Sanctions regimes affecting ESC rights

Sanctions regimes affecting ESC rights
Failure to protect the economic, social, and cultural rights of affected populations

Type of entry: Potential Violation

When an external party takes upon itself even partial responsibility for the situation within a country..., it also unavoidably assumes a responsibility to do all within its power to protect the economic, social and cultural rights of the affected population. CESCR/GC 8(13).

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Related Terms:

Other Related Terms (keywords):

Boycotts
Divestiture
Embargoes

See ESC right:

Food, adequate

Relevant ICESCR Articles:

11(2)(b): The States Parties to the present Covenant, recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall take, individually and through international co-operation, the measures, including specific programmes, which are needed:

(b) Taking into account the problems of both food-importing and food-exporting countries, to ensure an equitable distribution of world food supplies in relation to need.