Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. undefined
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Recognizing that the essential rights of man are not derived from one's being a national of a certain State, but are based upon attributes of the human person, for which reason they merit international protection in the form of a convention reinforcing or complementing the protection provided by the domestic law of the American States;
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Organization of American States
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1988
Paragraph type
Preamble
Reference
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” (1988), Preamble.