Follow-up to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
1996
Details
SymbolE/RES/1996/38
TitleFollow-up to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Summary
Noting that the provisions concerning the follow-up and monitoring of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are not consistent with those in other human rights treaties, requests the Secretary-General to sumbit to the Economic and Social Council, at its resumed substantive session of 1996, a report on the legal procedure necessary to bring the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in line with other similar human rights treaty bodies.
Action note1996-07-26
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 51st meeting
Related resourceE/1996/96
Agenda information
E/1996/100 5d[2] ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS--TREATIES (1966)
Date1997
Notes
Adopted at the 51st plenary meeting, 26 July 1996.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 1996, New York, 25 Jan. and 6-9 Feb. 1996; resumed organizational session for 1996, New York, 2 Apr. and 2-3 May 1996; substantive session of 1996, New York, 24 June-26 July 1996; resumed substantive session of 1996, New York, 10 Oct. and 13-14 and 20 Nov. 1996 - E/1996/96 - p. 67 - (ESCOR, 1996, Suppl. no. 1).
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 1996, New York, 25 Jan. and 6-9 Feb. 1996; resumed organizational session for 1996, New York, 2 Apr. and 2-3 May 1996; substantive session of 1996, New York, 24 June-26 July 1996; resumed substantive session of 1996, New York, 10 Oct. and 13-14 and 20 Nov. 1996 - E/1996/96 - p. 67 - (ESCOR, 1996, Suppl. no. 1).