ÑÑXÙãâ•$”®®éÊ3Ÿ¦¬$L]ÿ¥-ôyëãw2N?¯…<“ާ¯>2#%5eCÈoÌÖcŽnw5ÏÄœþQÝ V+[…c$Ú +åmÊ6*ƒÖ{DPS¤ í¡ý]„ò©u,ñYÀ7$/á X«ÒâÕ*Û¡ §ûNgæ\¼ jB #ɨUNq %¿ 0:Å^ ÿw 4#2 m4NK˜HP PSC 2350 seriesTŽ––––TŽ0(@øÐ Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(ûœ$¡¡ÔUKUS.,Ôw8‡ cC‚6wpd¦£3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒûœ!ÝÔUKUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôò òÔUSUK.,ÔÓ  ÓÔ‡¼sa»XXÔÑ8€º XXdìdÈ8ÑCANADAÔ#†Xº X»¼sa^#ÔÐ ° ÐÓRÓÌÔ_ÔCCPRÔ_Ôó óÐ ° ÐÓ  ÓÌò òòòOBJECTIONS€MADE€TO€OTHER€STATES€PARTIES€RESERVATIONS€ANDÐ ˆØ ÐDECLARATIONSÐ t Ä Ðó óóóÔUK.,US.,@Ôòò(Ed.€Note:€for€the€text€targeted€by€the€following€objection,€see€the€Reservations€and€DeclarationsÐ ` ° Ðof€the€State€which€is€the€subject€of€the€objection)Ð L œ ÐóóÌ18€September€2007Ð $ t  ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Maldives€upon€accession:Ð üL  ÐÌð ðThe€Government€of€Canada€has€carefully€examined€the€reservation€made€by€the€Government€of€theÐ Ô$  ÐMaldives€upon€acceding€to€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€in€accordanceÐ À  Ðwith€which€the€"application€of€the€principles€set€out€in€Article€18€of€the€Covenant€shall€be€withoutÐ ¬ü  Ðprejudice€to€the€Constitution€of€the€Republic€of€Maldives".Ð ˜è ÐÌThe€Government€of€Canada€considers€that€a€reservation€which€consists€of€a€general€reference€toÐ pÀ Ðnational€law€constitutes,€in€reality,€a€reservation€with€a€general,€indeterminate€scope,€such€that€itÐ \¬ Ðmakes€it€impossible€to€identify€the€modifications€to€obligations€under€the€Covenant,€which€it€purportsÐ H˜ Ðto€introduce€and€it€does€not€clearly€define€for€the€other€States€Parties€to€the€Convention€the€extentÐ 4„ Ðto€which€the€reserving€State€has€accepted€the€obligations€of€the€Covenant.€Ð  p ÐÌThe€Government€of€Canada€notes€that€the€reservation€made€by€the€Government€of€the€MaldivesÐ øH Ðwhich€addresses€one€of€the€most€essential€provisions€of€the€Covenant,€to€which€no€derogation€isÐ ä4 Ðallowed€according€to€article€4€of€the€Covenant,€is€in€contradiction€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€theÐ Ð  ÐCovenant.€The€Government€of€Canada€therefore€objects€to€the€aforesaid€reservation€made€by€theÐ ¼  ÐGovernment€of€the€Maldives.Ð ¨ø ÐÌThis€objection€does€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€in€its€entirety€of€the€Covenant€between€CanadaÐ € Ð Ðand€the€Maldives.ððÐ l!¼ ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð D#”! ÐÓÁ ÓÌÔ_ÔòòÔ_ÔÔ_ÔNoteóóÔ_ÔÐ %l # ÐÌThe€reservation€was€lodged€with€the€Secretary„General€on€4€December€2006€by€Bahrain,€followingÐ ô&D"% Ðits€accession€to€the€Covenant€on€20€September€2006.Ð à'0#& ÐÌIn€keeping€with€the€depositary€practice€followed€in€similar€cases,€the€Secretary„General€proposed€toÐ ¸)%( Ðreceive€the€reservation€in€question€for€deposit€in€the€absence€of€any€objection€on€the€part€of€any€ofÐ ¤*ô%) Ðthe€Contracting€States,€either€to€the€deposit€itself€or€to€the€procedure€envisaged,€within€a€period€ofÐ +à&* Ð12€months€from€the€date€of€the€present€depositary€notification.€In€the€absence€of€any€such€objection,Ð ° Ðthe€above€reservation€would€be€accepted€in€deposit€upon€the€expiration€of€the€above„stipulated€12Ð œì Ðmonth€period,€that€is€on€28€December€2007.Ð ˆØ ÐÌIn€view€of€the€below€objections,€the€Secretary„General€did€not€accept€the€reservation€made€byÐ `° ÐBahrain€in€deposit.€The€Secretary„General€received€the€following€objections€on€the€dates€indicatedÐ L œ Ðhereinafter:Ð 8 ˆ Ð...Ð $ t Ðò òCanada€ó ó(18€September€2007):Ð  ` ÐÌ"The€Government€of€Canada€has€carefully€examined€the€declaration€made€by€the€Government€of€theÐ ì <  ÐKingdom€of€Bahrain€upon€acceding€to€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€inÐ Ø(  Ðaccordance€with€which€the€Government€of€the€Kingdom€of€Bahrain€'interprets€the€Provisions€ofÐ Ä  ÐArticle€3,€18€and€23€as€not€affecting€in€any€way€the€prescriptions€of€the€Islamic€Ô_ÔShariahÔ_Ô'.Ð °  ÐÌThe€Government€of€Canada€notes€that€these€declarations€constitute€in€reality€reservations€and€thatÐ ˆØ  Ðthey€should€have€been€lodged€at€the€time€of€accession€by€Bahrain€to€the€Covenant.Ð tÄ ÐÌThe€Government€of€Canada€considers€that€by€making€the€interpretation€of€articles€3,€18€and€23€of€theÐ Lœ ÐCovenant€subject€to€the€prescriptions€of€the€Islamic€Ô_ÔShariahÔ_Ô,€the€Government€of€the€Kingdom€ofÐ 8ˆ ÐBahrain€is€formulating€reservations€with€a€general,€indeterminate€scope,€such€that€they€make€itÐ $t Ðimpossible€to€identify€the€modifications€to€obligations€under€the€Covenant,€which€they€purport€toÐ ` Ðintroduce€and€they€do€not€clearly€define€for€the€other€States€Parties€to€the€Convention€the€extent€toÐ üL Ðwhich€the€reserving€State€has€accepted€the€obligations€of€the€Convention.Ð è8 ÐÌThe€Government€of€Canada€notes€that€the€reservations€made€by€the€Government€of€the€Kingdom€ofÐ À ÐBahrain,€addressing€some€of€the€most€essential€provisions€of€the€Covenant,€and€aiming€to€exclude€theÐ ¬ü Ðobligations€under€those€provisions,€are€in€contradiction€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Covenant.Ð ˜è ÐIn€addition,€article€18€of€the€Covenant€is€among€the€provisions€from€which€no€derogation€is€allowed,Ð „Ô Ðaccording€to€article€4€of€the€Covenant.Ð pÀ ÐÌThe€Government€of€Canada€therefore€objects€to€the€aforesaid€reservation€made€by€the€GovernmentÐ H!˜ Ðof€the€Kingdom€of€Bahrain.€This€objection€does€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€in€its€entirety€of€theÐ 4"„  ÐCovenant€between€Canada€and€the€Kingdom€of€Bahrain."Ð  #p! Ð...Ìòò(Note€18,€Chapter€IV.4,€Multilateralóó€òòTreaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÐ ø$H # ÐÌÌò òòòDECLARATION€RE:€ARTICLE€41óóó óÐ ¼' #& ÐÌ29€October€1979Ð ”)ä$( ÐÌ"The€Government€of€Canada€declares,€under€article€41€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€andÐ l+¼&* ÐPolitical€Rights,€that€it€recognizes€the€competence€of€the€Human€Rights€Committee€referred€to€inÐ ° Ðarticle€28€of€the€said€Covenant€to€receive€and€consider€communications€submitted€by€another€StateÐ œì ÐParty,€provided€that€such€State€Party€has,€not€less€than€twelve€months€prior€to€the€submission€by€itÐ ˆØ Ðof€a€communication€relating€to€Canada,€made€a€declaration€under€article€41€recognizing€theÐ tÄ Ðcompetence€of€the€Committee€to€receive€and€consider€communications€relating€to€itself."