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(Note39,ChapterIV.8,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral)    OBJECTIONSMADETOSTATEPARTYSRESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS    Finland ,1November1996 X"  WithregardtothereservationsmadebyLesothouponratification: 4$" [Sameobjection,mutatismutandis,astheonemadeforMalaysia.]  &\!$ 0  [Ed.note:asfollows:'4#&(#(# 0  WithregardtothereservationsmadebyMalaysiauponaccession:) %((#(# 0  "ThereservationsmadebyMalaysia,consistingofageneralreferencetoreligiousand +&* nationallawwithoutspecifyingthecontentsthereofandwithoutstatingunequivocallythe  provisionsthelegaleffectofwhichmaybeexcludedormodified,donotclearlydefineto  theotherPartiesoftheConventiontheextenttowhichthereservingStatecommitsitselfto  theConventionandthereforecreatesseriousdoubtsaboutthecommitmentofthereserving t StatetofulfillitsobligationsundertheConvention.Reservationsofsuchunspecifiednature ` maycontributetounderminingthebasisofinternationalhumanrightstreaties.L (#(# 0  TheGovernmentofFinlandalsorecallsthatthereservationsofMalaysiaaresubjecttothe $ t generalprinciplesofobservanceoftreatiesaccordingtowhichapartymaynotinvokethe  ` provisionsofitsinternallawasjustificationforfailuretoperformitstreatyobligations.It  L  isinthecommoninterestofStatesthatPartiestointernationaltreatiesarepreparedtotake  8  thenecessarylegislativechangesinordertofulfiltheobjectandpurposeofthetreaty.$ (#(# 0  Furthermore,thereservationsmadebyMalaysia,inparticulartoarticles2(f)and5(a),are   twofundamentalprovisionsoftheConventiontheimplementationofwhichisessentialto   fulfillingitsobjectandpurpose. (#(# 0  TheGovernmentofFinlandconsidersthatintheirpresentformulationthereservationsmade \ byMalaysiaareclearlyincompatiblewiththeobjectandpurposeofthesaidConventionand H thereforeinadmissibleunderarticle28,paragraph2,ofthesaidConvention.Inviewofthe 4 above,theGovernmentofFinlandobjectstothesereservationsandnotesthattheyaredevoid  p oflegaleffect."] \(#(# 6  ***** 4  Netherlands ,1November1996   WithregardtothereservationsmadebyFijiuponaccessionandLesothouponratification:  [Sameobjection,mutatismutandis,astheonemadeforMalaysia.] p 0  [Ed.note:asfollows:H!(#(# 0  WithregardtothereservationsmadebyMalaysiauponaccession: #p!(#(# 0  "TheGovernmentoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandsconsiders...thatsuchreservations, $H # whichseekstolimittheresponsibilitiesofthereservingStateundertheConventionby %4!$ invokingthegeneralprinciplesofnationallawandtheConstitution,mayraisedoubtsasto & "% thecommitmentofthisStatetotheobjectandpurposeoftheConventionand,moreover ' #& contributetounderminingthebasisofinternationaltreatylaw.Itisinthecommoninterest (#' ofStatesthattreatiestowhichtheyhavechosentobecomepartiesshouldberespected,as )$( toobjectandpurpose,byallparties.*%)(#(# _ l+&* 0  TheGovernmentoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandsfurtherconsidersthatthereservations  madebyMalaysiaregardingarticle2(f),article5(a),article9andarticle16ofthe  ConventionareincompatiblewiththeobjectandpurposeoftheConvention.(#(# 0  TheGovernmentoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandsthereforeobjectstothe ` above-mentionedreservations.Thisobjectionshallnotprecludetheentryintoforceofthe L  ConventionbetweentheKingdomoftheNetherlandsandMalaysia."]8 (#(# M  *****  `  Norway ,30October1996  8  WithregardtothereservationsmadebyLesothouponratification:   [Sameobjection,mutatismutandis,astheonemadeforMaldives.]   0  [Ed.note:asfollows:t(#(# 0  WithregardtothereservationsmadebyMaldivesuponaccession:L(#(# 0  "IntheviewoftheGovernmentofNorway,areservationbywhichaStatepartylimitsits $t responsibilitiesundertheConventionbyinvokinggeneralprinciplesofinternallawmay ` createdoubtsaboutthecommitmentsofthereservingStatetotheobjectandpurposeofthe L Conventionand,moreover,contributetounderminethebasisofinternationaltreatylaw.It 8 isinthecommoninterestofStatesthattreatiestowhichtheyhavechosentobecomeparties $ alsoarerespected,astotheirobjectandpurpose,byallparties.Furthermore,underwell  establishedinternationaltreatylaw,aStateisnotpermittedtoinvokeinternallawas  justificationforitsfailuretoperformitstreatyobligations.Forthesereasons,the  GovernmentofNorwayobjectstoMaldivesreservations.(#(# 0  TheGovernmentofNorwaydoesnotconsiderthisobjectiontoconstituteanobstacletothe \  entryintoforceoftheabove-statedConventionbetweentheKingdomofNorwayandthe H! RepublicofMaldives."]4" (#(#     *****  $\" !Note %4!$ ... & "% ...[_O]n_Ԁ12February1997,theSecretaryGeneralreceivedfromtheGovernmentofDenmarkthe ' #& followingcommunicationwithregardtoreservationsmadebyKuwaituponratification: (#' "TheGovernmentofDenmarkfindsthatthesaidreservationsarecoveringcentralprovisionsof *%) theConvention.Furthermoreitisageneralprincipleofinternationallawthatinternallawmay l+&* notbeinvokedasjustificationforfailuretoperformtreatyobligations.TheGovernmentof  Denmarkfindsthatthereservationsareincompatiblewiththeobjectandpurposeofthe  Conventionandaccordinglyinadmissibleandwithouteffectunderinternationallaw.  Consequently,theGovernmentofDenmarkobjectstothesereservations. t ItistheopinionoftheGovernmentofDenmarkthatnotimelimitappliestoobjectionsagainst L  reservations,whichareinadmissibleunderinternationallaw. 8  TheConventionremainsinforceinitsentiretybetweenKuwaitandDenmark.  ` TheGovernmentofDenmarkrecommendstheGovernmentofKuwaittoreconsiderits  8  reservationstothe[said]Convention." $  Onthatsamedate,theSecretaryGeneralalsoreceivedfromtheGovernmentofDenmark,   communications,identicalinessence,mutatismutandis,astheonemadeforKuwait,withregard   toreservationsmadebyLesotho(seealsonote39_)____..._   __  (Note37,ChapterIV.8,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral) p  )