The implementation measures of both Covenants, but especially those of the Covenant concerning civil and political rights, were considerably weakened to the point where they assumed an optional character.

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And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage...

And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage...

The other salient characteristic of the Declaration is its universality: it applies to all human...

The other salient characteristic of the Declaration is its universality: it applies to all human...

When France resolved, along with England, to lend assistance in the legitimate defense of Poland,...

When France resolved, along with England, to lend assistance in the legitimate defense of Poland,...

As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in...

As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in...

We were thus led to organize ourselves, as men who had fought the war together,...

We were thus led to organize ourselves, as men who had fought the war together,...

The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly...

The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly...

The Covenant of the League of Nations had envisaged sponsoring only the protection of certain...

The Covenant of the League of Nations had envisaged sponsoring only the protection of certain...

As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed...

As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed...

Similarly, the problem of the rights of the state in the disposition of inheritances left...

Similarly, the problem of the rights of the state in the disposition of inheritances left...

How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination...

How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination...

The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for...

The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for...

In less than eighteen months, it prepared a first draft which it submitted to the...

In less than eighteen months, it prepared a first draft which it submitted to the...

As a consequence of these hesitations and of the vague character of such innovations, the...

As a consequence of these hesitations and of the vague character of such innovations, the...

I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of...

I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of...