Open AccessThe Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in International Law
Author(s) -
Hennie Strydom
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
constitutional review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2548-3870
pISSN - 2460-0016
DOI - 10.31078/consrev522
Subject(s) - cultural rights , covenant , human rights , scope (computer science) , political science , fundamental rights , international human rights law , social rights , enforcement , right to property , law and economics , state (computer science) , law , sociology , computer science , programming language , algorithm
This contribution commences with a brief overview of the origin of economic, social and cultural rights and their eventual codification in the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The main part then focuses, firstly, on the nature and scope of state obligations for the realization of Covenant rights and the enforcement mechanisms created under the Covenant and its Optional Protocol, and secondly, on the role of the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Security Council. In the conclusion, three contemporary developments are highlighted which could open up new areas in which economic, social and cultural rights could find further application.