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Introduction 'The global international community does not often frontally and flagrantly override state sovereignty in the name of human rights. At the same time, states find themselves enmeshed in global governance. By their own consent, they find themselves part of international legal regimes that generate diplomatic pressure to conform to human rights standards.' The post-World War II era was one of burgeoning international concern and awareness that a global system of legal mechanisms had …

…undertaken to rectify this lacuna, the implementation of the Optional Protocol is destined to be a victim of the 'fundamental contradiction' of a system which enshrines human rights in international treaties, but is unwilling to forfeit any real degree of sovereignty by refusing to submit to the jurisdiction of an international human rights court. However, in so far as the Committee's performance in its current role is concerned, all indicators point towards a hopeful future.