The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Commentary

• Main Author: Julieta Rossi (auth)
• Other Authors: Bruce Porter (auth), Malcolm Langford (auth), Rebecca Brown (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) 2016
• Subjects: Optional Protocol International Covenant Cultural Rights Social Rights Individual Complaints Procedure Inter-State Procedure The Inquiry Procedure Substantive Obligations Equality and Non-Discrimination Interim Measures Remedial Recommendations
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

On 10 December 2008, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR). The Optional Protocol permits individuals or gr...