The obligations of States parties under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2009, para. 8
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The first obligation of a State Party against which a claim has been made by an individual under the Optional Protocol is to respond to the communication within the time limit of six months set out in article 4, paragraph 2. Within that time limit, "the receiving State shall submit to the Committee written explanations or statements clarifying the matter and the remedy, if any, that may have been taken by that State". The Committee's rules of procedure amplify these provisions, including the possibility in exceptional cases of treating separately questions of the admissibility and merits of the communication.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Human Rights Committee
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2009
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Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 33, The obligations of States parties under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (2009), para. 8.