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Tag: CULTURAL RIGHTS

  • Foreign Debt

    Foreign Debt and Human Rights in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 24, 2011, the United States voted against a Human Rights Council resolution extending the mandate of the independent expert […]

  • Human Rights Council Resolution

    Human Rights Council Resolution in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On June 17, 2011, the United States joined consensus on the Human Rights Council resolution "Promotion of the enjoyment of […]

  • Food Issues

    Food in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Food: On March 21, 2013, the United States joined consensus on a resolution adopted by at the 22nd session of the HRC on the right to food. U.N. Doc. A/HRC/RES/22/9. Attorney Adviser Julianna Bentes delivered the […]

  • Food Issues

    Food in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Food: On March 21, 2013, the United States joined consensus on a resolution adopted by at the 22nd session of the HRC on the right to food. U.N. Doc. A/HRC/RES/22/9. Attorney Adviser Julianna Bentes delivered the […]

  • Human Rights Council Statements

    March Joint Statement at the Human Rights Council in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In March 2011, the United States co-chaired and led the international lobbying effort on a joint statement on […]

  • Health Issues

    Health in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to Health: On September 26, 2013, the 24th session of the HRC adopted, without a vote, a resolution on “the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and […]

  • Human Rights Council Resolutions

    Human Rights Council Resolutions in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 25, 2011, the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the right to development. U.N. Doc. A/HRC/RES/16/117. The […]

  • Human Rights Council Resolutions

    Human Rights Council Resolutions in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 25, 2011, the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the right to development. U.N. Doc. A/HRC/RES/16/117. The […]

  • Education Issues

    Education in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Education: Ambassador Donahoe delivered remarks at the 23rd session of the HRC explaining the U.S. position on, and vote in favor of, the resolution on the right to education adopted by the HRC. U.N. Doc. […]

  • Education Issues

    Education in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Education: Ambassador Donahoe delivered remarks at the 23rd session of the HRC explaining the U.S. position on, and vote in favor of, the resolution on the right to education adopted by the HRC. U.N. Doc. […]

  • Independent Expert Mission

    Independent Expert's Mission to the United States in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Then-UN Independent Expert on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Related to Access to Safe Drinking Water […]

  • Sanitation

    Water and Sanitation in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Water and Sanitation: On September 27, 2013, the U.S. delegation provided an explanation of its position, joining consensus on the resolution at the 24th session of the HRC on "the human right to […]

  • Health Access

    Health in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Health: The HRC adopted a resolution at its 23rd session on “Access to medicines in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.” […]

  • Right to Privacy

    In relation to the right to privacy and constitutional law, Anna Jonsson Cornell[1] made the following observation: Since there is no theoretical or legal universally applicable umbrella concept of the right to privacy it is important how we structure our thinking around this particular […]

  • Human Rights Council

    United States Statement at the Human Rights Council in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On September 14, 2011, at the 18th session of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Donahoe delivered a […]