POL340Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Helsinki Accords, International Labour Organization, Refugee Law
Document Summary
Second world war as a major historical inflection point, but legal development with respect to human rights law do pre-date 1945. Treaties for the protection of religious minorities throughout. Efforts though the international labour organization to advance the rights of workers. Post ww2 there have been a number of (non-binding declarations) 1993, world conference on human rights (creation of high. Conventions dealing with specific wrongs (i. e. torture and genocide) Conventions protecting certain classes of persons (i. e. refugees, children, women, etc. ) Article 2 provides for progressive realization of the rights defined in the treaty. Only immediate obligation under article 2 is to "take steps" Legislative measures are highlighted as one of the steps that can be taken, but legislation is not the only step a state can take to progressively realize the right under. Silent with respect to particular form of economic system employed by states parties. Icescr provides for the progressive realization of economic, social, and cultural rights.
