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| Specific
Instruments |
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Declaration on Territorial Asylum |
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| Date of adoption:
14/12/1967 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance |
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| Date of adoption:
11/12/1953 |
Entry into
force:
1/7/1954 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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European Code of Social Security |
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| Date of adoption:
16/4/1964 |
Entry into
force:
2/3/2001 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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European Code of Social Security (Revised) |
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| Date of adoption:
6/10/1990 |
Entry into
force:
2/3/2001 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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European Convention on Social Security |
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| Date of adoption:
14/12/1972 |
Entry into
force:
1/3/1977 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons |
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| Date of adoption:
28/9/1954 |
Entry into
force:
6/6/1960 |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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Protocol to the European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance |
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| Date of adoption:
11/12/1953 |
Entry into
force:
1/7/1954 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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Protocol to the European Code of Social Security |
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| Date of adoption:
16/4/1964 |
Entry into
force:
17/3/1968 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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Protocol to the European Convention on Social Security |
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| Date of adoption:
11/5/1994 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter |
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| Date of adoption:
5/5/1988 |
Entry into
force:
4/9/1992 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: "Protocol of San Salvador" |
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| Date of adoption:
17/11/1988 |
Entry into
force:
16/11/1999 |
| System of protection:
Organization of American States |
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| General
Instruments |
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The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam |
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| Date of adoption:
5/8/1990 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Organization of the Islamic Conference |
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European Social Charter |
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| Date of adoption:
18/10/1961 |
Entry into
force:
26/2/1965 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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European Social Charter (revised) |
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| Date of adoption:
3/5/1996 |
Entry into
force:
1/7/1999 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
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| Date of adoption:
7/12/2000 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
European Union |
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) |
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| Date of adoption:
16/12/1966 |
Entry into
force:
3/1/1976 |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) |
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| Date of adoption:
10/12/1948 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man |
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| Date of adoption:
2/5/1948 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Organization of American States |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) |
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| Date of adoption:
27/6/1981 |
Entry into
force:
21/10/1986 |
| System of protection:
Organization of African Unity |
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| Articles |
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Analysis of Paralysis or Paralysis by Analysis? Implementing Economic Social and Cultural Rights Under the African Charter on Human and People's Rights |
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Chidi ODINKALU ANSELM |
| Latest update:
28/06/2002 |
First published:
2001 |
| Reference:
HRQ Vol 23, p. 327 |
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Outlines the human rights protection agenda that the African Charter enunciates. |
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| Websites |
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International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) |
| Languages:
English Spanish |
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Contains four interactive, searchable databases (or directories) of organizations and individuals, project and activities, regional and domestic case law, and events. |
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European Social Charter |
| Languages:
English French |
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Introduction -News -Access to documents and publications -Access to the case law of the European Social Committee |
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| Selected
Case Law |
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Gaygusuz v. Austria |
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| Date:
16/9/1996 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 16 September 1996, Recueil 1996-IV. n° 39/1995/545/631. |
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Refusal to grant a right to social security benefits prescribed by law - Pecuniary right for the purposes of Article 1-P1 - Discrimination on the sole basis of nationality - Absence of any reasonable justification - Violation. |
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Schuler-Zgraggen v. Switzerland |
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| Date:
24/6/1993 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 26 June 1993, A-263. n° 17/1992/362/436. |
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Dispute about social security - Social assistance - Applicability of Article 6 - No violation - Difference in treatment based on sex - Only very strong considerations could justify the differentiation - Violation of Article 14. |
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Hendrika S. Vos v. Netherlands |
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| Date:
2/5/1989 |
| Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
| Legal reference:
CCPR/C/35/D/218/1986 |
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Rule exists to avoid overlapping social benefits - Beneficiaries receive lower social assistance payments based on civil status - No violation of Article 26 (equality before the law). |
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Ibrahima Gueye et al. v. France |
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| Date:
6/4/1989 |
| Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
| Legal reference:
CCPR/C/35/D/196/1985 |
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Refusal, based on a change in nationality, to grant pension rights to Senegalese soldiers who had served France prior to Senegalese independence - Violation of Article 26 (equality before the law). |
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F. H. Zwaan-de Vries v. the Netherlands |
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| Date:
9/4/1987 |
| Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
| Legal reference:
CCPR/C/29/D/182/1984 |
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Social benefits were given to married men but refused to married women - Discrimination based on sex - Violation of Article 26 (equality before the law). |
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| Case Law
Websites |
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Council of Europe - Human Rights Web |
| Languages:
English French |
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Search the case-law of the European Convention on Human Rights control bodies. |
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International Human Rights Law Database (The) |
| Languages:
English |
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A resource for those seeking summaries and commentaries on international human rights case law, the database allows searches by text, 47 subjects, 81 states, 9 treaties, 9 decisionmaking bodies, and date. A powerful and quick database. |
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| Reports |
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La protection sociale |
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Sénat français - Division des études de législation comparée du service des affaires européennes |
Date:
12/1995 |
| Reference:
LC 10 |
| Source:
French Senate |
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Comparative Law (Germany, Denmark, Spain, Holland and United Kingdom). |
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| Books |
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Droits sociaux et droit européen : bilan et prospective de la protection normative |
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J.-F. Flauss Ed. - Jean-François FLAUSS |
| Reference:
Bruxelles, Droit & Justice, Bruylant, 2002 |
| Languages:
French |
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In the Council of Europe and in the European Union, social rights are the object of a growing protection, both in quality and quantity. Questions raised : problems of coexistence and reciprocal influences - unicity of the standards of protection |
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| Periodicals |
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Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme |
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| Reference:
Bruxelles, Nemesis |
| Contact:
vf@lambert.be |
http://www.revtrdrh.be |
| Languages:
French |
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Specialized periodical. Articles on doctrine - Commentaries on the decisions of various courts - Extracts of new decisions - Bibliographies - News: conferences... Special issues. |
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| Human Rights
Actors |
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Afriafya () |
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http://www.afriafya.org/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
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Organisation for the promotion of health in Kenya. |
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Aide Médicale Internationale à l'Enfance (AMIE) |
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http://www.amie.ca/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
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Founded in 1969, AMIE is an organization working for the welfare of children worldwide. |
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Asian Health Institute (AHI) |
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http://www.jca.apc.org/ahi/ |
Type:Other |
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Japanese organization for the promotion of health in Asia. |
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Canadian Feed the Children () |
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http://www.canadianfeedthechildren.ca/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
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Organization for the healthy development of children. |
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Collaboration Santé Internationale (CSI) |
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http://www.csiquebec.org/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
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NGO supporting education and health. |
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Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels (CESCR) |
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http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cescr.htm |
Type:United Nations System |
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Treaty body created in 1985 by the ECOSOC (not by the ICESCR itself). Convenes twice a year to monitor the implementation of the Covenant by States parties, assist them in fulfilling their obligations. Writes General Comments on Covenant rights. |
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François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights (Harvard University) () |
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http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/fxbcenter/ |
Type:Research / Education |
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The first academic center to focus exclusively on health and human rights. Combines research and teaching with service and advocacy. Works internationally and nationally with health and human rights practitioners, governments, NGOs, academics,... |
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German Foundation for World Population (DSW) |
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http://www.dsw-online.de/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
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DSW is a development co-operation organization working at international level, focusing on demographic development and reproductive health. |
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Human Rights at Work Foundation () |
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http://www.fdht.org |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
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The Foundation supports initiatives for the advancement of fundamental human rights in work situations. The general framework of action: safety and health of workers, freedom of association and negociation, struggle against discrimination... |
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National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (Law Center) |
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http://www.nlchp.org/about/ |
Type:Network |
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The mission of the Law Center is to alleviate, ameliorate and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness. |
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Nestlé Foundation () |
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http://www.nestlefoundation.org/ |
Type:Other |
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Foundation created by Nestlé in 1966, supports research in human nutrition for developing countries. |
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UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues () |
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http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/pfii |
Type:United Nations System |
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Advisory body to UN Economic and Social Council- Indigenous issues concerning economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights- Established in July 2000. |
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University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR) |
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http://www.uichr.org/ |
Type:Research / Education |
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Cross-disciplinary activities designed to consider the problems and prospects of human rights in the US and abroad, with particular attention given to economic, social, and cultural rights. |
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