A synthesis of submissions as well as an analysis of the views of Parties is contained in section chapter III.

CHAPTER III. AUDIT OPINION

Reservations have been expressed in the comments received as to third party consent.

In these cases, the Ombudsman does not consult with a third party.

This brings me to my third point.

It was observed that the proposed text of draft article 88a (6)(b) represented a compromise position between, on the one hand, excluding the application of contractual derogations to the draft instrument to third parties and, on the other hand, applying these contractual stipulations to third parties without limitation.

Observations on the organization of the work of the General Assembly (Section III)

HOLDING OF THE THIRD UNISPACE CONFERENCE

Section III contains the independent expert's observations and recommendations.

REPORTS UNDER ARTICLE 40 OF THE COVENANT, ADOPTED ON 9 APRIL 1998

The secretariat had taken note with great attention of the comments made during the thirteenth executive session on several aspects of the future work.

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The position of the third party would follow article 5, unless there exists third party consent in accordance with article 88a(3).

1 2005 to 37 2005 are reproduced in addendum 1 to the present report.

Opinions 16 1997 to 21 1997 are reproduced in annex III to the present report.

Observations

General agreement was expressed with several of the concerns noted in the above paragraphs regarding binding third parties to contractual derogations from the draft instrument absent their express consent.

823 1998, Czernin v. The Czech Republic (Views adopted on 29 March 2005, eighty third session)

6. Endorses the view of the Secretary General that liability is not engaged in relation to third party claims resulting from or attributable to the activities of members of peacekeeping operations arising from quot operational necessity quot , as described in paragraph 14 of the first report of the Secretary General on third party liability A 51 389.

Uzbekistan (Views adopted on 30 March 2005, eighty third session)

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2001, Khalilov v. Tajikistan (Views adopted on 30 March , eighty third session)

Finland (Views adopted on 15 March 2005, eighty third session)

Spain (Views adopted on 29 March , eighty third session)

Angola (Views adopted on 29 March 2005, eighty third session)

Cameroon (Views adopted on 17 March 2005, eighty third session)

Sri Lanka (Views adopted on 31 March 2005, eighty third session)

See chap. III.

(c) To welcome with satisfaction the readiness of the Government of Chad to accept the opening of an office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Chad

See article 3.

See chap. III.

See chap. III.

Observations and RECOMMENDATIONS

Observations and conclusions

III. Observations

III. Audit opinion

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Recourse may be had to supplementary means of interpretation, including the preparatory work of the treaty and the circumstances of its conclusion, in order to confirm the meaning resulting from the application of article 31, or to determine the meaning when the interpretation according to article 31

Recourse may be had to supplementary means of interpretation, including the preparatory work of the treaty and the circumstances of its conclusion, in order to confirm the meaning resulting from the application of article 31, or to determine the meaning when the interpretation according to article 31

The SBI took note of the comments expressed by the Parties on the date and venue for COP 4 and recommended the decision contained in annex V to this document for adoption by the COP at its third session.

Date of communication 10 October 2003 (initial submission)