Recursos DESC
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...
Publicado: 15 Nov 2006 - 18:22
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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