WPCE !42j#= XF>=WeL{NԼ!5VT֜ dh*"}@6}|Y~ ӞNҽnjrB~кnOax#u-Ӱ+F޵$ Wl^ kxT7hqS$x&fMaz/ڬ71?2QlXbQkB vL˟1Bٲ耀 p n }0W{/ *hJG)[&ۙBޕ{E9w|0ԣզ#4mrS c`Y(Zeǜ+k_Pe]1Rl6oܔ5~WpT͞;QO'=& Vi6 bw~ReRߓ*{'S$ia)lSyj#$~(0|3̙ } +so,.AFޛ #UNi % 0:^ w4* m,NCHP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Standard0(@ Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,E[, tQ+opt3|xU !UKUS.,  _ TXXUSUK.,  8[XXdd8SWEDEN#X[XT@#   q _CCPR_ԀOPTIONALPROTOCOL     UK.,US.,_RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS   (Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification,   accessionorsuccession)USUK., x  Ontheunderstandingthattheprovisionsofarticle5,paragraph2,oftheProtocolsignifythatthe X  HumanRightsCommitteeprovidedforinarticle28ofthesaidCovenantshallnotconsiderany H   communicationfromanindividualunlessithasascertainedthatthesamematterisnotbeing 8  examinedorhasnotbeenexaminedunderanotherprocedureofinternationalinvestigationor (x  settlement. h   OBJECTIONSMADETOOTHERSTATESPARTIESRESERVATIONSAND 8 DECLARATIONS UK.,US.,KUSUK., ( UK.,US.,(Ed.note:forthetexttargetedbythefollowingobjections,seetheReservationsandDeclarations  oftheStatewhichisthesubjectoftheobjection)USUK.,  Note  TheGovernmentofGuyanahadinitiallyaccededtotheOptionalProtocolon10May1993.On5 x January1999,theGovernmentofGuyananotifiedtheSecretary-Generalthatithaddecidedto h denouncethesaidOptionalProtocolwitheffectfrom5April1999.Onthatsamedate,the X GovernmentofGuyanare-accededtotheOptionalProtocolwithareservation. H Subsequently,theSecretary-GeneralreceivedthefollowingcommunicationfromthefollowingState (x onthedateindicatedhereinafter: h ...  X  Sweden (27April2000):  H "TheGovernmentofSwedenhasexaminedthereservationtoarticle1madebytheGovernmentof "(  Guyanaatthetimeofitsre-accessiontotheOptionalProtocol.TheGovernmentofSwedennotes #! thattheGovernmentofGuyanaacceptstheprinciplethatStatescannotusetheOptionalProtocol $ " asavehicletoenterreservationstotheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRightsitself, % # andthatitstressesthatitsreservationinnowaydetractsfromitsobligationsandengagementsunder &!$ theCovenant. '"% Nevertheless,theGovernmentofSwedenhasseriousdoubtsastotheproprietyoftheprocedure h)$' followedbytheGovernmentofGuyana.Whilearticle12,paragraph1oftheProtocolprovidesthat X*%( anyStatePartymaydenouncetheProtocol"atanytime",thedenunciationmayinnocasebeused H+&) byaStatePartyforthesolepurposeofformulatingreservationstothatinstrumentafterhaving 8,'* re-accededtoit.Suchapracticewouldconstituteamisuseoftheprocedureandwouldbemanifestly  contrarytotheprincipleofgoodfaith.Itfurthercontravenestheruleofpacta_sunt_Ԁ_servanda_.Assuch,  itunderminesthebasisofinternationaltreatylawandtheprotectionofhumanrights.The  GovernmentofSwedenthereforewishestodeclareitsgraveconcernoverthismethodofproceeding.  Furthermore,thereservationseekstolimittheinternationalobligationsofGuyanatowards `  individualsundersentenceofdeath.TheGovernmentofSwedenisoftheviewthattherighttolife P  isfundamentalandthatthedeathpenaltycannotbeaccepted.Itisthereforeofutmostimportance @  thatstatesthatpersistinthispracticerefrainfromfurtherweakeningthepositionofthatgroupof 0  individuals."  p  ... `  UK.,US.,(Note2,ChapterIV.5,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral)USUK., P  X  ***** 0  Note  TheGovernmentofTrinidadandTobagoaccededtotheOptionalProtocolon14November1980.  On26May1998theGovernmentofTrinidadandTobagoinformedtheSecretaryGeneralofits  decisiontodenouncetheOptionalProtocolwitheffectfrom26August1998.On26August1998,  theGovernmentofTrinidadandTobagoreaccededtotheOptionalProtocolwithareservation.On p 27March2000,theGovernmentofTrinidadandTobagonotifiedtheSecretaryGeneralthatithad ` decidedtodenouncetheOptionalProtocolforthesecondtimewitheffectfrom27June2000. P TheSecretaryGeneralreceivedcommunicationsfromthefollowingStatesonthedatesindicated 0 hereinafter:  p ... `  Sweden (17August1999); P  TheGovernmentofSwedennotesthattheGovernmentofTrinidadandTobagoacceptsthe 0 principlethatStatescannotusetheOptionalProtocolasavehicletoenterreservationstothe   InternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRightsitself,anditstressesthatitsreservationsinnow ! waydetractsfromitsobligationsandengagementsundertheCovenant. "  NeverthelesstheGovernmentofSwedenhasseriousdoubtsastotheproprietyoftheprocedure $" followedbytheGovernmentofTrinidadandTobagointhatdenunciationoftheOptionalProtocol % # succeededbyreaccessionwithareservationunderminesthebasisofinternationaltreatylawaswell p&!$ astheinternationalprotectionofhumanrights.TheGovernmentofSwedenthereforewishesto `'"% declareitsgraveconcernoverthismethodofproceeding. P(#& FurthermorethereservationseekstolimittheinternationalobligationsofTrinidadandTobago 0*%( towardsindividualsundersentenceofdeath.TheGovernmentofSwedenisoftheviewthattheright  +p&) tolifeisfundamentalandthatthedeathpenaltycannotbeaccepted. ,`'* ЇItisthereforeofutmostimportancethatstatesthatpersistinthispracticerefrainfromfurther  weakeningthepositionofthatgroupofindividuals.  ...  UK.,US.,#  (Note3,ChapterIV.5,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral)