Aviso n.º 24/2008, de 25 de Janeiro de 2008
Aviso n. 24/2008
Por ordem superior se torna público ter a Suécia efectuado, junto do Secretário -Geral da Organizaçáo das Naçóes Unidas, em 2 de Outubro de 2001, uma objecçáo à reserva
718 formulada pelo Botswana no momento da ratificaçáo da
Convençáo contra a Tortura e Outras Penas ou Tratamentos Cruéis, Desumanos ou Degradantes, adoptada pela
Assembleia Geral das Naçóes Unidas em 17 de Dezembro de 1984.
The Government of Sweden has examined the reservation made by Botswana upon ratification of the 1984 Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, regarding article 1 of the Convention.
The Government of Sweden notes that the said article of the Convention is being made subject to a general reservation referring to the contents of existing legislation in Botswana. Article 1.2 of the Convention states that the definition of torture in article 1.1 is 'without prejudice to any international instrument or national legislation which does or may contain provisions of wider application'.
The Government of Sweden is of the view that this reservation, in the absence of further clarification, raises doubts as to the commitment of Botswana to the object and purpose of the Convention. The Government of Sweden would like to recall that, according to customary international law as codified in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, a reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of a treaty shall not be permitted.
It is the common interest of States that treaties to which they have chosen to become parties are respected as to their object and purpose, by all parties, and that States are prepared to undertake any legislative changes necessary to comply with their obligations under the treaties.
The Government of Sweden therefore objects to the aforesaid reservation made by the Government of Botswana to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
This objection shall not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between Botswana and Sweden. The Convention enters into force in its entirety between the two States, without Botswana benefiting from its reservation.
Traduçáo
O Governo da Suécia examinou a reserva formulada pelo Botswana aquando da ratificaçáo da Convençáo contra a Tortura e Outras Penas ou Tratamentos Cruéis, Desumanos ou Degradantes, de 1984, a respeito do artigo 1. da Convençáo.
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