Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions

This publication is part of a series of training handbooks for human rights education which are designed to be adaptable to the needs and experience of a range of potential audiences. This publication focuses on human rights training in relation to the work of national human rights institutions, focusing on the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights.

The obligation to respect In addition to the various specific obligations under
article 2.1 of the Covenant, there are three general obligations within the legal
framework of economic, social and cultural rights: the obligations to respect, to
protect ...