Introduction
United Nations Treaty Terms
Status of Ratifications of the Principal International Human Rights Treaties (as of 8 February 2002)
A. International Covenants and Conventions
Universal Declaration on Human Rights (1948)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
International Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965)
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990)
International Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 82 Concerning Social Policy (Non-Metropolitan Territories) (1947)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 110 Concerning Plantations (1958)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 117 Concerning Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) (1962)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 161 Concerning Occupational Health Services (1985)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 169 Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (1989)
B. Interpretative texts of International Covenants/Conventions
ICESCR General Comment No. 3
ICESCR General Comment No. 4
ICESCR General Comment No. 7
Limburg Principles on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Maastricht Guidelines on Violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
C. United Nations Declarations and Recommendations
Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice (1978)
Declaration on Social Progress and Development (1969)
Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1963)
Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975)
Declaration on the Rights of the Child (1959)
International Labour Organization Recommendation No. 115 Concerning Workers’ Housing (1961)
International Labour Organization Recommendation No. 162 Concerning Older Workers (1980)
D. International Humanitarian Law and Criminal Tribunals
Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, (1949)
1977 Geneva Protocol 1 Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts
1977 Geneva Protocol II Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Concerning Non-International Armed Conflicts (1977)
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Persecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia Since 1991
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for
Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994
Rome Statute for the Establishment of a Permanent International Criminal Court (1998)
E. Other international instruments with specific reference to housing rights
Istanbul Declaration (1996)
Habitat Agenda (1996)
Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements (1976)
United Nations Treaty Terms
Status of Ratifications of the Principal International Human Rights Treaties (as of 8 February 2002)
A. International Covenants and Conventions
Universal Declaration on Human Rights (1948)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
International Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965)
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990)
International Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 82 Concerning Social Policy (Non-Metropolitan Territories) (1947)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 110 Concerning Plantations (1958)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 117 Concerning Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) (1962)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 161 Concerning Occupational Health Services (1985)
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 169 Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (1989)
B. Interpretative texts of International Covenants/Conventions
ICESCR General Comment No. 3
ICESCR General Comment No. 4
ICESCR General Comment No. 7
Limburg Principles on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Maastricht Guidelines on Violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
C. United Nations Declarations and Recommendations
Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice (1978)
Declaration on Social Progress and Development (1969)
Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1963)
Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975)
Declaration on the Rights of the Child (1959)
International Labour Organization Recommendation No. 115 Concerning Workers’ Housing (1961)
International Labour Organization Recommendation No. 162 Concerning Older Workers (1980)
D. International Humanitarian Law and Criminal Tribunals
Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, (1949)
1977 Geneva Protocol 1 Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts
1977 Geneva Protocol II Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Concerning Non-International Armed Conflicts (1977)
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Persecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia Since 1991
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for
Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994
Rome Statute for the Establishment of a Permanent International Criminal Court (1998)
E. Other international instruments with specific reference to housing rights
Istanbul Declaration (1996)
Habitat Agenda (1996)
Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements (1976)