States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights are countries that have ratified this core UN human rights treaty and thereby accepted binding obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill a wide range of civil and political rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations human rights treaty parties
group of states
treaty party status
accepts binding international legal obligations
obligation to align domestic law with the Covenant
canBecomePartyBy accession
ratification
succession
canCommitTo abolition of the death penalty under the Second Optional Protocol
canRecognize competence of the Human Rights Committee to receive individual communications under the First Optional Protocol
definedBy International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
excludes states that have only signed but not ratified the Covenant
states that have taken no treaty action on the Covenant
governedBy Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
hasLegalObligation ensure Covenant rights to all individuals within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction
fulfil civil and political rights
protect civil and political rights
provide effective remedies for Covenant violations
respect civil and political rights
submit periodic reports to the Human Rights Committee
hasRight nominate and elect members of the Human Rights Committee
participate in meetings of States parties
listedIn United Nations Treaty Collection
mayAlsoBe parties to the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR
parties to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR
mayEnter reservations to certain provisions of the Covenant
mayInclude states that have acceded to the Covenant
states that have ratified the Covenant
states that have succeeded to the Covenant
monitoredBy Human Rights Committee
obligedTo adopt administrative measures to give effect to Covenant rights
adopt judicial measures to give effect to Covenant rights
adopt legislative measures to give effect to Covenant rights
cooperate with the Human Rights Committee
ensure equality between men and women in the enjoyment of Covenant rights
ensure non-discrimination in the enjoyment of Covenant rights
ensure that any limitations on rights comply with the Covenant
provide information on implementation of each Covenant article in periodic reports
relatedTo International Bill of Human Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
scopeOfObligations applies to all parts of federal states
subjectTo concluding observations adopted by the Human Rights Committee
follow-up procedures on implementation of Human Rights Committee recommendations
scrutiny of compliance by the Human Rights Committee
treatyDepositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
treatyType core United Nations human rights treaty

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Human Rights Committee jurisdictionOver States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights