ÿWPC™ |bÞ¥\Ý¥\¸ÎêN”ȧ–&'’Ž =çu­±(þuX&’àE0ÄÛHL¬¡È«“,ƒ“ÊÛúßust’HG6§‘ò€ ³9õ#:Bª3Š‹ÖÜIД yKP§3eÕÕðLï“6øªV¹OÖz² ã=P$šÛcIöË üUËXRŽÚìÁUNl½µ'Ô–¦¡^ãRÕiYdÿõ±±ó ù37÷ª ¹>ºŠëÆ[‰ gâe¬ª„cW# +,Â~ ¼£³y“ ÇOüÆ‘^[ÐOÉ@À¸Õç :\Ì—üÓU”î‹l²0?ÎKp¸cèðð¿Fu<Ò¸õd]Mz ¨:ÅinuK ¯éá›tŽ=Š×ˆ£P$¬ýÈÛÓ }Æ j±4ë(QTçã! ðîŸÉ`îPÓW0ÚÐñQ~IÝ©G–\—auŒÌÙÇ&¥´y /™ÒaÄ|y?ŽtÙq3‰Àö„ìÓŠckýKÌ"*¦WÿÖ×Ìçj¶½ßƒ«ÁŽ8üëäeÍnÕ¥zô%»÷ÏW~—mñfIÕ­æÃ[€qõ«5/cX&¨6Ú.I0 T¹*’6‰Ç¿¯tR2Ö°(ö®¹>OÞª¿â^üuèVTzšGyóù<¾ #ɶUN %Í 0:ÓU> ^ KwW4[o~ m€N—˜HP PSC 2350 seriesTŽ––––TŽ0(@øÐ Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(ûœ$¡¡ÔUKUS.,Ôô\  `‹&Times New Roman§‰Œ5‡ óŽL5wpdðã¢3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒûœ!ÝÔUKUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôò òÔ‡¼g!»XXÔÔUSUK.,ÔÓ  ÓÑ8€¤9XXdìdÈ8ÑYEMENÔ#†X¤9X»¼g!@#Ôó óòòóóÐ ° ÐÓqÓò òÔ‡X¤9XXX¤9ÔÓ  ÓÌÔ_ÔCERDÔ_Ôó óÐ ° ÐÔ#†X¤9XXX¤9#ÔÔUK.,US.,_ÔÌò òòòRESERVATIONS€AND€DECLARATIONSóóó óÐ ˆØ Ðòò(Unless€otherwise€indicated,€the€reservations€and€declarations€were€made€upon€ratification,Ð t Ä Ðaccession€or€succession)óóÔUSUK.,ÔÐ ` ° ÐÌ"The€accession€of€the€People's€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen€to€this€Convention€shall€in€no€wayÐ 8 ˆ Ðsignify€recognition€of€Israel€or€entry€into€a€relationship€with€it€regarding€any€matter€regulated€by€theÐ $ t  Ðsaid€Convention.Ð `  ÐÌThe€People's€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen€does€not€consider€itself€bound€by€the€provisions€ofÐ è8  ÐArticle€22€of€the€Convention,€under€which€any€dispute€between€two€or€more€States€Parties€withÐ Ô$  Ðrespect€to€the€interpretation€or€application€of€the€Convention€is,€at€the€request€of€any€of€the€partiesÐ À  Ðto€the€dispute,€to€be€referred€to€the€International€Court€of€Justice€for€decision,€and€states€that,€in€eachÐ ¬ü  Ðindividual€case,€the€consent€of€all€parties€to€such€a€dispute€is€necessary€for€referral€of€the€dispute€toÐ ˜è Ðthe€International€Court€of€Justice.Ð „Ô ÐÌThe€People's€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen€states€that€the€provisions€of€Article€17,€paragraph€1,Ð \¬ Ðand€Article€18,€paragraph€1,€of€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€RacialÐ H˜ ÐDiscrimination€whereby€a€number€of€States€are€deprived€of€the€opportunity€to€become€Parties€to€theÐ 4„ ÐConvention€is€of€a€discriminatory€nature,€and€holds€that,€in€accordance€with€the€principle€of€theÐ  p Ðsovereign€equality€of€States,€the€Convention€should€be€opened€to€participation€by€all€interested€StatesÐ  \ Ðwithout€discrimination€or€restriction€of€any€kind."Ð øH ÐÌòòNoteóóÐ Ð  ÐòòóóÌThe€Yemen€Arab€Republic€had€acceded€to€the€Convention€on€6€April€1989€with€the€followingÐ ¨ø Ðreservation:Ð ”ä ÐÌReservations€in€respect€of€article€5€Ô_Ô(c)Ô_Ô€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€and€(vii).Ð l!¼ ÐÌIn€this€regard,€the€Secretary-General€received€on€30€April€1990,€from€the€Government€ofÐ D#”! ÐCzechoslovakia€the€following€objection:Ð 0$€" ÐÌ"The€Czech€and€Slovak€Federal€Republic€considers€the€reservations€of€the€Government€of€YemenÐ &X!$ Ðwith€respect€to€article€5€Ô_Ô(c)Ô_Ô€and€articles€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi),€and€(vii)€of€[the€Convention],€as€incompatibleÐ ô&D"% Ðwith€the€object€and€purpose€of€this€Convention."Ð à'0#& ÐÌSee€also€note€1€regarding€ð ðYemenðð€in€the€ð ðHistorical€Informationðð€section€in€the€front€matter€of€thisÐ ¸)%( Ðvolume.Ð ¤*ô%) ÐÐ +à&* Ðà0  à[òòEd.€note:€as€followsóó:а(#(# ÐÌà0  àòòIn€a€letter€dated€19€May€1990,€the€Ministers€of€Foreign€Affairs€of€the€Yemen€Arab€RepublicÐ ˆØ Ðand€the€Peopleððs€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen€informed€the€Secretary„General€of€theÐ tÄ Ðfollowing:Ð`°(#(# ÐÌà0  à"...The€Peopleððs€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen€and€the€Yemen€Arab€Republic€will€mergeÐ 8 ˆ Ðin€a€single€sovereign€State€called€the€Republic€of€Yemen€(short€form:€Yemen)€with€Ô_ÔSanaððaÔ_ÔÐ $ t Ðas€its€capital,€as€soon€as€it€is€proclaimed€on€Tuesday,€22€May€1990.€The€Republic€of€YemenÐ  ` Ðwill€have€single€membership€in€the€United€Nations€and€be€bound€by€the€provisions€of€theÐ ü L  ÐCharter.€All€treaties€and€agreements€concluded€between€either€the€Yemen€Arab€Republic€orÐ è 8  Ðthe€Peopleððs€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen€and€other€States€and€internationalÐ Ô$  Ðorganizations€in€accordance€with€international€law€which€are€in€force€on€22€May€1990€willÐ À  Ðremain€in€effect,€and€international€relations€existing€on€22€May€1990€between€the€PeopleððsÐ ¬ü  ÐDemocratic€Republic€of€Yemen€and€the€Yemen€Arab€Republic€and€other€States€willÐ ˜è  Ðcontinue."Ð„Ô (#(# ÐÌà0  àAs€concerns€the€treaties€concluded€prior€to€their€union€by€the€Yemen€Arab€Republic€or€theÐ \¬ ÐPeopleððs€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen,€the€Republic€of€Yemen€(as€now€united)€isÐ H˜ Ðaccordingly€to€be€considered€as€a€party€to€those€treaties€as€from€the€date€when€one€of€theseÐ 4„ ÐStates€first€became€a€party€to€those€treaties.€Accordingly€the€tables€showing€the€status€ofÐ  p Ðtreaties€will€now€indicate€under€the€designation€"Yemen"€the€date€of€the€formalities€(Ð  \ Ðsignatures,€ratifications,€accessions,€declarations€and€reservations,€etc.)€effected€by€the€StateÐ øH Ðwhich€first€became€a€party,€those€eventually€effected€by€the€other€being€described€in€aÐ ä4 Ðfootnote.ÐÐ (#(# ÐÌà0  àThe€Peopleððs€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen€was€admitted€to€the€United€Nations€byÐ ¨ø ÐResolution€No.€2310€(XXII)€of€14€December€1967€registered€under€No.€8861.€For€the€textÐ ”ä Ðof€the€declaration€of€acceptance€of€the€obligations€contained€in€the€Charter€of€the€UnitedÐ €Ð ÐNations€made€by€the€Peopleððs€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen,€see€United€Nations,€TreatyÐ l¼ ÐSeries,€vol.€614,€p.€21.ÐX ¨(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóó[òòEd.€note:€as€follows:Ð0"€ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àThe€Government€of€The€Peopleððs€Republic€of€Southern€Yemen€here€declares€that€itÐ $X" Ðaccepts€the€obligations€contained€in€the€United€Nations€Charter€and€undertakes€toÐ ô$D # Ðfulfil€them.]Ðà%0!$` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àThe€Peopleððs€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen€was€successively€listed€in€the€previous€editionsÐ ¸'#& Ðas€"Southern€Yemen",€"Peopleððs€Republic€of€Southern€Yemen",€"Peopleððs€DemocraticÐ ¤(ô#' ÐRepublic€of€Yemen"€and€"Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen".óó]Ð)à$((#(# ÐòòÔUK.,US.,€Ô(Note€Ô_Ô14,Ô_Ô€Chapter€IV.2,€Multilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÔUSUK.,ÔÐ |*Ì%) Ðòòò òÐ h+¸&* ЇÓ  Óó óóó*****òòò òÐ ° ÐÓÓÌó óNoteóóÐ ˆØ ÐÌIn€a€communication€received€by€the€Secretary-General€on€10€July€1969,€the€Government€of€IsraelÐ `° Ðdeclared:Ð L œ ÐÌ"[The€Government€of€Israel]€has€noted€the€political€character€of€the€declaration€made€by€theÐ $ t ÐGovernment€of€Iraq€on€signing€the€above€Convention.Ð  ` ÐÌIn€the€view€of€the€Government€of€Israel,€the€Convention€is€not€the€proper€place€for€making€suchÐ è 8  Ðpolitical€pronouncements.€The€Government€of€Israel€will,€in€so€far€as€concerns€the€substance€of€theÐ Ô$  Ðmatter,€adopt€towards€the€Government€of€Iraq€an€attitude€of€complete€reciprocity.€Moreover,€it€isÐ À  Ðthe€view€of€the€Government€of€Israel€that€no€legal€relevance€can€be€attached€to€those€Iraqi€statementsÐ ¬ü  Ðwhich€purport€to€represent€the€views€of€the€other€States".Ð ˜è  ÐÌExcept€for€the€omission€of€the€last€sentence,€identical€communications€in€essence,€mutatis€mutandis,Ð pÀ Ðwere€received€by€the€Secretary-General€from€the€Government€of€Israel€as€follows:€on€29€DecemberÐ \¬ Ð1966€in€respect€of€the€declaration€made€by€the€Government€of€the€United€Arab€Republic€uponÐ H˜ Ðsignature€òò[...]óó;€on€16€August€1968€in€respect€of€the€declaration€made€by€the€Government€of€LibyaÐ 4„ Ðupon€accession;€on€12€December€1968€in€respect€of€the€declaration€made€by€the€Government€ofÐ  p ÐKuwait€upon€accession;€on€9€July€1969€in€respect€of€the€declaration€made€by€the€Government€of€SyriaÐ  \ Ðupon€accession;€on€21€April€1970€made€in€respect€of€the€declaration€made€by€Government€of€IraqÐ øH Ðupon€ratification€with€the€following€statement:€"With€regard€to€the€political€declaration€in€the€guiseÐ ä4 Ðof€a€reservation€made€on€the€occasion€of€the€ratification€of€the€above€Treaty,€the€Government€ofÐ Ð  ÐIsrael€wishes€to€refer€to€its€objection€circulated€by€the€Secretary-General€in€his€letter€[...]€and€toÐ ¼  Ðmaintain€that€objection.";€on€12€February€1973€in€respect€of€the€declaration€made€by€the€GovernmentÐ ¨ø Ðof€the€People's€Democratic€Republic€of€Yemen€upon€accession;€on€25€September€1974€in€respect€ofÐ ”ä Ðthe€declaration€made€by€the€United€Arab€Emirates€upon€accession€and€on€25€June€1990€in€respect€ofÐ €Ð Ðthe€reservation€made€by€Bahrain€upon€accession.Ð l¼ ÐòòÔUK.,US.,ÌÔ(Note€Ô_Ô15,Ô_Ô€Chapter€IV.2,€Multilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÔUSUK.,ÔÐ X ¨ ÐÌÌòòò òOBJECTIONS€MADE€TO€STATE€PARTYððS€RESERVATIONS€AND€DECLARATIONSó óóóÐ #l! ÐÌÌò òAustraliaó ó,€€8€August€1989Ð à%0!$ ÐÌ"In€accordance€with€article€20€(2),€Australia€objects€to€[the€reservations€made€by€Yemen]€which€itÐ ¼' #& Ðconsiders€impermissible€as€being€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention."Ð ¨(ø#' ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð €*Ð%) ÐÓm'Óò òÐ l+¼&* ÐÔ_ÔBelgiumó ó,€8€August€l989Ð ° ÐÌWith€regard€to€reservations€made€by€Yemen€concerning€article€5€(c)€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€andÐ ŒÜ Ð(vii):Ð xÈ ÐÌThese€reservations€are€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention€and€consequentlyÐ P   Ðare€not€permitted€pursuant€to€article€20,€paragraph€2,€of€the€Convention.Ð < Œ ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð  d ÐÓd)ÓÌò òCanadaó ó,€10€August€1989Ð ì <  ÐÌWith€regard€to€reservations€made€by€Yemen€concerning€article€5€(c)€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€andÐ È  Ð(vii):Ð ´  ÐÌ"The€effect€of€these€reservations€would€be€to€allow€racial€discrimination€in€respect€of€certain€of€theÐ ŒÜ  Ðrights€enumerated€in€Article€5.€Since€the€objective€of€the€International€Convention€on€the€EliminationÐ xÈ Ðof€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€as€stated€in€its€Preamble,€is€to€eliminate€racial€discriminationÐ d´ Ðin€all€its€forms€and€manifestations,€the€Government€of€Canada€believes€that€the€reservations€made€byÐ P  Ðthe€Yemen€Arab€Republic€are€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€InternationalÐ <Œ ÐConvention.€Moreover,€the€Government€of€Canada€believes€that€the€principle€of€non-discriminationÐ (x Ðis€generally€accepted€and€recognized€in€international€law€and€therefore€is€binding€on€all€states."Ð d ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð ì< ÐÓ§-ÓÌò òDenmarkó ó,€10€July€1989Ð Ä ÐÌWith€regard€to€reservations€made€by€Yemen€concerning€article€5€(c)€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€andÐ  ð Ð(vii):Ð ŒÜ ÐÌ"Article€5€contains€undertakings,€in€compliance€with€the€fundamental€obligations€laid€down€in€articleÐ d ´ Ð2€of€the€Convention,€to€prohibit€and€to€eliminate€racial€discrimination€in€all€its€forms€and€to€guaranteeÐ P!  Ðthe€right€of€everyone,€without€distinction€as€to€race,€colour,€or€national€or€ethnic€origin,€to€equalityÐ <"Œ  Ðbefore€the€law,€notably€in€the€enjoyment€of€the€rights€enumerated€in€the€article.€Ð (#x! ÐÌThe€reservations€made€by€the€Government€of€Yemen€are€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purposeÐ %P # Ðof€the€Convention€and€the€reservations€are€consequently€impermissible€according€to€article€20,Ð ì%ÓÌò òFranceó ó,€20€September€1989Ð ø$H # ÐÌWith€regard€to€reservations€made€by€Yemen€concerning€article€5€(c)€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€andÐ Ô&$"% Ð(vii):Ð À'#& ÐÌFrance€considers€that€the€reservations€made€by€the€Yemen€Arab€Republic€to€the€InternationalÐ ˜)è$( ÐConvention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination€are€not€valid€as€beingÐ „*Ô%) Ðincompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention.Ð p+À&* ЇSuch€objection€is€not€an€obstacle€to€the€entry€into€force€of€the€said€Convention€between€France€andÐ ° Ðthe€Yemen€Arab€Republic.Ð œì ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð tÄ ÐÓAÓÌò òGermanyó ó,€8€August€1989Ð L œ ÐÌWith€regard€to€reservations€made€by€Yemen€concerning€article€5€(c)€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€andÐ ( x Ð(vii):Ð  d ÐÌ"These€reservations€relate€to€the€basic€obligations€of€States€Parties€to€the€Convention€to€prohibit€andÐ ì <  Ðeliminate€racial€discrimination€in€all€its€forms€and€to€guarantee€the€right€of€everyone€to€equality€beforeÐ Ø(  Ðthe€law€and€include€the€enjoyment€of€such€fundamental€political€and€civil€rights€as€the€right€to€takeÐ Ä  Ðpart€in€the€conduct€of€public€life,€the€right€to€marriage€and€choice€of€spouse,€the€right€to€inherit€andÐ °  Ðthe€right€to€freedom€of€thought,€conscience€and€religion.€As€a€result,€the€reservations€made€by€YemenÐ œì  Ðare€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention€within€the€meaning€of€article€20,Ð ˆØ  Ðparagraph€2€thereof."Ð tÄ ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð Lœ ÐÓˆEÓÌò òItalyó ó,€7€August€1989Ð $t ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€Republic€of€Italy€raises€an€objection€to€the€reservations€entered€by€theÐ P ÐGovernment€of€the€Arab€Republic€of€Yemen€to€article€5€[(c)€and€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€and€(vii)]€of€theÐ ì< Ðabove-mentioned€Convention."Ð Ø( ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð ° ÐÓ GÓÌò òMexicoó ó,€11€August€1989Ð ˆØ ÐÌWith€regard€to€reservation€made€by€Yemen€concerning€article€5€(c)€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€andÐ d ´ Ð(vii):Ð P!  ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€United€Mexican€States€has€concluded€that,€in€view€of€article€20€of€theÐ (#x! ÐConvention,€the€reservation€must€be€deemed€invalid,€as€it€is€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purposeÐ $d" Ðof€the€Convention.Ð %P # ÐÌSaid€reservation,€if€implemented€would€result€in€discrimination€to€the€detriment€of€a€certain€sectorÐ Ø&("% Ðof€the€population€and,€at€the€same€time,€would€violate€the€rights€established€in€articles€2,€16€and€18Ð Ä'#& Ðof€the€Universal€Declaration€of€Human€Rights€of€1948.Ð °($' ÐÌThe€objection€of€the€United€Mexican€States€to€the€reservation€in€question€should€not€be€interpretedÐ ˆ*Ø%) Ðas€an€impediment€to€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€of€1966€between€the€United€States€ofÐ t+Ä&* ÐMexico€and€the€Government€of€Yemen.Ð ° ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð ˆØ ÐÓ|KÓÌò òNetherlandsó ó,€25€July€1989Ð `° ÐÌWith€regard€to€reservations€made€by€Yemen€concerning€article€5€(c)€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€andÐ < Œ Ð(vii):Ð ( x ÐÌ"The€Kingdom€of€the€Netherlands€objects€to€the€above-mentioned€reservations,€as€they€areÐ  P  Ðincompatible€with€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention.Ð ì <  ÐÌThese€objections€are€not€an€obstacle€for€the€entry€into€force€of€this€Convention€between€the€KingdomÐ Ä  Ðof€the€Netherlands€and€Yemen."Ð °  ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð ˆØ  ÐÓãMÓÌò òNew€Zealandó ó,€4€August€1989Ð `° ÐÌWith€regard€to€reservations€made€by€Yemen€concerning€article€5€(c)€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€andÐ <Œ Ð(vii):Ð (x ÐÌ"The€New€Zealand€Government€is€of€the€view€that€those€provisions€contain€undertakings€which€areÐ P Ðthemselves€fundamental€to€the€Convention.€Accordingly€it€considers€that€the€reservations€purportedlyÐ ì< Ðmade€by€Yemen€relating€to€political€and€civil€rights€are€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€ofÐ Ø( Ðthe€Treaty€within€the€terms€of€the€article€19€(c)€of€the€Vienna€Convention€on€the€Law€of€Treaties.Ð Ä ÐÌThe€Government€of€New€Zealand€advises€therefore€under€article€20€of€the€Convention€on€theÐ œì ÐElimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination€that€it€does€not€accept€the€reservations€made€byÐ ˆØ ÐYemen."Ð tÄ ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð L!œ ÐÓÄQÓÌò òNorwayó ó,€28€July€1989Ð $#t! ÐÌWith€regard€to€reservations€made€by€Yemen€concerning€article€5€(c)€and€article€5€(d)€(iv),€(vi)€andÐ %P # Ð(vii):Ð ì%