By establishing minimum levels of liability, which apply mandatorily and may not be contractually modified, existing liability regimes seek to ensure the protection of cargo interests with little bargaining power, i.e. small shippers and third party consignees, against unfair contract terms unilaterally introduced by the carrier in its standard terms of contract.

References to contractual places and ports mean the places and ports provided under the contract of carriage or in the contract particulars.

References to contractual places and ports mean the places and ports provided under the contract of carriage or in the contract particulars.

Treaty body system

(d) Follow up on concluding observations

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNING TREATY BODIES

21. One of the most striking disparities in the working conditions of the treaty bodies lies in the amount of time available for the consideration of reports of States parties.

Ratification of treaty bodies

Support for treaty bodies

Secretary General's recommendations for reform of the treaty bodies

Fulfilment of contractual obligations

all human rights

(e) Chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies

Financing of the treaty bodies

Reform proposals for treaty bodies

The specific characteristics of each of the seven treaty bodies should be taken into account in proposals to reform the treaty body system.

(a) If the name and address of the consignee is not referred to in the contract particulars the controlling party must advise the carrier thereof, prior to or upon the arrival of the goods at the place of destination

References to contractual places and ports mean places and ports provided under the contract of carriage or in the contract particulars or otherwise agreed between the parties to the contract .

(a) their treaty obligations

Computerizing the work of the treaty bodies

Another delegation favours a provision where the actual shipper will be liable if it agrees to be named as the shipper in the contract particulars.

In order to enhance cooperation and dynamic dialogue, special procedures mandate holders could attend treaty body sessions, and treaty body members could observe sessions of other treaty bodies.

Certainty was important in contractual relationships.

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the human rights treaty bodies

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D. Additional activities of the treaty bodies

C. Meeting of chairpersons of treaty based bodies

Meeting of Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies

Report of the fifth meeting of persons chairing the human

Periodicity of the meetings of chairpersons

9. Consideration of the report of the fifth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies and action taken by the General Assembly concerning treaty bodies.

The treaty body system has embarked on a wide ranging reform of its working methods.

States generally had an interest in maintaining the stability of treaty relations.

B. DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON REPORTS OF TREATY BODIES AND REPORTS

Support for human rights treaty bodies

H. Derogations pursuant to article 4 of the Covenant 7

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PERSONS CHAIRING THE HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES AND

5. The conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the fourth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies were also discussed by some of the individual treaty bodies.

37. The chairpersons welcome the contribution to the work of the treaty bodies made by the specialized agencies and other United Nations bodies.

There is no peace in intolerance and terrorism, no freedom in poverty, and no democracy in inequality.

Compliance with that principle would contribute to the stability of treaty relations.

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