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Interpretation

 

General Comments made by the treaty bodies are constructed with the purpose of clarification of how a given treaty provision is to be interpreted. They are a valuable source of guidance in this regard.

 

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The preamble to a treaty is useful in ascertaining the purpose of the law, and therefore as a guide as to how it might be interpreted.

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