RoccoR
Gold Member
pbel, et al,
Nothing man-made in the world is perfect, to the best of my knowledge. Laws, conventions, covenants, declarations, resolutions and treaties, are not perfect. No one shoe fits all. There are some imposed restrictions which are recommendations (best practices if you will) and some which are meant to be compliance oriented.
The UN and its actions are received and perceived differently by various cultures, nations and people --- based on their particular and sometimes unique point of view. I always thought is was odd that UN General Assembly 194, which is the resolution that raises the "Right of Return" (RoR) was rejected by most of the Arab League members that participated in the 1948 WAR against Israel rejected the RoR Resolution. (see voting record: A/PV.186)
[Against : Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt.]
There are reasons why the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) never passed into law, yet --- individually, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) did both pass into law and finally went into force in 1976. The are a number of small differences between the UDHR and the CCPR and CESCR. One of those differences is that the UDHR has Article 13 [(2) "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country."] which many interpret as the first iteration of the RoR. While this is very much in dispute, neither the CESCR or the CCPR have an equivalent to Article 13(2) of the UDHR or the RoR as implied by paragraph 11 of UN General Assembly Resolution 194.
Which non-binding resolutions a country wish to embrace, or reject, should not be a political bone of contention. It is actually part and parcel of their right of self-determination; it is about how they are. It should be noted that the US Congress, British Parliament, or the Russian Federal Assembly refuses to allow the UN to dictate measure to them. Nor do the ruling bodies of the France, China or India. (Used just as examples.)
Most Respectfully,
R
Nothing man-made in the world is perfect, to the best of my knowledge. Laws, conventions, covenants, declarations, resolutions and treaties, are not perfect. No one shoe fits all. There are some imposed restrictions which are recommendations (best practices if you will) and some which are meant to be compliance oriented.
(COMMENT)You pick and choose which UN actions you support like a New York hustler on 5th Avenue...
The UN and its actions are received and perceived differently by various cultures, nations and people --- based on their particular and sometimes unique point of view. I always thought is was odd that UN General Assembly 194, which is the resolution that raises the "Right of Return" (RoR) was rejected by most of the Arab League members that participated in the 1948 WAR against Israel rejected the RoR Resolution. (see voting record: A/PV.186)
[Against : Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt.]
There are reasons why the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) never passed into law, yet --- individually, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) did both pass into law and finally went into force in 1976. The are a number of small differences between the UDHR and the CCPR and CESCR. One of those differences is that the UDHR has Article 13 [(2) "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country."] which many interpret as the first iteration of the RoR. While this is very much in dispute, neither the CESCR or the CCPR have an equivalent to Article 13(2) of the UDHR or the RoR as implied by paragraph 11 of UN General Assembly Resolution 194.
Which non-binding resolutions a country wish to embrace, or reject, should not be a political bone of contention. It is actually part and parcel of their right of self-determination; it is about how they are. It should be noted that the US Congress, British Parliament, or the Russian Federal Assembly refuses to allow the UN to dictate measure to them. Nor do the ruling bodies of the France, China or India. (Used just as examples.)
Most Respectfully,
R