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Article 16 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Exchange or deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession Unless the treaty otherwise provides, instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession establish the consent of a State to be bound by a treaty upon: (a) their exchange between the contracting States; (b) their deposit…
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Article 31 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1. The present Covenant, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations. 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of the present Covenant to all States…
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Article 30 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Irrespective of the notifications made under article 26, paragraph 5, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States referred to in paragraph I of the same article of the following particulars: (a) Signatures, ratifications and accessions under article 26; (b) The date of…
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Article 29 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1. Any State Party to the present Covenant may propose an amendment and file it with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall thereupon communicate any proposed amendments to the States Parties to the present Covenant with a request that they notify him…
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Article 28 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The provisions of the present Covenant shall extend to all parts of federal States without any limitations or exceptions. See also: Article 27 ICESCR
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Article 27 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1. The present Covenant shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the thirty-fifth instrument of ratification or instrument of accession. 2. For each State ratifying the present Covenant or acceding to it…
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Article 26 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1. The present Covenant is open for signature by any State Member of the United Nations or member of any of its specialized agencies, by any State Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and by any other State which has been…
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Article 25 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Nothing in the present Covenant shall be interpreted as impairing the inherent right of all peoples to enjoy and utilize fully and freely their natural wealth and resources. See also: Article 24 ICESCR
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Article 24 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Nothing in the present Covenant shall be interpreted as impairing the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and of the constitutions of the specialized agencies which define the respective responsibilities of the various organs of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies…
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Article 23 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The States Parties to the present Covenant agree that international action for the achievement of the rights recognized in the present Covenant includes such methods as the conclusion of conventions, the adoption of recommendations, the furnishing of technical assistance and the holding of regional meetings…