THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS: A NEW INSTRUMENT TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

Christian Courtis

doi:10.18593/ejjl.v16i2.7561

THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS: A NEW INSTRUMENT TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

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Christian Courtis United Nations

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https://doi.org/10.18593/ejjl.v16i2.7561

Abstract

The article discusses the adoption of the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as a means to obtain redress for violations against economic, social and cultural rights in the international sphere – including its potential use for the consideration of the violation of extraterritorial obligations.

Keywords: Human rights. Social rights. Violations. Optinal protocol.

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Author Biography

Christian Courtis, United Nations

Professor da Faculdad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaExecutivo do Alto Comissariado de Direitos Humanos da ONU, Genebra, Suíça.

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Published

2015-08-28

How to Cite

Courtis, C. (2015). THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS: A NEW INSTRUMENT TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL], 16(2), 295–302. https://doi.org/10.18593/ejjl.v16i2.7561

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2015): ESPAÇO JURÍDICO JOURNAL OF LAW [EJJL]

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HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

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