Seminar Assigments International Human Rights Law

Seminar International Human Rights Law

2021/2022: University of Groningen



Master programme: International human rights law - seminar


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Teacher: Tsampi

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Individual assignment 1 + 2

,First individual assignment




‘CESCR and its influence on the scope of the ICESCR’


Topic: 2
Lecturer: Dr. Katerina Tsampi
Wordcount: 1757 excluding



Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 3

2. Establishment of the CESCR........................................................................................................................ 3
2.1 Role of the CESCR...........................................................................................................................................4

3. General Comments.................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Extraterritoriality; General Comment 3.........................................................................................................5
3.2 The right to an adequate standard of living..................................................................................................6
3.2.1 The right to water; General Comment 15..............................................................................................6
3.3 Influence.........................................................................................................................................................7

4. Concluding observations............................................................................................................................ 7
4.1 Follow-Up.......................................................................................................................................................8
4. 2 Legal issues....................................................................................................................................................9

5. Conclusion................................................................................................................................................. 9

Bibliography................................................................................................................................................ 10

1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 15

2. Special procedures: the SRT...................................................................................................................... 16
2.1 Mandate.......................................................................................................................................................16
2.2 Setting the scene..........................................................................................................................................17
2.2.1 Spain 2003............................................................................................................................................18
2.2.2 Some controversy.................................................................................................................................18

2.3 Picking and choosing; the difficulties faced............................................................................................. 19

2.4 Conclusion............................................................................................................................................. 20

Bibliography................................................................................................................................................ 22

, The CESCR; a last resort for a meaningful implementation system for the
ICESCR?



1. Introduction


The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the only treaty body, out
of the existing 10 United Nations (UN) treaty bodies, that is not established on the basis of
specific provisions of an existing international treaty. 1 However, the CESCR plays a major role
in the development of the content and norms found in the International Convention on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).


The research question which forms the central point in this paper is as follows; in what way
does the CESCR influence the development and content of the norms laid down in the
ICESCR? This paper will analyze the role of the CESCR, by specifically looking at the General
Comments and concluding observations. Furthermore, this paper will touch upon the follow-
up procedure and some legal issues. This paper provides an empirical basis to understand
the influence of the CESCR monitoring process and its importance for the development of
the content of the ICESCR.



2. Establishment of the CESCR

To understand the role and uniqueness of the CESCR, it is important to know some
background information on the establishment of this UN treaty body. This paragraph will
briefly discuss this.

The CESCR is a body of independent experts that monitors the implementation of the
ICESCR by its States parties.2 The CESCR was established under the UN Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution 1985/173 to carry out the monitoring functions

1
A.Kh. Abashide, ‘Role of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Implementation and
Development of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom’ [2012], 1 RUDN Journal of Law, 185, 185.
2
Manisuli Ssnyonjo, ‘Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in International Law, (Hart Publishing 2009), 5.
3
UN ECOSOC Res 1985/17 (28 May 1985) UN Doc E/RES/1985/17.