وهذا ما يؤكده الالتزام المترتب على الدول الأطراف بموجب الفقرة 1(ج) من المادة 2، بإلغاء أي قانون أو ممارسة يؤديان إلى خلق التمييز العنصري أو إدامته.
In this respect, the Committee follows the views expressed in An Agenda for Peace (paras. 17 and following), namely, that a fragmentation of States may be detrimental to the protection of human rights, as well as to the preservation of peace and security. This does not, however, exclude the possibility of arrangements reached by free agreements of all parties concerned.