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


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