Examples of using Were contrary in English and their translations into Chinese
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Such measures were contrary to Israel' s obligation under international law to ensure freedom of worship.
Paragraph 8 was ambiguous, since it did not spell out which forms of cloning were contrary to human dignity and should therefore be subject to the moratorium.
JADO stated that in Jubaland clergies who expressed the view that rulings of a particular Islamic group were contrary to Sharia law, were normally detained.
The Board noted instances where indicators of achievement were contrary to the guidelines issued by UNDP.
She wondered whether that meant that adolescent marriages took place in Jamaica; such marriages were contrary to the Convention.
The Committee had also stated in its report that several legal provisions relating to marriage and the family were contrary to the spirit of the Convention.
Multiple human rights organizations criticized this stance, claiming that the conditions of Shalit's confinement were contrary to international humanitarian law.
Multiple human rights organizations stated that the terms and conditions of Shalit's confinement were contrary to international humanitarian law.
Attempts to identify the entire Muslim minority of Thrace as" Turkish" were contrary to the Treaty of Lausanne.
OIOS had not taken the position in its report that Member States could not hold views that were contrary to the Secretary-General's reform plans.
In the meantime, it urged all States to observe a moratorium and to refrain from any actions which were contrary to the Treaty' s provisions.
As for the rights of migrant workers and other groups, he stated that any abuses or vengeful acts were contrary to the policy of the National Transitional Council.
It appears that President Kennedy knew the Federal Reserve Notes being used as the supposed legal currency were contrary to the Constitution.
It, inter alia, determined that some aspects of the Programme were contrary to international law.
Of course they are contrary to our experience, but that does not prove that they were contrary to the experience of those who witnessed them.
The difficulties caused by reservations that were contrary to the purpose or object of the treaty arose mainly because of the absence of any objective criteria, which left the door open to interpretations by States.
The Government stated that unilateral coercive measures were contrary to international law, international humanitarian law, the Charter of the United Nations and the norms and principles governing peaceful relations among States.
On that account, it was stated that certain actions by some members of the Security Council concerning the application of sanctions were contrary to the Charter and in violation of international law.
Such divisive initiatives were contrary to the Almaty Programme of Action and would only aggravate the tension surrounding an already complex situation. The international community should not support them.
The Commission considered the claim of Ethiopia that Eritrea was responsible for" indirect" or" constructive" expulsions of Ethiopians that were contrary to international law.