Examples of using Mere declaration in English and their translations into Russian
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He called for programmes of action instead of mere declarations.
The standards are more than mere declarations of intention or codes of conduct.
Perhaps it is time for more concrete actions rather than mere declarations.
The international community should go beyond mere declarations of intent and engage in bold action.
The General Assembly itself would have to decide whether it should be a binding instrument or a mere declaration.
Now we need more than a mere declaration; we need a convention on measures to combat terrorism.
Action plans should ensure that the strategy is not a mere declaration of intent.
It was held that CEDAW is not a mere declaration but has a force of law and is binding on member states.
It would be more reasonable to provide that a declaration made previously must be confirmed in order to be regarded as an objection andthat unconfirmed"objections" should be regarded as mere declarations.
However, after six months of hostilities, mere declarations appear to be insufficient to ensure their return.
In the opinion of the Chilean Government,the efforts of each of our countries will have limited chances for success without true international cooperation going far beyond mere declarations of intent.
The rule of law could not be confined to mere declarations of legal principle; principles had to be translated into reality.
Beyond mere declarations of dedication, a positive outcome to our shared goal of eradicating terrorism depends on the pooling of the efforts of all of the players involved in the context of sincere and dynamic cooperation.
Our challenge here in this dialogue is not to limit ourselves to mere declarations, but to take firm and concrete steps towards greater interaction between peoples and cultures.
If we accept the principle that the total elimination of nuclear weapons is the only absolute guarantee against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons,we have to recognize that a mere declaration by a nuclear-weapon State is neither sufficient nor adequate.
Such treaties did not constitute mere declarations of intent but concrete obligations with which States parties must comply.
According to a series of judicial opinions in France, it is not the effect of armed conflict itself but the mere declaration of war which can immediately affect treaty relations.
Mr. Horn saw it as a mere declaration of intent without any legal significance; Frank Horn, op. cit., p. 89.
Considering it desirable that a person possessing as a matter of right more than one nationality should be able to renounce by a mere declaration of will the nationality of a Contracting Party in whose territory he has no ordinary residence;
He points out that the mere declaration of four witnesses, as well as the opinion of a judge based on his own knowledge, could lead to punishment.
Several participants had also been of the view that the convention should not be a mere declaration of principles but should contain practical measures to be implemented.
Were such cooperation to replace mere declaration, without supporting evidence by Iraq, and its policy of seeking to minimize the information it makes available to the Commission, the Commission's ability to bring to account Iraq's prohibited weapons and related items would improve considerably.
His delegation believed that its preference for an international convention was justified by the tendency of States to minimize the value of"soft law", a mere declaration would not contribute sufficiently to the codification of international law on diplomatic protection.
If the programme was to be more than a mere declaration of intent, the international community must provide the necessary funds for its implementation.
While positive progress in the North Korean nuclear issue is to be welcomed, other developments this year, including the improvement of weapons of mass destruction-- nuclear weapons in particular-- show that commitments undertaken in recent years with respect to the disarmament process were mere declarations of intent.
IHL is also governed by principles which, far from constituting mere declarations of intent, have been considered to form the basic fabric of this branch of international law by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Ms. Valentina Stratulat from the Ministry of the Environment pointed out that the recently adopted national programme containing 30 actions to reduce air pollution from vehicles needs international support andfinancial resources so as not to remain a mere declaration of intent.
My delegation earnestly hopes that the commitments renewed ormade in the course of this meeting are not mere declarations of good intentions or objectives to which to aspire, but steadfast commitments to be upheld, so that a world truly fit for children can at last become a reality.
I, 651st meeting, 25 May 1962, p. 142;Mr. Horn saw it as a mere declaration of intent without any legal significance(Frank Horn, Reservations and Interpretative Declarations to Multilateral Treaties, op. cit.(note 266 above), p. 89); and Professor Imbert considered that“the statement of the South African Union could only have the effect of increasing the obligations of that State.
Such measures of nuclear restraint will be much more effective in preventing the possible use of nuclear weapons than a mere declaration of no-first use, which has been used by our neighbour as a justification for acquiring a larger nuclear arsenal on the basis of the argument that this would be needed to develop a second-strike capability.