Continuity of obligations 1997, para. 3

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Furthermore, it is clear that the Covenant is not the type of treaty which, by its nature, implies a right of denunciation. Together with the simultaneously prepared and adopted International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Covenant codifies in treaty form the universal human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the three instruments together often being referred to as the "International Bill of Human Rights". As such, the Covenant does not have a temporary character typical of treaties where a right of denunciation is deemed to be admitted, notwithstanding the absence of a specific provision to that effect.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Human Rights Committee
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
1997
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 26, Continuity of obligations (1997), para. 3.
Paragraph number
3