وأشار في هذا الصدد إلى الاتفاقية الأوروبية لحقوق الإنسان واتفاقية حماية حقوق الإنسان والحريات الأساسية والعهد.
The delegation, however, had appeared to indicate that some treaties ranked higher than others; it had referred to the European Convention on Human Rights, the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the Covenant.