The obligations of States parties under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2009, para. 3
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
The preamble to the Optional Protocol states that its purpose is "further to achieve the purposes" of the Covenant by enabling the Human Rights Committee, established in Part IV of the Covenant, "to receive and consider, as provided in the present Protocol, communications from individuals claiming to be victims of violations of any of the rights set forth in the Covenant". The Optional Protocol sets out a procedure, and imposes obligations on States parties to the Optional Protocol arising out of that procedure, in addition to their obligations under the Covenant.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Human Rights Committee
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Food & Nutrition
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
N.A.
Année
2009
Type de paragraphe
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. 3.