International Covenant on Economic, Social,
and Cultural Rights
The States Parties to the present Covenant,
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Recognizing that these rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person,
Recognizing that, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ideal of free human beings enjoying freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his economic, social and cultural rights, as well as his civil and political rights,
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Realizing that the individual, having duties to other individuals and to the community to which he belongs, is under a responsibility to strive for the promotion and observance of the rights recognized in the present Covenant,
Agree upon the following articles:
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Publication information:
Book title: American Bioethics: Crossing Human Rights and Health Law Boundaries.
Contributors: George J. Annas - Author.
Publisher: Oxford University Press.
Place of publication: New York.
Publication year: 2004.
Page number: 195.
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