l. The Government of Venezuela hereby transmits bo you the comments ot the National commission for Legislati;;-;.d Jurisprud.r,".-of the Ministry of JusLice on the balance to be struck between scienEific and tectrnol0gical progress and the intellectual,spiritual,culburalandrnoraladvancementofmankind'/"' A/40/493/Add.1 English Page 3 2. rn that connection, the body in question inclicated that edueation on humanrights, as a rneans for acbieving a greater awareness of the importance of theobservance of hurnan rights for the developnent of Latin America, has recently beena fundamental concern in venezuela. For a relatively short. tirne now, there hasbeen a "human rights" chair at the post-graduate level in venezuela anci the studyof human rights has been included as a curriculum component in the field ofinternational law. At the undergraduat.e level, or the level of "professionalstudies", the sane subject is being studied at a number of faculties of 1aw, inoptional seminars or monographic courses. rn such seminars and courses, particularinterest has been shown in rinking both knowledge and observance of human rightswith the followinq: (a) Econonic development, in the belief that any increase in wealth andwell-being must be regarded as an adjunct to better distribution andrationalization in the area of consumption, in order to achieve a balance betweenthe various population sectors; (b) Cultural development, which means that both public and private bodi.es,specifically, social entities such as trade unions and co-operatives, must notconsider that they have played their role once they have net material needs butshould, rather, endeavour to carry out recreational and cultural activitiescontributing to the appropriate use of leisurei