International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a core United Nations human rights treaty that legally obliges its state parties to protect and promote rights such as work, education, health, and an adequate standard of living.

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Generate an image of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a core United Nations human rights treaty that legally obliges its state parties to protect and promote rights such as work, education, health, and an adequate standard of living.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations human rights treaty ⓘ
international covenant ⓘ
multilateral human rights treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 1966-12-16 ⓘ
articleCount 31 ⓘ
basedOn Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
category UN treaty on economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ
complements International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
entryIntoForceDate 1976-01-03 ⓘ
guaranteesRight protection of the family ⓘ
right to adequate clothing ⓘ
right to adequate food ⓘ
right to adequate housing ⓘ
right to an adequate standard of living ⓘ
right to education ⓘ
right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress ⓘ
right to form and join trade unions ⓘ
right to just and favourable conditions of work ⓘ
right to social security ⓘ
right to take part in cultural life ⓘ
right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health ⓘ
right to work ⓘ
hasOptionalProtocol Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
headquartersOfMonitoringBody Geneva ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
monitoredBy Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
obliges non-discrimination in the exercise of rights ⓘ
progressive realization of rights ⓘ
use of maximum available resources ⓘ
openedForSignatureDate 1966-12-16 ⓘ
optionalProtocolAdoptedDate 2008-12-10 ⓘ
optionalProtocolEntryIntoForceDate 2013-05-05 ⓘ
partOf International Bill of Human Rights ⓘ
preamblePresent true ⓘ
providesMechanism individual communications procedure via Optional Protocol ⓘ
inquiry procedure via Optional Protocol ⓘ
state reporting procedure ⓘ
shortName ICESCR ⓘ
subjectMatter cultural rights ⓘ
economic rights ⓘ
social rights ⓘ

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights → influenced → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
A/RES/217 A (III) → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations system of international law → includesInstrument → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations treaty bodies → monitorsTreaty → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → shortName → ICESCR ⓘ
linked to: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Bill of Human Rights → composedOf → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
International Bill of Human Rights → hasCoreComponent → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations Commission on Human Rights → contributedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) → influenced → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly treaties → hasExample → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations human rights system → includesInstrument → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → treatyMonitored → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → monitorsImplementationOf → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → interprets → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → legalBasis → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → partOf → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights system ⓘ
linked to: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → basedOn → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → complements → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) → adopted → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Charter 77 → basedOn → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
subject linked to: Charter 77 movement
The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights → relatedWork → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Treaties of Mexico → hasPart → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
CRC → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Protocol of San Salvador → preambleReferences → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights → inspiredBy → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 → referencesInstrument → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → areProtectedIn → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
ICERD → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
ICRMW → preambleReferences → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution 1985/17 → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
GA res. 2200A (XXI) → establishedInstrument → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Treaties of Belgium → hasPart → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
1968 International Conference on Human Rights → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Voluntary Guidelines on the Right to Food → basedOn → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
GA res. 1514 (XV) → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
international labour law → coreInstrument → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
subject linked to: AHRD
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Banjul Charter → inspiredBy → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights → influenced → Article 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
linked to: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Covenants → hasInstrument → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Treaties of Australia → includes → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Declaration on Human Rights Defenders → relatedTo → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ