Wednesday, 9 September 2020

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, (I.C.C.P.R., 1966)

 

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, (I.C.C.P.R., 1966):- This International Covenant is one of the major extensions of the U.N. Charter & the Universal declaration of human rights 1948 which is obligatory & has legally binding force on parties or U.N. members respective of it, for the universal respect, observance, recognition, protection, promotion, preservation and other connected things of human rights. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, (I.C.C.P.R., 1966) which was come into force on 23 March, 1976 & the ratification was done by India on 10 April, 1979 & it’s the First Optional Protocol to this International Covenant relating to the Civil and Political Rights was enforced on 23 March, 1976 which was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly’s resolution 2200 A (21) dated on 16.12.1966 (contained 14 articles) & it’s II-Optional Protocol with regard to Civil and Political Rights, for the abolition of the death penalty. It was adopted & declared by U.N. General Assembly’s resolution 44/128 dated on 15.12.1989,(contained 11 articles) and was entered into force on 11.07.1991.

This International Covenant has 53 Articles and 06 Parts, for the convenient study of this covenant; it is being divided into following parts as-

1.     The Preamble

2.     The General provisions (Under Articles- 01 to 03 & 05)

3.     The Rights in connection with Emergency (Under Article- 04)

4.     The Part in respect of Substantive Rights (Under Articles- 06 to 27)

5.     The Provisions in relation to the Enforcement Machinery (Under Articles- 28 to 45)

6.      The Provisions regarding Interpretation or Saving (Under Articles- 46 to 47)

7.      The Miscellaneous Provisions relating to Conclusion, Ratification of Accession of the Covenant, amendments & etc. (Under articles 48 to 53)[1]



[1] Ibid Page no. 45.

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