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APPOINTMENT, WE STILL THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE HIGHLY DESIRABLE. WE WOULD WISH TO GUARD AGAINST THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ADVERSE JUDGEMENT FOR THE CURRENT JUDICIAL REVIEW. IF AN ADVERSE JUDGEMENT IS GIVEN WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE ENACTMENT OF THE BOR, THEN WE WOULD NEED TO BRING INTO OPERATION QUICKLY THE LP AMENDMENTS DEALING WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE GOVERNOR'S POWER OF APPOINTMENT, BUT WITHOUT BRINGING INTO OPERATION THE LP AMENDMENTS ENTRENCHING THE ICCPR.

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