LCP4801 Assignment 2 Semester 3 ANSWERS 2026 - Due September 2026

LCP4801 Assignment 2 Semester 3 ANSWERS 2026 - Due September 2026 2. ASSIGNMENT 2 Bankoka is located in East Africa and gained independence on 30 August 2016. It is now recognised as a state by all members of the United Nations (UN). It has ratified a few UN Treaties. Various civil society groups from Bankoka demand that it ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) of 1966 to safeguard citizens' civil and political rights. The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in Bankoka, supported by the cabinet, would like Bankoka to ratify the ICCPR to celebrate its ten-year democracy. However, Bankoka does not wish to be bound fully by article 10(3) of the ICCPR, which provides that: (1). All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. (3)The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners, the essential aim of which shall be their reformation and social rehabilitation. Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to their age and legal status. Bankoka's submission is that due to the limited number of prisons and budget constraints, they would allow juvenile prisoners to be detained with young adults up to age 25 if it is deemed that the older inmates pose no harmful influence. The Minister approaches you for legal advice as an expert in international law. With reference to the relevant authorities, advise the Minister on how a state can express its consent under these circumstances. Explain in full the process governing the reservations to treaties, including the concept of permissible and impermissible reservations.