Sunday, February 06, 2011

My Rights, My Responsibility (ICCPR) Series

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Ratified, acceded by UN General Assembly in December 1966, entry into force March 1976. Cambodia ratified the ICCPR (thus, a part of Cambodia’s body of laws) and is obligated to submit regular reports to the United Nations.

PART IV
Article 30

1. The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of the entry into force of the present Covenant.

2. At least four months before the date of each election to the [Human Rights] Committee, other than an election to fill a vacancy declared in accordance with article 34, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall address a written invitation to the States Parties to the present Covenant to submit their nominations for membership of the Committee within three months.

3. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all the persons thus nominated, with an indication of the States Parties which have nominated them, and shall submit it to the States Parties to the present Covenant no later than one month before the date of each election.

4. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at a meeting of the States Parties to the present Covenant convened by the Secretary General of the United Nations at the Headquarters of the United Nations. At that meeting, for which two thirds of the States Parties to the present Covenant shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall be those nominees who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of States Parties present and voting.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Remember that Mr. Chea sophara build road to preah vihear in 2006, The thai used CPP party as a tools, stupide CPP he call on hundred of mob demonstration to burn down the thai embassy, the Yourn trick was worked very well by asking gov't to get rid of MR, Chea Sophara because Chea sophara was smart real patriot and Yourn worry that he would not allow Yourn to take Cambodia lands, and the road to preah vihear was stoped. don't you see Hun Sen he either spying for Yourn or he work very hard for our enemy Yourn, and he Hun Sen just allow Yourn to print new map that make Khemr loss a lot of land to Yourn, now you clearly see that Hun Sen is the real trator wasn't he?. Mike

Anonymous said...

Did Hun Sen follow
the rules of intl
laws? Hun Sen,a dictator,never did.
The six terms as a
prime minister,Hun Sen cheated votes to
win elections.
In 2013 election,he
will cheat to win again.Even few thousand people voted for him,he still wins and broadcasts before counting the ballots.