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The United Nations Human Rights Treaties

  • Draft Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [E/CN.4/1997/105] (1996)
  • Report on the workshop on the justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights, with particular reference to the draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [E/CN.4/2001/62/Add.2] (2001)
  • Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2002/24 [E/CN.4/RES/2002/24] (2002)
  • Commission on Human Rights resolution 2001/30 (2001)
  • Report of the independent expert on the question of a draft optional protocol [E/CN.4/2002/57] (2002)
  • Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2003/18 [E/CN.4/RES/2003/18] (2003)
  • Report of the independent expert on the question of a draft optional protocol [E/CN.4/2003/53] (2003)
  • Report of the independent expert on the question of a draft optional protocol[E/CN.4/2003/53/Corr.1] (2003)
  • Report of the independent expert on the question of a draft optional protocol [E/CN.4/2003/53/Corr.2] (2003)
  • Report of the Secretary-General in response to Commission resolution 2003/18 [E/CN.4/2004/WG.23/2]
  • Report of the open-ended working group to consider options regarding the elaboration of an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its first session [E/CN.4/2004/44]
  • Comparative summary of existing communications and inquiry procedures and practices under international human rights instruments and under the United Nations system: Report of the Secretary-General [E/CN.4/2005/WG.23/2]
  • Report of the open-ended working group to consider options regarding the elaboration of an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its second session [E/CN.4/2005/52]
  • Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2005/22: Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights [E/2005/23, resolution 2005/22] (2005)
  • Elements for an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Analytical paper by the Chairperson-Rapporteur, Catarina de Albuquerque [E/CN.4/2006/WG.23/2]
  • Report of the open-ended working group to consider options regarding the elaboration of an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its third session [E/CN.4/2006/47]
  • Human Rights Council Resolution 1/3: Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [A/61/53, resolution 1/3] (2006)
  • An evaluation of the obligation to take steps to the “maximum of available resources” under an Optional Protocol to the Covenant [E/C.12/2007/1]
  • Draft Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, prepared by the Chairperson-Rapporteur, Catarina de Albuquerque [A/HRC/6/WG.4/2]
  • Report of the Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its fourth session [A/HRC/6/8]
  • Human Rights Council Resolution 8/2: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2008) [advance unedited version]
  • Report of the Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its fifth session [A/HRC/8/7]
  • Report of the Human Rights Council – Recommendation of the Third Committee to the General Assembly (Optional Protocol adopted December 10, 2008)