United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) is the 1966 UN resolution that adopted the core international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolution
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human rights instrument → international legal instrument → |
| adopted |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → |
| adoptedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
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| adoptionDate |
1966-12-16
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| adoptionMethod |
vote of the United Nations General Assembly
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| aim |
to give binding legal force to rights proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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| basedOn |
drafts prepared by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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| category |
United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning human rights
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| citationForm |
GA res. 2200A (XXI)
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| countryOfOrganization |
United Nations
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| effect |
opened core human rights treaties for signature
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requested states to become parties to the Covenants → |
| establishes |
treaty-monitoring mechanisms under the Covenants
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| field |
human rights law
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international law → |
| followedBy |
entry into force of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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entry into force of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the ICCPR → |
| hasPart |
text of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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text of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → text of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → |
| languageOfDocument |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| legalStatus |
non-binding resolution
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| organ |
General Assembly
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| partOf |
International Bill of Human Rights
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| placeOfAdoption |
New York City
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| precededBy |
earlier drafts of the International Covenants
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| regionScope |
worldwide
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| relatesTo |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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| resolutionNumber |
2200A
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| sessionNumber |
21st session
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| subject |
human rights
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international human rights law → |
| topic |
civil and political rights
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economic, social and cultural rights → self-determination of peoples → |
| UNBody |
Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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| UNDocumentSymbol |
A/RES/2200(XXI)
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| yearOfResolution |
1966
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → |
adoptedAt |
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First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
("UN General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)")
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adoptionInstrument |