ESCR Resources
One of the main challenges for NGOs advocating for the adoption of the OP-ICESCR was to ensure that the mechanism that was adopted protects all the substantive rights set forth in the ICESCR and all obligations that arise from these rights.
One of the most important issues that was debated...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 6:22pm
The OP-ICESCR contains the following procedures:
1. Communications procedure
2. Inquiry procedure
3. Inter-State complaint mechanism
3.1 What is a communications procedure?The communications procedure is a mechanism contained in several international conventions that gives the opportunity for an...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 6:10pm
2.1 What is an Optional Protocol?An optional protocol is a treaty that complements and adds to an existing human rights treaty. For this reason, only States that have already agreed to be bound by a parent treaty may choose to be parties to optional protocols.There are only two kinds of optional...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 5:29pm
The right to the highest attainable standard of health : . 11/08/2000.
E/C.12/2000/4. (General Comments)
Convention Abbreviation: CESCR
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL
AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
GENERAL COMMENT NO.14 (2000...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 4:48pm
The right to adequate housing (Art.11.1): forced evictions : . 20/05/97.
CESCR General comment 7. (General Comments)
Convention Abbreviation: CESCR
GENERAL COMMENT 7
The right to adequate housing (art. 11.1 of the Covenant):
forced evictions
(Sixteenth session, 1997)*
1. In...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 4:45pm
The right to adequate food (Art.11) : . 12/05/99.
E/C.12/1999/5. (General Comments)
Convention Abbreviation: CESCR
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL
AND CULTURAL RIGHTS:
GENERAL COMMENT 12
The right to adequate food...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 4:35pm
Plans of action for primary education (art.14) : . 10/05/99.
E/C.12/1999/4. (General Comments)
Convention Abbreviation: CESCR
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS:
General Comment 11 (1999) *
Plans...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 4:33pm
The role of national human rights institutions in the protection of economic, social and cultural rights : . 14/12/98.
E/C.12/1998/25, CESCR General comment 10. (General Comments)
Convention Abbreviation: CESCR
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 4:22pm
The domestic application of the Covenant : . 03/12/98.
E/C.12/1998/24, CESCR General comment 9. (General Comments)
Convention Abbreviation: CESCR
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
General comment No. 9...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 4:20pm
The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights : . 12/12/97.
E/C.12/1997/8, CESCR General comment 8. (General Comments)
Convention Abbreviation: CESCR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS...
Published: Nov 15 2006 - 4:17pm