faillir

Ca ne signifie pas qu'ils faillent leur renvoyer.
It doesn't mean we should send them back for seconds.
Les instances de surveillance des droits de l’Homme faillent souvent par manque de méthode de quantification et de moyens de prouver ces violations et d’évaluer ainsi de façon adéquate l’escalade des couts et des dommages qui en découlent.
Housing rights monitors often lack quantification methods and capacity to document these violations and adequately assess their mounting costs and damages.
Ce sont les États qui doivent en premier lieu protéger les droits de l’homme et prévenir les violations de ces droits au niveau national ; ce sont eux qui doivent répondre présents quand d’autres États faillent à leur devoir.
It is States, in the first instance, that are obliged to protect human rights and prevent violations at a national level, and to stand up when other States fail to live up to their commitments.
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