General Comment No. 31 on the nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant

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UN Human Rights Committee document authoritative interpretation general comment

General Comment No. 31 is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Human Rights Committee clarifying States Parties’ overarching legal obligations to respect, protect, and ensure the rights enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UN Human Rights Committee document ⓘ authoritative interpretation ⓘ general comment ⓘ
addresses	State responsibility for acts of private persons when States fail to exercise due diligence ⓘ continuing obligations in respect of past Covenant violations ⓘ extraterritorial application of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ non-discrimination in the enjoyment of Covenant rights ⓘ obligation not to invoke domestic law as justification for failure to perform Covenant obligations ⓘ obligation to adopt legislative and other measures to give effect to Covenant rights ⓘ obligation to disseminate information about Covenant rights and remedies ⓘ obligation to ensure that domestic law is compatible with the Covenant ⓘ obligation to ensure that remedies are accessible, effective, and enforceable ⓘ obligation to remove obstacles to the enjoyment of Covenant rights ⓘ obligations of States Parties in relation to persons within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction ⓘ obligations of States Parties regarding states of emergency and derogations under the Covenant ⓘ scope of State responsibility for acts of its agents under the Covenant ⓘ
adoptedAt	United Nations Human Rights Committee 2187th meeting NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations Human Rights Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedInYear	2004 ⓘ
appliesTo	States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
clarifies	general legal obligations of States Parties under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ obligation to ensure rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ obligation to investigate alleged violations of Covenant rights ⓘ obligation to prevent recurrence of Covenant violations ⓘ obligation to prosecute those responsible for serious Covenant violations ⓘ obligation to protect rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ obligation to provide an effective remedy for Covenant violations ⓘ obligation to provide reparation to victims of Covenant violations ⓘ obligation to respect rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
documentNumber	CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.13 ⓘ
issuedBy	United Nations Human Rights Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	authoritative but not legally binding in the same way as the Covenant ⓘ
partOf	jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee ⓘ
relatesTo	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
usedBy	States Parties in implementing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ courts and tribunals interpreting the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ

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