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receive intocestion, for example,
Indeed
commercial
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tes not GEAR GOAL
Qust be disclosed to him, or
Chai anybody is obliged to give him the internation he
seeks. The Article te clearly about promoting and protecting
conditions for intellectual and artistic self-development and
potential for disruption in the business community is hari
see.
The application of Article 22 will be limited to the
content of laws.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee
nas made it clear, in two cases, that these provisions do not
SAY
what laws must be made.
legislation is enacted 1t
discrimination.
In the
They do however provide that when
must comply with the rule against
view of the Administration, these
Auty to disclose
articles by themselves do not create
information Or prohibit discrimination in the private sector.
Nevertheless, they could be misinterpreted by some and result
in
OR
speculative litigation. However, litigation which is based
misunderstanding of the articles is likely to be levold
The cere
of merit and would be very costly for the claimant.
possibility of such unwarranted litigation does not of cozase
cali for a specific exemption of the private sector from these
There have also been suggestions that if there is
articles.
no exemption, then the
the
application of these two articles
private sector should at least be deferred. Re have
concluded that there would be--no point in such a deferment
since unlike Article 14, we have no intention to introduce
further legislation in respect of Article 16 and 22 and there
under the ICCPR for us to legislate further
is no obligation
on these matters.
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