International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/international-covenant-on-economic-social-and-cultural-rights

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the legal status?A binding international human rights treaty under international law
2. What is the supervisory body?The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
3. Why was the ICESCR created after World War II?It was made to help people recover from the suffering of World War II and to show that peace needs basic human needs to be met.
4. What does "progressive realization" mean in the ICESCR?Progressive realization means that countries must try their best with the resources they have, and it may take time to fully give everyone the rights.

Progressive Realization: The obligation of states to take steps over time to achieve rights to the maximum of their available resources.
Available Resources: Refers to the financial, material, and human resources a state has at its disposal.
Indivisibility of Human Rights: The principle that all human rights (civil, political, economic, social, cultural) are equally important and interconnected.