101- تسعى اللجنة في عملها بموجب البروتوكول الاختياري، للتوصل إلى قراراتها بتوافق الآراء.
“As to the State party's claim that its conduct must be assessed in the light of the law applicable at the time when the alleged treaty violation took place, the Committee considers that the protection of human rights evolves and that the meaning of Covenant rights should in principle be interpreted by reference to the time of examination and not, as the State party has submitted, by reference to the time the alleged violation took place.