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E/C.12/1997/8 page 5 United Nations and the general principles of international law. Rather, it is to insist that lawlessness of one kind should not be met by lawlessness of another kind which pays no heed to the fundamental rights that underlie and give legitimacy to any such collective action. Adopted on 4 December 1997 Notes “Supplement to an Agenda for Peace: position paper of the 1/ Secretary-General on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations” (A/50/60-S/1995/1) paragraphs 66-76. “Impact of armed conflict on children” (A/51/306, annex) (1996), 2/ paragraph 128. L. Minear, et al., Toward More Humane and Effective Sanctions 3/ Management: Enhancing the Capacity of the United Nations System, Executive Summary. Study prepared at the request of the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs on behalf of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 6 October 1997. 4/ Ibid. -----

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General Comment No. 8 (1997) The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights

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Right to adequate housing
Right to education
Right to food
Right to health
Right to social security
Right to take part in cultural life
Right to water and sanitation
Right to work

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International Human Rights Body

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Date: Dec 12, 1997

Summary: This CESR General Comment details the relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights. The imposition of sanctions does not in any way nullify or diminish the relevant obligations of that State party. As in other comparable situations, those obligations assume greater practical importance in times of particular hardship. The Committee is thus called upon to scrutinize very carefully the extent to which the State concerned has taken steps “to the maximum of its available resources” to provide the greatest possible protection for ESCR. When the affected State is also a State party, it is doubly incumbent upon other States to respect and take account of the relevant obligations. To the extent that sanctions are imposed on States which are not parties to the Covenant, the same principles would in any event apply.

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