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African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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AN EVALUATION OF THE OBLIGATION TO TAKE STEPS TO THE “MAXIMUM OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES” UNDER AN OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE COVENANT
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Sep 21, 2007
Statements and Letters
Angola
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Arab Human Rights Committee
Regional Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Argentina
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Armenia
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ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
Regional Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Asociación de Trabajadores del Estado (ATE) and Molina v. Municipalidad de Salta
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- Rights Involved
- Right to work
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- Resource allocation
- National Court
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- Jun 18, 2013
Judgments
Austerity on the loose in Portugal: European judicial restraint in times of crisis
Articles and Commentary
Badín et al. v. Provincia de Buenos Aires
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- Country
- Rights Involved
- Right to adequate standard of living
- National Court
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- Oct 19, 1995
Judgments
Bangladesh
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Barbados
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Belgium
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Bolivia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosphorus Hava Yollari Turizm ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi v. Ireland
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- Minimum core obligations
- Regional Court
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- Jun 30, 2005
Judgments
Botswana
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Brazil
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Burkina Faso
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Burundi
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Cambodia
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Cameroon
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Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State of New York
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- Rights Involved
- Right to education
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- Resource expenditure
- National Court
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- Jun 26, 2003
Judgments
Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State of New York
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- Rights Involved
- Right to education
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- Resource expenditure
- Resource generation
- Transparency
- National Court
- Date
- Jan 9, 2001
Judgments
Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State of New York
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- Right to education
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- Minimum core obligations
- Resource generation
- National Court
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- Nov 20, 2006
Judgments
Canada
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Caso Trabajadores Cesados De Petroperú
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- Right to equality and a fair trial
- Right to work
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- Accountability
- Progressive realization
- Resource expenditure
- Regional Court
- Date
- Nov 23, 2017
Judgments
CCPR General Comment No. 14: Article 6 (Right to Life) Nuclear Weapons and the Right to Life
General Comments
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 24: Article 12 of the Convention (Women and Health)
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Feb 5, 1999
General Comments
CESCR General Comment No. 3: The Nature of States Parties’ Obligations (Art. 2, Para. 1, of the Covenant)
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 14, 1990
General Comments
CESCR General Comment No. 4: The Right to Adequate Housing (Art. 11 (1) of the Covenant)
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 13, 1991
General Comments
CESCR General Comment No. 5: Persons with Disabilities
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 9, 1994
General Comments
CESCR General Comment No. 6: The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Older Persons
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 8, 1995
General Comments
China
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City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v. Blue Moonlight Properties 39 (PTY) Ltd. and Occupiers of Saratoga Avenue
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- Rights Involved
- Right to adequate housing
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- Progressive realization
- National Court
- Date
- Dec 1, 2011
Judgments
Colombia
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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- The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its States parties.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
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- The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
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- The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families by its State parties.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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- The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the body of independent experts which monitors implementation of the Convention by the States Parties.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Committee on the Rights of the Child
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- The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the body of 18 Independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by its State parties.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Compliance of the First Part of Section 3 of State Pensions and State Allowance Disbursement (Case 2009-43-01)
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- Rights Involved
- Right to social security
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- Minimum core obligations
- Participation
- National Court
- Date
- Dec 21, 2009
Judgments
Concluding observations of the Committee in the absence of an initial report from Equatorial Guinea as approved by the Committee at its forty-ninth session (14–30 November 2012)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 13, 2012
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - ECUADOR
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jun 7, 2004
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - NEPAL
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jan 16, 2008
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Argentina
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 14, 2011
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - CAMBODIA
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jun 12, 2009
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 16, 2009
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - GEORGIA
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- May 17, 2000
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - IRAQ
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 12, 1997
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Paraguay
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jan 4, 2008
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - PHILIPPINES
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 1, 2008
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 12, 2003
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - The Kingdom of the Netherlands
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 9, 2010
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jun 5, 2002
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - UKRAINE
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Sep 24, 2001
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - UZBEKISTAN
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jan 24, 2006
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Yemen
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jun 22, 2011
Concluding Observations
Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic,Social and Cultural Rights - INDIA
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Aug 8, 2008
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Peru
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- May 16, 2012
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined eighth and ninth periodic reports of Canada
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Nov 18, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of the Philippines
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 26, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined fifth to eighth periodic reports of Barbados
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 24, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Myanmar
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 25, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Switzerland
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- International Human Rights Body
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined initial and second periodic reports of Thailand
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 7, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of Albania
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 18, 2013
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of Armenia
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 16, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of Liechtenstein
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 3, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of Tajikistan
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Mar 25, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined second to fifth periodic reports of Kenya
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Apr 6, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Egypt
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 13, 2013
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 15, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Saudi Arabia
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 25, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Romania
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 9, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Feb 28, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Costa Rica
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 21, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Sri Lanka
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Aug 4, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth and fifth periodic report of Angola
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Jul 15, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of France
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 13, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Georgia
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Mar 9, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Iraq
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 27, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Mongolia
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Jul 7, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Paraguay
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Mar 20, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Portugal
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 8, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of the Dominican Republic
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 21, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of the Republic of Korea
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 19, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the fourth report of Iceland, adopted by the Committee at its forty - ninth session (12-30 November 2012)
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 11, 2012
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Burkina Faso
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Jul 12, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Burundi
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Oct 16, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Gabon
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 27, 2013
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Indonesia
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Jun 19, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Lithuania
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- International Human Rights Body
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- May 11, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Montenegro
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 15, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Namibia
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Mar 23, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Pakistan
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Jul 20, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of the Gambia
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Mar 20, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Togo, adopted by the Committee at its fiftieth session (29 April–17 May 2013)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jun 3, 2013
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the initial report of Uganda
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
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- Jul 8, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 16, 2013
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of China, including Hong Kong, China, and Macao, China
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
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- Jun 13, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Greece
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
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- Oct 27, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Honduras
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Jul 11, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Serbia
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
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- Jul 10, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Slovenia
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 15, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of the Sudan
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Oct 27, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Uzbekistan
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jun 13, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the second to fourth periodic reports of Viet Nam
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- International Human Rights Body
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- Dec 15, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Canada
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Mar 23, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Colombia
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 19, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Cyprus
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 28, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the Russian Federation
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
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- Oct 16, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 14, 2016
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Ukraine
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jun 13, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Guatemala
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 9, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Ireland
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 8, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Japan, adopted by the Committee at its fiftieth session (29 April-17 May 2013)
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jun 10, 2013
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Nepal
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- Country
- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 12, 2014
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the third periodic report of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 7, 2015
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the third periodic report of the Republic of Moldova
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 19, 2017
Concluding Observations
Concluding observations: Saudi Arabia
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Mar 17, 2006
Concluding Observations
Constitutional Court of Colombia
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- Spanish: Corte Constitucional de Colombia
National Courts
Constitutional Court of Italy
- Legal System
- Civil Law
- Description
- Italian: Corte Costituzionale
National Courts
Constitutional Court of Latvia
- Description
- Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa
National Courts
Constitutional Court of Spain
- Legal System
- Civil Law
- Description
- Spanish: Tribunal Constitucional de España
National Courts
Costa Rica
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Croatia
Countries
Cruz del Valle Bermúdez et al. v. MSAS
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- Rights Involved
- Right to health
- National Court
- Date
- Jul 15, 1999
Judgments
Cyprus
Countries
Czech Republic
Countries
Democratic Republic of Congo
Countries
Diritti incomprimibili degli studenti con disabilità ed equilibrio di bilancio nella finanza locale secondo la sent. della Corte costituzionale n. 275/2016
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- Authors
- Riccardo Cabazzi
- Year
- 2017
Articles and Commentary
Diritti Sociali e Vincoli Di Bilancio: Ricerca di dottrina
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- Authors
- Claudia Marchese
- Year
- 2015
Articles and Commentary
Dominican Republic
Countries
Duties of States towards refugees and migrants under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Mar 13, 2017
Statements and Letters
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as Human Rights: An Introduction
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- Olivier De Schutter
- Year
- 2013
Articles and Commentary
ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Court of Justice
Regional Courts
Ecuador
Countries
Edgewood v. Kirby
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- Country
- Rights Involved
- Right to education
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- Non-discrimination
- Resource allocation
- Resource expenditure
- Resource generation
- National Court
- Date
- Oct 2, 1989
Judgments
Egypt
Countries
Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
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- Country
- Rights Involved
- Right to health
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- Non-discrimination
- Resource allocation
- National Court
- Date
- Oct 9, 1997
Judgments
Equal Education v. Minister of Basic Education
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- Country
- Rights Involved
- Right to education
- Right to water and sanitation
- Rights of the child
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- Accountability
- Progressive realization
- Resource allocation
- Transparency
- Date
- Jul 19, 2018
Judgments
Equality Rights and the Allocation of Scarce Resources in Health Care: A Comment on Cameron v. Nova Scotia
Articles and Commentary
Equatorial Guinea
Countries
European Committee of Social Rights
Regional Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
European Court of Human Rights
Regional Courts
European Court of Justice
Regional Courts
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
- Legal System
- Civil Law
- Description
- German: Bundesverfassungsgericht, abbreviated BVerfG.
National Courts
Federal Court of Appeals in Administrative Matters
- Legal System
- Civil Law
- Description
- Spanish: Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Contencioso-Administrativo Federal
National Courts
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
- Description
- German: Bundesgericht. French: Tribunal fédéral. Italian: Tribunale federale. Romansh: Tribunal federal.
National Courts
Final draft of the guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights, submitted by the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona
Special Procedure Reports
Final study on illicit financial flows, human rights and the 2030 Agenda forSustainable Development of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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- Date
- Jan 15, 2016
Special Procedure Reports
Five Pensioners v. Peru
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- Rights Involved
- Right to adequate standard of living
- Right to equality and a fair trial
- Right to social security
- Rights of older persons
- Issue
- Non-retrogression
- Progressive realization
- Transparency
- Regional Court
- Date
- Feb 28, 2003
Judgments
For Want of Resources: Reimagining the State’s Obligation to Use ‘Maximum Available Resources’ for the Progressive Realisation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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- Authors
- Ahmed Shahid
- Year
- 2016
Articles and Commentary
France
Countries
French Council of State
- Description
- French: Conseil d'État. The French Council of State is a body of the French national government that acts both as legal adviser of the executive branch and as the supreme court for administrative justice.
National Courts
Gabon
Countries
Gambia
Countries
GENERAL COMMENT 7 - The right to adequate housing (art. 11.1 of the Covenant): forced evictions
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- May 20, 1997
General Comments
General Comment 11 (1999) Plans of action for primary education(article 14 of the ICESCR)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- May 10, 1999
General Comments
GENERAL COMMENT 12 (Twentieth session, 1999) The right to adequate food (art. 11)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- May 12, 1999
General Comments
GENERAL COMMENT No. 2 (2002) The role of independent national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child
General Comments
General comment No. 2 (2014) Article 9: Accessibility
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- May 22, 2014
General Comments
General comment No. 4 (2016) on the right to inclusive education
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Nov 25, 2016
General Comments
GENERAL COMMENT No. 5 (2003) General measures of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
General Comments
General comment No. 5 (2017) on living independently and being included in the community
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Oct 27, 2017
General Comments
GENERAL COMMENT No. 7 (2005) Implementing child rights in early childhood
General Comments
General Comment No. 8 (1997) The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 12, 1997
General Comments
GENERAL COMMENT No. 9 (2006) The rights of children with disabilities
General Comments
GENERAL COMMENT No. 11 (2009) Indigenous children and their rights under the Convention
General Comments
General comment No. 13 (2011) The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence
General Comments
General Comment No. 13 (Twenty-first session, 1999) The right to education (article 13 of the Covenant)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 8, 1999
General Comments
General Comment No. 14 (2000) The right to the highest attainable standard of health (article 12 of the ICESCR)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Aug 11, 2000
General Comments
General Comment No. 15 (2002) The right to water (arts. 11 and 12 of the ICESCR)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jan 20, 2003
General Comments
General comment No. 15 (2013) on the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (art. 24)
General Comments
General comment No. 16 (2013) on State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children’s rights
General Comments
GENERAL COMMENT No. 17 (2005) The right of everyone to benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he or she is the author (article 15, paragraph 1 (c), of the Covenant)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jan 12, 2006
General Comments
General comment No. 17 (2013) on the right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts (art. 31)
General Comments
General comment No. 18 - THE RIGHT TO WORK - Article 6 of the ICESCR
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Feb 6, 2006
General Comments
GENERAL COMMENT NO. 19 - The right to social security (art. 9)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Feb 4, 2008
General Comments
General comment No. 19 (2016) on public budgeting for the realization of children’s rights (art. 4)
General Comments
GENERAL COMMENT No. 20 Non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights (art. 2, para. 2, of the ICESCR)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Jul 2, 2009
General Comments
General comment No. 21 - Right of everyone to take part in cultural life (art. 15, para. 1 (a), of the ICESCR)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Dec 21, 2009
General Comments
General comment No. 21 (2017) on children in street situations
General Comments
General comment No. 22 (2016) on the right to sexual and reproductive health (article 12 of the ICESCR)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- May 2, 2016
General Comments
General comment No. 23 (2016) on the right to just and favourable conditions of work (article7of the ICESCR)
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Apr 27, 2016
General Comments
General comment No. 24 (2017) on State obligations under the ICESCR in the context of business activities
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Aug 10, 2017
General Comments
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, Raquel Rolnik - Addendum - Mission to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona
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Resolution 14/4: The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 15/4: The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4
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Resolution 15/13: Human rights and international solidarity
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Resolution 15/17: Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights: follow-up to Council resolution 11/8
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Resolution 15/22: Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Resolution 16/1: United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
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Resolution 16/27: The right to food
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Resolution 17/3: The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4
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Resolution 17/7: The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 17/23: The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of origin on the enjoyment of human rights
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Resolution 18/1: The human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
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Resolution 18/5: Human rights and international solidarity
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Resolution 20/7: The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Councilresolution 8/4
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Resolution 20/10: The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 22/32: Rights of the child: the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health
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Resolution 23/11: The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 23/12: Human rights and international solidarity
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Resolution 24/11: Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern
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Resolution 24/18: The human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
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Resolution 25/9: The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of origin on the enjoyment of human rights, and the importance of improving international cooperation
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Resolution 25/20: The right to education of persons with disabilities
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Resolution 26/17: The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4
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Resolution 26/21: Promotion of the right of migrants to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Resolution 27/7: The human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
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Resolution 27/14: Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5years of age as a human rights concern
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Resolution 27/15: The right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities
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Resolution 27/30: Effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights: the activities of vulture funds
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Resolution 28/4: The right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community on an equal basis with others
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Resolution 28/5: The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of origin on the enjoyment of human rights, and the importance of improving international cooperation
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Resolution 28/8: The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 28/10: The right to food
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Resolution 28/12: Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 28/15: The right to work
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- Apr 2, 2015
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Resolution 28/19: Rights of the child: towards better investment in the rights of the child
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Resolution 29/3: Human rights and international solidarity
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Resolution 29/7: The right to education
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Resolution 29/11: The negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights
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Resolution 29/22: Protection of the family: contribution of the family to the realization of the right to an adequate standard of living for its members, particularly through its role in poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development
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Resolution 31/5: Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 31/6: The rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies
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Resolution 31/9: Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and the right to non-discrimination in this context
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Resolution 31/10: The right to food
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Resolution 31/11: The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 31/15: The right to work
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Resolution 31/22: The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of origin on the enjoyment of human rights, and the importance of improving international cooperation
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Resolution 32/4: Elimination of discrimination against women
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Resolution 32/9: Human rights and international solidarity
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Resolution 32/18: Mental health and human rights
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Resolution 32/20: Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl
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Resolution 32/22: The right to education
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Resolution 32/23: Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of persons with disabilities
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Resolution 33/10: The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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Resolution 33/11: Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern
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Resolution 33/18: Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights
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Resolution 34/3: Mandate of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 34/4: Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 34/11: The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of origin on the enjoyment of human rights, and the importance of improving international cooperation
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Resolution 34/12: The right to food
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Resolution 34/14: Right to work
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Resolution 35/2: The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4
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Resolution 35/3: Human rights and international solidarity
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Resolution 35/13: Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons
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Resolution 35/22: Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl
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Resolution 35/25: The negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights
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Resolution 37/4: Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and the right to non-discrimination in this context
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Resolution 37/10: The right to food
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Resolution 37/11: The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 37/13: Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights
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Resolution 37/16: Right to work
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Resolution 37/22: Equality and non-discrimination of persons with disabilities and the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice
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Resolution 38/L1/rev1: Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls
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Romania
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Rose v. Council for Better Education
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- Country
- Rights Involved
- Right to education
- Issue
- Minimum core obligations
- Non-discrimination
- Resource expenditure
- Resource generation
- National Court
- Date
- Jun 8, 1989
Judgments
Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail
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- National Court
- Date
- Jan 15, 1992
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Russia
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Saudi Arabia
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SERAP v. Nigeria
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- Rights Involved
- Right to development
- Right to education
- Date
- Nov 30, 2010
Judgments
Serbia
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Shri P. G. Gupta v. State of Gujarat
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- Rights Involved
- Right to adequate housing
- Right to adequate standard of living
- National Court
- Date
- Dec 14, 1994
Judgments
Slovenia
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Social protection floors: an essential element of the right to social security and of the sustainable development goals
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- Apr 15, 2015
Statements and Letters
Société de gestión du port de Campoloro et Société fermière de Campoloro v. France
Judgments
Socio-economic rights during economic crises: A changed approach to non-retrogression
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- Authors
- Ben TC Warwick
- Year
- 2015
Articles and Commentary
Socioeconomic Rights and Theories of Justice
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- Authors
- Jeremy Waldron
- Year
- 2011
Articles and Commentary
Soobramoney v. Minister of Health (Kwazulu-Natal)
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- Rights Involved
- Right to health
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- Progressive realization
- Resource allocation
- National Court
- Date
- Nov 27, 1997
Judgments
South Africa
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South Korea
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Spain
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Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Date
- Aug 10, 2012
Special Procedure Reports
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context
- Description
- The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on the theme of adequate housing.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
- Description
- The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on the theme of contemporary forms of slavery.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Description
- The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on the theme of extreme poverty and human rights.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
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- The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on the theme of human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Description
- The Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on the theme of the right to health.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Description
- The Special Rapporteur on the right to education is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on the theme of the right to education.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
- Description
- The Special Rapporteur on the right to food is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on the theme of the right to food.
International Human Rights Bodies and Procedures
Sri Lanka
Countries
State Obligations Concerning Socio-Economic Rights in Times of the European Financial Crisis
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- Authors
- Jernej Letnar Cernic
- Year
- 2015
Articles and Commentary
State of Punjab v. Ram Lubhaya Bagga
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- Country
- Rights Involved
- Right to health
- National Court
- Date
- Feb 26, 1998
Judgments
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS: POVERTY AND THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
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- International Human Rights Body
- Date
- May 10, 2001
Statements and Letters
Sudan
Countries
Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina
- Legal System
- Civil Law
- Description
- Spanish: Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación
National Courts
Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico
- Legal System
- Civil Law
- Description
- Spanish: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación
National Courts
Supreme Court of New York
- Legal System
- Common Law
- Description
- Note: this is a trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the state of New York, not a high court.
National Courts
Supreme Court of Venezuela
- Description
- Spanish: Corte Suprema de Justicia. Replaced after Dec. 15, 2015 with Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (Supreme Tribunal of Justice)
National Courts
Switzerland
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Tajikistan
Countries
Taxing for the Realization of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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- Authors
- Olivier De Schutter
- Year
- 2017
Articles and Commentary
Tchokontio Happi v. France
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- Country
- Rights Involved
- Right to adequate housing
- Regional Court
- Date
- Apr 9, 2015
Judgments
Thailand
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The Minimum Core of Economic and Social Rights: A Concept in Search of Content
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- Authors
- Katharine G. Young
- Year
- 2008
Articles and Commentary
The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin on the enjoyment of human rights - Final report of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, Cephas Lumina
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- Date
- May 7, 2014
Special Procedure Reports
The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin on the enjoyment of human rights - Interim report by the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, Cephas Lumina
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- Date
- Feb 21, 2013
Special Procedure Reports
The Obligation to Mobilise Resources: Bridging Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, and Economic and Fiscal Policies
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- International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute
- Year
- 2017
Articles and Commentary
The Use of Maximum Available Resources: Article 2 & Governments' Budgets; Expenditures on non-essential items
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- Ann Blyberg, Helena Hofbauer
- Year
- 2014
Articles and Commentary
The Use of Maximum Available Resources: Article 2 & Governments’ Budgets; Under-expenditure resulting from barriers to access and lack of governmental capacity
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- Ann Blyberg, Helena Hofbauer
- Year
- 2014
Articles and Commentary
The Use of Maximum Available Resources: Article 2 and Governments' Budgets
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- Authors
- Ann Blyberg, Helena Hofbauer
- Year
- 2014
Articles and Commentary
The Use of Maximum Available Resources: Article 2 and Governments' Budgets; Expenditures on items that are not effective for guaranteeing rights
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- Authors
- Ann Blyberg, Helena Hofbauer
- Year
- 2014
Articles and Commentary
Timor-Leste
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Togo
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Uganda
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Ukraine
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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Uzbekistan
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V. v. Einwohnergemeine X. und Regierungsrat des Kantons Bern (BGE/ATF 121 I 367)
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- Rights Involved
- Right to social security
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- Minimum core obligations
- Resource allocation
- Resource expenditure
- National Court
- Date
- Oct 27, 1995
Judgments
Venezuela
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Viceconte v. Argentinian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
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- Country
- Rights Involved
- Right to health
- Issue
- Resource allocation
- National Court
- Date
- Jun 2, 1998
Judgments
Vietnam
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Vincoli di Bilancio, Finanza Pubblica e Diritti Sociali Prospettive Comparate: Germania, Spagna, Portogallo e Grecia
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- Authors
- Claudia Marchese
- Year
- 2015
Articles and Commentary
Yemen
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