, after a seven-year drafting endeavour by an ad hoc working group, the General Assembly of the United Nations, by consensus, adopted Resolution no. 39/46 embodying the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the "Convention"), thus opening it for signature or ratification. 1 In accordance with Article 27(1), the Convention entered into force on 26 June 1987, one month after the twentieth ratification. By 31 May 1989, forty-two states had become parties to the Convention. 2 On 9 September 1987, the German Democratic Republic deposited with the U.N. Secretary-General an instrument of ratification containing two reservations and a statement formally defined as a "declaration.'^ With the first reservation, made in accordance with Article 28(1) of the Convention, the German Democratic Republic refuses to recognize Libera Universitl Intemazionale degli Studi Sociali (LUISS), Rome. 1 United Nations, Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-ninth session. Supplement No. 51 (A/39/51) at 197. This and other factual information courtesy of the Legal and Treaty Service of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3 United Nations. Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General, Status as of 31 December 1987, at 174-275 [hereinafter Multilateral Treaties]. The question of the true nature of the German Democratic Republic statement (i.e., whether it should be seen as a reservation or a declaration) will be dealt with infra; given the inherent uncertainty of either characterization, in this paper a neutral term such as "statement" will be generally preferred. 7 Greece and Spain (see id. at 192-293) and Italy (see infra note 25).
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