"Human rights treaties should be seen as contracts between State Parties. Governments which have ratified the conventions have pledged to respect its norms. If one government violates the treaty, the others have an obligation to react. If they do not, this might be seen as a sign that the standards are becoming less important," he said. "It is crucial that other governments react to those Washington decisions which undermine important principles such as the “presumption of innocence”, habeas corpus and the total prohibition of torture."
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