وفي حين انه ليس هناك أي تدرج في أهمية الحقوق في إطار العهد، فإنه لا يجوز تعليق إعمال بعض الحقوق حتى في أوقات الطوارئ الوطنية.
Objections have been occasional, made by some States but not others, and on grounds not always specified; when an objection is made, it often does not specify a legal consequence, or sometimes even indicates that the objecting party nonetheless does not regard the Covenant as not in effect as between the parties concerned.