The Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in International Law: Balancing International Supervision and National Sovereignty  

作　　者：DI Lei 狄磊(School of Law,University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

机构地区：[1]School of Law,University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

出　　处：《The Journal of Human Rights》2024年第6期1434-1461,共28页人权(英文版)

基　　金：a phased achievement of the general project of National Social Science Fund “Research on the Implementation of the Right to Health in the Context of the Synchronous Protection in Public and Private Law”(Project Approval Number 2021BFX169);supported by the Funding Program for the “Peak-Climbing Strategy” in Discipline Development of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Number:DF2023YS34)。

摘　　要：The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic,Social and Cultural Rights(hereinafter referred to as the“Optional Protocol”),aimed at resolving the challenges surrounding the justiciability of economic,social and cultural rights(ESCR),has been in effect for 11 years.However,this does not signify a definitive resolution of the justiciability dilemma.A review of the Covenant’s negotiation history reveals that states reached a valuable consensus on the justiciability of ESCR in domestic law.However,significant concerns persist,regarding the scope,methods,and standards of admissibility,as well as substantive issues in international the justiciability in international law.Since the adoption of the Optional Protocol,its acceptance and the operation of individual communication procedures have been far from ideal,further exacerbating the justiciability challenges of ESCR in international law.To address these challenges,individual communication procedures concerning ESCR must strike a balance between international oversight and national sovereignty.In terms of procedural issues,the Committee on Economic,Social and Cultural Rights(“the Committee”)should fully leverage admissibility criteria to screen individual communications and ensure procedural safeguards,while adhering to the boundaries of responsibilities within international human rights monitoring mechanisms.In terms of substantive issues,the Committee should further clarify the“reasonableness standard”as the substantive review criterion,avoiding ceiling-like requirements for contract states and minimizing interference with their discretion.This approach would allow the development of a predictable standard of review that combines stability and flexibility.

关 键 词：ECONOMIC social and cultural rights Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights Committee on economic social and cultural rights individual communication procedure reasonableness standard 

分 类 号：D62[政治法律—政治学]