text: Covenant, without distincti.on ot any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, reliqion. political or other opinion, national or social oriqin, property, birth or oeher status". 23. The Uni.ted Nations DeclaraCion on the Elimination of A11 Forms of Racial Discrinination (GeneraI Assembly resolution 1904 (xVIII) of 20 November 1963) is couched in comprehensive terms. For exanple, in article 2, paragraph 1, it is stated that "no state, institution. group or individual shall make any discrinination whatsoever ... on the ground of race, colour or ethnic origin.r. Thus, discriftination betr.reen aliens and nationals on grounds ot race is Prohibited. llowever. nothing in tbe Declaration dissuades States fron naking di,stinctions beteeen citizens and non-citizens aa such. 24. That limitation is nade entirely explicit in the International Convention on tbe Elinination of All Forns ot Raci.al Discrinination, specifically in paragraphs 2 and 3 ot Article I. In paragraph 2 it is staCed that the Convention "sball not apply to distinctions, exclusi.ons, restrictions or pref,erences made by a State Parfy to this Convention betrreen citizens and non-cieizens". fn paraqraph 3 it is stated that, "Nothing in this Convention may be j,nterpreted as affecting in any eray thelegal provisions ot States Par!ies concerninq nationality, citizenship ornationalizationr provided that such provisions do not discrininate again6t anyparticular nationalityrr. 25. These provisj.ons permit states to nake distinctions betrreen citizens and aliens qua aliens. Hoeever, they do not exclude aliens trorn the protection of the Convention in other respects. Thus, various provi.sions ln the Convention rnuat be read in conjunction 'rith the reservation clauses in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article l, l|'hile other provisions are probably not affected by the reservations. Thus, for exarnple, article 6 imposes an obligation on States partieE to assure that "everyone l,ithin their lurisdi.ceion" shall enjoy I'effective protection and
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international law and human rights, specifically in the context of racial discrimination. The language used is formal and technical, indicating that the text is likely a legal document or a scholarly article. The content focuses on the prohibition of racial discrimination and the limitations placed on this prohibition, suggesting that the text is relevant to the field of human rights and international law.