Baldwin, Roger, founder and first director, American Civil Liberties 447 Bitker, Bruno V., attorney, Milwaukee, Wis. 113 Buergenthal, Thomas, professor, University of Texas Law School, 327 Butler, William J., president, American Association for the Inter- 444 Farer, Thomas J., professor, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, N.J., and member, Inter-American Commission on Human Garibaldi, Oscar, professor, University of Virginia Law School, Goldberg, Hon. Arthur, former Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, and for- Hargrove, John Lawrence, director of studies, American Society of Henkin, Louis B., professor, Columbia University of Law, New York, Houck, Dr. John R., general secretary, Lutheran Council in the U.S.A., Inman, Harry A., member, advisory board, International Human Kahn, Tom, assistant to the president, American Federation of Labor Landry, Walter J., attorney, Lafayette, La__ Lillich, Richard B., professor of law, University of Virginia School of 10 35 333 139 418 407 266 76 370 Statement of-Continued McHenry, Hon. Donald, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.... Newman, Hon. Frank C., Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Cali- Oliver, Covey T., professor of public affairs, Rice University, Houston, Tex.. Owen, Roberts B., Legal Advisor, Department of State, accompanied by Arthur Rovine, Assistant Legal Advisor...- Redlich, Norman, dean, New York University Law School, and Schachter, Oscar, professor, Columbia University School of Law, New Schlafly, Phyllis, Alton, Ill. Shestack, Jerome J., president, International League for Human Simmons, Althea T. L., director, Washington Bureau, National Asso- Sklar, Morton H., chairman, Washington, D.C. Office of the Helsinki Page 395 131 66 231 118 24 248 85 104 338 74 260 Sohn, Louis B., Bemis professor of international law, Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Mass.-- 90 Weissbrodt, David, professor, University of Minnesota School of Law, 175 Wipfler, Rev. William L., director, Human Rights Office, National 352 Yost, Hon. Charles, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Reservations to the Civil and Political Rights Covenant submitted by Critique on the reservations proposed by the Department of State Response by the Department of State to the Critique of Reservations Ms. Patricia Derian's responses to additional questions submitted by Prepared statement of Hon. Claiborne Pell, cochairman of the Com- Biographical sketch of Tom Kahn. Response to Senator Pell's query re Which State Department Reserva- Mr. Moore's response in connection with the Power Authority of New Prepared statement of Prof. Covey T. Oliver. Insertions for the record-Continued Page Letter from Bruno V. Bitker to Senator Pell, dated November 28, 1979, concerning Genocide Convention... 129 132 138 Prepared statement of Hon. George Miller.. Article submitted by Prof. Louis Henkin: The Constitution, Treaties, Prepared statement of Prof. Louis B. Henkin. Article submitted by Prof. David Weissbrodt: U.S. Ratification of Letter from Tadeusz Sadowski to Senator Pell, dated December 3, 141 163 164 168 175 178 224 230 Prepared statement of the Washington Helsinki Watch Committee. - 263 266 Statement from International Human Rights Law Group, in reference to what they have done in the past year.. 268 Witnesses response to additional questions requested by Senator Article supplied by Department of State: Covenant Open for Signa Letter to Senator Church from President Jimmy Carter, dated November 30, 1979.___ 453 Prepared statement of Edward F. Snyder on behalf of the Friends 453 Letter to Senator Church from American Hungarian Federation, dated 457 Prepared statement of Sarah Goddard Power, chairman, U.S. National Commission for the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization__ 458 Letter to Senator Church from the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of AmericaUAW, dated November 29, 1979. 460 Prepared statement of Western New York Lawyers Committee for Prepared statement of Denise Tourover Ezekiel, representing Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, New York, N.Y. Prepared statements of Mary Grefe, president, American Association of University Women; Dr. Wes Schwemmer Cady, Association International Relations Representative; Katherine Eaton, chairman, Association Legislative Program Committee; Carol Leimas, AAUW United Nations Representative; on behalf of the American Association of University Women, Washington, D.C.... 461 461 462 Appendix-Continued Letter to Senator Church from American Newspaper Publishers Page 465 Prepared statement of Dana D. Fischer, assistant-professor, George 466 470 Prepared statement of James E. Wood, Jr., executive director, the Prepared statement of Unitarian Universalist Association, Washing- Prepared statement of Dr. Kenneth L. Teegarden, general minister Resolution adopted by the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.. Human Rights Committee Publishes Views on First Case Dealt With International Covenants on Human Rights-From the United Nations 472 473 474 476 479 480 483 488 492 Rights or Wrongs-Editorial commentary from Barron's, October 17, 1977_ 495 497 498 Defrosting Human Rights in the Senate- -An article from the New Material submitted by the Library of Congress, Congressional Research 527 531 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1979 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:33 a.m., in room 4221, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Claiborne Pell, presiding. Present: Senators Pell, Javits, and Helms. Senator PELL. The Committee on Foreign Relations will come to order. As the witnesses know, the hearing is scheduled for 9:30, I think perhaps inappropriately. But, as long as it is scheduled for that time and everyone was duly notified, we will begin. Is the Honorable Arthur Goldberg here? [No response.] Senator PELL. Is the Honorable Warren Christopher here? [No response.] Senator PELL. Are Ms. Patricia Derian or the Honorable Robert Owen of the State Department here? [No response.] Senator PELL. Is the Honorable Charles Yost here? Ambassador YOST. Yes, Mr. Chairman. Senator PELL. Wonderful. My dear, old friend is here and I am delighted. We will begin with Ambassador Yost in this case. Would you please come forward, Mr. Yost, while I deliver my opening statement. OPENING REMARKS The first step toward safeguarding the human rights of all peoples was taken nearly 31 years ago on December 10, 1948. For, on that day, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Eleanor Roosevelt delivered a passionate speech before the General Assembly in support of the Declaration. She said: We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind, that is, the approval by the General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recommended by the entire committee. This Declaration may well become the international Magna Carta of all men everywhere. We hope its proclamation by the General Assembly will be an event comparable to the proclamation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man, by the French people in 1789, the adoption of the Bill of Rights by the people of the United States, and the adoption of comparable declarations at different times in different countries. The International Human Rights Covenants before us today represent the culmination of the commitments we assumed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |