Objectives
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) was given
form in two covenants—The International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (numbers 1 and 2 below)—and two protocols— the Optional
Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and
the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (numbers
3 and 4, below). Together they make up the "International Bill of Human
Rights."
1. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
New York, 1966
2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
New York, 1966
3. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
New York, 1966
4. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty
New York, 1989
