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"In general, the purposes of the Covenant would be defeated without an obligation integral to article 2 to take measures to prevent a recurrence of a violation of the Covenant."

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UN (CCPR): General Comment No. 31[80]: Nature of the General Legal Obligation on States Parties to the Covenant, para. 17

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General Comment No. 31[80]: Nature of the General Legal Obligation on States Parties to the Covenant

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States Parties are obliged to prevent a recurrence of the violation to the covenant.