GEOLOGY 002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Secretary-General Of The United Nations, Rapporteur, International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights
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Task 1: un framework for protection of hrs: treaty bodies: procedural issues. Mr perez citizen of lugano state sign & ratify crc (not op) + iccpr (+ op) but not before 1st instance of torture arose. Mr perez wants to go before a tb for visibility of his case. Art 2 crc general obligation to protect the child by state. Optional protocol crc (2011), art 5 on individual communication procedure not applicable. Art 1 1st op individual communications but not yet applicable (art 9(2) 3 months after ratification) Iccpr has no retroactive effect but here ongoing effects. Un experts call nl to facilitate nat. debate on old-age tradition of black peter the servant. Un experts independent + report to un hrs council. Experts = (5) working group on people of african descent (wgpad) + special rapporteur on cultural rights + independent expert on minority issues + special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrim. , xenophobia and related intolerance.
