The Committee wishes to emphasize that the Covenant's limitations clause, article 4, is primarily intended to be protective of the rights of individuals rather than permissive of the imposition of limitations by the State.
42. 委员会要着重指出，《公约》的限制条款第4条的用意基本上是要保护个人的权利、而不是容许国家强行施加限制。