The ICCPR restricts in article 2 (3) the right to an effective remedy at law to a redress only of the rights and freedoms recognised by the Covenant itself. But this text legitimately requires ...
The pact was formally codified as a 'covenant' in 2000. It is not a law but is reinforced by custom and convention. The covenant only officially applies to the army, but its core principles are ...
They set forth everyday rights such as the right to life, equality before the law, freedom of expression, the rights to work, social security and education. Together with the UDHR, the Covenants ...