But the story behind the year-long negotiations, launched with a "declaration of war" on the BBC splashed across the Telegraph when Whittingdale was appointed, is far more complicated than a rightwing minister overruled by his bosses.
"The fact is we have had two criminal justice systems: one for the wealthy and the well off, and one for everyone else and that's going to end," Cuomo said, before launching into a declaration that would receive a loud, continued round of applause.
In 2008, the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) - alternatively labeled the "Barcelona Process" (because it was launched through a declaration at the Conference of Euro-Mediterranean Ministers of Foreign Affairs held in Barcelona) - was re-evaluated and re-launched.
More astonishing--for those who believe that Paul launched a new religion--a declaration of a new religion that could win his release is not mentioned or even hinted at in the New Testament.
Two of Britain's most distinguished Shakespearean actors, Sir Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance, the original artistic director of the new Globe Theatre, have launched a formal 'Declaration of Reasonable Doubt' about the identity of the Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Facing a crisis far worse than any world war, might it not be time for humanity to launch a new declaration, one that defends our planet and its biodiversity from ever-continuing extinction?
The Alliance intends to launch a solemn declaration against antibiotic resistance.
George Lyon MEP has launched a Written Declaration calling for full implementation of the 2013 EU sow stall ban and called on fellow MEPs to sign it to show their support.
The campaign group launched two months ago, with a declaration of support from public figures including the former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, who backed a campaign of civil disobedience to draw attention to the threat of climate and ecological change.
In the two years since Mr Hague and Ms Jolie launched their campaign, a Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict has been endorsed by 141 countries.
