Several Governments notified the Secretary-General that they consider the reservations made by the Government of Kuwait concerning article 7 (a) and article 16 (f) as "incompatible with the object and purpose of the said Convention and, therefore, as prohibited by virtue of its article 28 paragraph 2" on the dates indicated hereinafter
Participant: Date of notification: .
Belgium: 19 Jan 1996 .
Austria: 22 Feb 1996.
Portugal: 15 May 1996:

On 12 February 1997, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Denmark the following communication with regard to reservations made by Kuwait upon ratification:
"The Government of Denmark finds that the said reservations are covering central provisions of the Convention. .
Furthermore it is a general principle of international law that internal law may not be invoked as justification for failure to perform treaty obligations. The Government of Denmark finds that the reservations are incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention and accordingly inadmissible and without effect under international law. Consequently, the Government of Denmark objects to these reservations..
It is the opinion of the Government of Denmark that no time limit applies to objections against reservations, which are inadmissible under international law.
The Convention remains in force in its entirety between Kuwait and Denmark.
The Government of Denmark recommends the Government of Kuwait to reconsider its reservations to the [said] Convention."

The Government of Kuwait enters a reservation regarding article 7 (a), inasmuch as the provision contained in that paragraph conflicts with the Kuwaiti Electoral Act, under which the right to be eligible for election and to vote is restricted to males.

The Government of Kuwait reserves its right not to implement the provision contained in article 9, paragraph 2, of the Convention, in as much as it runs counter to the Kuwaiti Nationality Act, which stipulates that a child's nationality shall be determined by that of his father.

The Government of the State of Kuwait declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provision contained in article 16 (f) in as much as it conflicts with the provisions of the Islamic Shariah , Islam being the official religion of the State.

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