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4 Article 2(2): Non-Discrimination

From: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Commentary, Cases, and Materials

Ben Saul, David Kinley, Jacqueline Mowbray

Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
01 March 2014
ISBN:
9780199640300

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 25 March 2023

Subject(s):
Economic, social, and cultural rights — Right to non-discrimination — Disability — Gender
The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to guarantee that the rights enunciated in the present Covenant will be exercised without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Article 2(2) prohibits discrimination in relation to the substantive rights contained in the Covenant. In contrast to the obligations imposed on states under Article 2(1), which are for the most part subject to progressive realization, the prohibition on...
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