On 27 February 2019, the Secretary-General received the following communication from the Government of Denmark relating to the declaration made by Libya upon ratification:
"The Government of Denmark welcomes the State of Libya as a party to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. From a Danish point of view, the declaration made by the State of Libya upon ratification, does however raise certain concerns. In fact, the declaration amounts to a reservation that purports to subject the application of one of the Convention's provisions to Islamic sharia and national legislation.
A reservation of such an indeterminate and general scope as that made by Libya is incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention and as such one not permitted according to article 46.1. This reservation does not clearly define for the other States Parties the extent to which Libya has accepted the obligations of the Convention. Thus, Denmark objects to it.
This objection shall not preclude the continued validity of the Convention between Denmark and the State of Libya. The Convention will thus continue to operate between the two states without Libya benefitting from the aforementioned reservation."