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11. General Comments of human rights treaty bodies (Content Code B26)

The human rights treaty bodies publish their interpretation of the content of provisions in treaties, known as "General Comments" on thematic issues or methods of work.

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination refer to their General Comments on specific rights as "General Recommendations".

General Comments may be issued as individual documents, sometimes first in draft versions (CRP in document symbols). They are published in final reports of the treaty bodies, and some treaty body General Comments are compiled in UN sales publications.

- To facilitate systematic retrieval of adopted General Comments, assign content code B26 (General Comments of treaty bodies) in tag 089.

- Assign content code A17 to draft General Comments.

- Assign the title subject for the treaty in tag 630 and assign the corporate name entry for the treaty body, including the session at which the General Comment is adopted, in tag 710.

 

Example 1: Adopted General Comment

089 $b B26
191 $a CRC/C/GC/10 $b CRC/C/ $c 44
245 10 $a General Comment no. 10 (2007), Children's rights in juvenile justice
630 07 $a Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
650 17 $a RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
650 17 $a JUVENILE JUSTICE
710 2_ $a UN. Committee on the Rights of the Child (44th sess. : 2007 : Geneva)

 
Example 2: Draft General Comment

089 $b A17
191 $a CAT/OP/2/CRP.10 $b CAT/OP/ $c 2
245 10 $a General Comment no. 1, Setting up of national prevention mechanisms
630 07 $a Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984). Protocols, etc., 2002 Dec. 18
650 17 $a TORTURE PREVENTION
650 17 $a PRISONER TREATMENT
650 17 $a HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS
650 17 $a INSTITUTION BUILDING
710 2_ $a UN. Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment




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