Halperin believes that procedures and regulations which provide oversight of the intelligence community are inadequate and lead to activity which violates the fundamental rights of the American system, and abuses the Constitution.

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The efforts of the United Nations system towards the universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, contribute to the stability and well-being necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations, and to improved conditions for peace and security as well as social and economic development, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations.

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The difficulty is that some key provisions changes to the voting system, the abolition of some vetoes, the creation of a Charter of Fundamental Rights undoubtedly require treaty amendments.

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John Wadham, director of civil rights organisation Liberty, described the law as "a fundamental part of our criminal justice system".

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