General Comment No. 31 on the nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant
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General Comment No. 31 is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Human Rights Committee clarifying States Parties’ overarching legal obligations to respect, protect, and ensure the rights enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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| General Comment No. 31 on the nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9170066 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: General Comment No. 31 on the nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant Context triple: [General Comments (UN Human Rights Committee), hasExample, General Comment No. 31 on the nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant]
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A.
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent refoulement to countries where individuals risk torture.
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B.
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Committee against Torture clarifying states’ obligations to prevent refoulement and protect individuals from being returned to countries where they risk torture.
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C.
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent torture and ill-treatment under Article 2 of the UN Convention against Torture.
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D.
General Comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention
General Comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Committee against Torture detailing states’ obligations to ensure redress and rehabilitation for victims of torture under the Convention against Torture.
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E.
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a human rights treaty that establishes complaint and inquiry mechanisms allowing individuals and groups to seek international review of alleged violations of their economic, social, and cultural rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: General Comment No. 31 on the nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant Target entity description: General Comment No. 31 is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Human Rights Committee clarifying States Parties’ overarching legal obligations to respect, protect, and ensure the rights enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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A.
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent refoulement to countries where individuals risk torture.
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B.
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Committee against Torture clarifying states’ obligations to prevent refoulement and protect individuals from being returned to countries where they risk torture.
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C.
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent torture and ill-treatment under Article 2 of the UN Convention against Torture.
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D.
General Comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention
General Comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Committee against Torture detailing states’ obligations to ensure redress and rehabilitation for victims of torture under the Convention against Torture.
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E.
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a human rights treaty that establishes complaint and inquiry mechanisms allowing individuals and groups to seek international review of alleged violations of their economic, social, and cultural rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
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| instanceOf |
UN Human Rights Committee document
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authoritative interpretation ⓘ general comment ⓘ |
| addresses |
State responsibility for acts of private persons when States fail to exercise due diligence
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continuing obligations in respect of past Covenant violations ⓘ extraterritorial application of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ non-discrimination in the enjoyment of Covenant rights ⓘ obligation not to invoke domestic law as justification for failure to perform Covenant obligations ⓘ obligation to adopt legislative and other measures to give effect to Covenant rights ⓘ obligation to disseminate information about Covenant rights and remedies ⓘ obligation to ensure that domestic law is compatible with the Covenant ⓘ obligation to ensure that remedies are accessible, effective, and enforceable ⓘ obligation to remove obstacles to the enjoyment of Covenant rights ⓘ obligations of States Parties in relation to persons within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction ⓘ obligations of States Parties regarding states of emergency and derogations under the Covenant ⓘ scope of State responsibility for acts of its agents under the Covenant ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | United Nations Human Rights Committee 2187th meeting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Human Rights Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedInYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies |
general legal obligations of States Parties under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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obligation to ensure rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ obligation to investigate alleged violations of Covenant rights ⓘ obligation to prevent recurrence of Covenant violations ⓘ obligation to prosecute those responsible for serious Covenant violations ⓘ obligation to protect rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ obligation to provide an effective remedy for Covenant violations ⓘ obligation to provide reparation to victims of Covenant violations ⓘ obligation to respect rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ |
| documentNumber | CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.13 ⓘ |
| issuedBy | United Nations Human Rights Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | authoritative but not legally binding in the same way as the Covenant ⓘ |
| partOf | jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee ⓘ |
| relatesTo | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ |
| usedBy |
States Parties in implementing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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courts and tribunals interpreting the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Comment No. 31 on the nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant Description of subject: General Comment No. 31 is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Human Rights Committee clarifying States Parties’ overarching legal obligations to respect, protect, and ensure the rights enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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General Comments
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General Comment No. 31 on the nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States Parties to the Covenant
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subject surface form:
General Comments (UN Human Rights Committee)