Under article 21, a State party to the Convention may declare at any time that it recognizes the competence of the Committee against Torture to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State party claims that another State party is not fulfilling its obligations under the Convention.
根据第21条,公约缔约国可在任何时候声明承认委员会有权接受和审议某一缔约国声称另一缔约国不履行公约所规定义务的来文。