International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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United Nations human rights treaty international covenant multilateral human rights treaty

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.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

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 →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A/RES/217 A (III) → CRC → Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities →	relatedTo
Charter 77 → Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights →	basedOn
United Nations human rights system → United Nations system of international law →	includesInstrument
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) → Universal Declaration of Human Rights →	influenced
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) →	adopted
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights →	complements
International Bill of Human Rights →	composedOf
United Nations Commission on Human Rights →	contributedTo
International Bill of Human Rights →	hasCoreComponent
United Nations General Assembly treaties →	hasExample
Treaties of Mexico →	hasPart
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights →	interprets
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights →	legalBasis
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights →	monitorsImplementationOf
United Nations treaty bodies →	monitorsTreaty
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ("International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights system") →	partOf
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families →	preambleReferences
The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights →	relatedWork
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ("ICESCR") →	shortName
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights →	treatyMonitored