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Nature of the obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights / M. Magdalena Sepúlveda

By: Material type: TextSeries: School of Human Rights Research series ; v. 18.Publication details: Antwerpen ; New York : Intersentia, 2003.Description: xx, 477 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9050952607
  • 9789050952606
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • K3238 .S46
Contents:
Part One: The role of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in clarifying the normative content of the Covenant -- I. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -- II. The Covenant in a changing international environment -- III. The Committee's interpretation of the obligations imposed by the Covenant.
Part Two: The obligations imposed by the Covenant -- IV. The nature of states party obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -- V. The typologies of state duties imposed by the Covenant.
Part Three: Obligations imposed by Part II of the Covenant at the present stage of international human rights law -- VI. General survey of Part II obligations -- VII. Analysis of article 2(1) of the ICESCR -- VIII. Obligations deriving from the principle of equality and non-discrimination -- IX. Summary and concluding observations.
Summary: This book analyses the work of the main supervisory mechanism of the ICESCR, the U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and aims to clarify the normative content of the Covenant, particularly with regard to the obligations imposed by Part II of the Covenant.
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"This volume is an adapted version of a dissertation defended at Utrecht University on 6 May 2002"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-456) and index.

Part One: The role of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in clarifying the normative content of the Covenant -- I. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -- II. The Covenant in a changing international environment -- III. The Committee's interpretation of the obligations imposed by the Covenant.

Part Two: The obligations imposed by the Covenant -- IV. The nature of states party obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -- V. The typologies of state duties imposed by the Covenant.

Part Three: Obligations imposed by Part II of the Covenant at the present stage of international human rights law -- VI. General survey of Part II obligations -- VII. Analysis of article 2(1) of the ICESCR -- VIII. Obligations deriving from the principle of equality and non-discrimination -- IX. Summary and concluding observations.

This book analyses the work of the main supervisory mechanism of the ICESCR, the U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and aims to clarify the normative content of the Covenant, particularly with regard to the obligations imposed by Part II of the Covenant.

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