This Book Is The First Collection Of The Drafting Records Of The One Of The World's Two Foremost Human Rights Treaties, The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights (icescr) Of 1966. It Makes An Important Contribution To Understanding The Origins And Meaning Of Economic And Social Rights, Which Were Drafted Over Almost Two Decades Years Between 1947 And 1966. There Is Increasing Global Interest In The Stronger Protection Of Economic, Social, And Cultural Rights, Which Are Vital To The Survival, Dignity, And Prosperity Of Everyone. Since 2013, Individuals Have Been Able To Complain To The United Nations About Violations Of Their Rights, And Action Can Also Often Be Taken Through Regional And National Human Rights Procedures. In This Context, Many Of The Current Debates Surrounding Economic And Social Rights Can Be Best Understood In The Light Of Their Drafting History. This Book Judiciously Selects, And Chronologically Presents, The Most Important Drafting Documents Or Extracts Thereof Between 1947 And 1966. The Book Contains An Extensive Annotated Table Of Documents, Allowing Researchers To Track The Progress Of The Key Rights And Issues In The Drafting. Volume 1: The Drafting Of The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights, 1948-1966 -- Annex I. Statement Of Essential Human Rights By A Committee Appointed By The American Law Institute -- Annex Ii. Inter-american Juridical Committee's Draft Declaration Of The International Rights And Duties Of Man (31 December 1945) -- 1947: Commission On Human Rights, Second Session -- 1948: Commission On Human Rights, Third Session, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And The Question Of Implementation -- Commission On Human Rights, Drafting Committee, Second Session -- 1949: Commission On Human Rights, Fifth Session, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights -- Ecosoc, Eighth Session -- Ecosoc, Council Committee On Non-government Organizations, Proposals And Observations Relating To The Draft First International Covenant On Human Rights -- 1950: Commission On Human Rights, Sixth Session, Comments Of Governments On The Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- Commission On Human Rights, Sixth Session, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights -- Ecosoc, Eleventh Session -- Ecosoc, Twelfth Session, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation : Future Work Of The Commission On Human Rights -- Ecosoc, Council Committee On Non-government Organizations, Proposals And Observations Relating To The Draft First International Covenant On Human Rights -- General Assembly, Fifth Session, Third Committee, Agenda Item 63, Draft First International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- General Assembly, Fifth Session, Third Committee, Agenda Item 63, Annexes -- 1951: Commission On Human Rights, Seventh Session : Observations Of Member States On The Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation, As Drafted At The Sixth Session Of The Commission On Human Rights, Received By The Secretary-general Under Unga Resolution 421g (v) And Ecosoc Resolution 303 I (xi) -- Commission On Human Rights, Seventh Session, Agenda Item 3, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- Commission On Human Rights, Seventh Session, Recommendations Converning International Respect For The Self-determination Of Peoples -- Commission On Human Rights, Seventh Session, Agenda Item 3(b), Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- Commission On Human Rights, Seventh Session, Agenda Item 3(b), Working Group On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights -- Commission On Human Rights, Seventh Session, Agenda Item 3, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- Ecosoc, Thirteenth Session -- Ecosoc, Twelfth Session, Provisional Agenda Item 12, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation : Future Work Of The Commission On Human Rights -- Ecosoc, Thirteenth Session, Report Of The Commission On Human Rights, Seventh Session, Observations Of Specialized Agencies And Governments On The Draft International Covenant On Human Rights -- Ecosoc, Twelfth-thirteenth Session -- Ecosoc, Sub-commission On Prevention Of Discrimination And Protection Of Minorities -- Ecosoc, Council Committee On Non-government Organizations, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- Un General Assembly, Sixth Session, Third Committee, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- 1952: Commission On Human Rights, Eighth Session, Agenda Item 4, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- Commission On Human Rights, Eighth Session, Provisional Agenda Item 4 : Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation, Observations Submitted By Member States On The Proposed Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights In Pursuance Of Unga Resolution 543 (vi) -- Commission On Human Rights, Eighth Session, Provisional Agenda Item 4 : Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation, Observations Submitted By Specialized Agencies On The Proposed Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights In Pursuance Of Unga Resolution 543 (vi) -- Commission On Human Rights, Eighth Session, Recommendations Concerning International Respect For The Self-determination Of Peoples -- Commission On Human Rights, Eighth Session, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation, Part Iii Of The Draft Covenant Drawn Up By The Commission At Its Seventh Session -- Ecosoc, Council Committee On Non-governmental Organizations, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- General Assembly, Sixth Session, Third Committee, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- Un General Assembly, Sixth Session -- General Assembly, Sixth Session, Third Committee, Agenda Item 29, Annexes -- General Assembly, Seventh Session, Third Committee, Recommendations Concerning International Respect For The Self-determination Of Peoples -- General Assembly, Official Records, Seventh Session Volume 2: 1953: Ecosoc, Commission On Human Rights, Ninth Session Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation -- General Assembly, Eighth Session, Third Committee, Agenda Item 12, Report Of Ecosoc -- 1954: Commission On Human Rights, Tenth Session, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation, Observations Of Governments, Received By The Secretary-general Pursuant To Ecosoc Resolution 501b (xvi) -- Commission On Human Rights, Tenth Session, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation, Observations Of Non-governmental Organizations Received By The Secretary-general In Pursuance Of Resolution 501b (xvi) Of Ecosoc -- Commission On Human Rights, Tenth Session -- Commission On Human Rights, Tenth Session, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation, Article On The Right To Own Property -- Commission On Human Rights, Tenth Session, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation, Applicability Of The System Of Periodic Reports (articles 60-69) To The Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights -- Commission On Human Rights, Tenth Session, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights And Measures Of Implementation, Applicability Of The Human Rights Committee Procedure (articles 27-48) To The Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights -- Ecosoc, Eighteenth Session -- General Assembly, Ninth Session -- General Assembly, Ninth Session, Third Committee, Agenda Item 58, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- General Assembly, Ninth Session, Agenda Item 58, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- 1955: General Assembly, Tenth Session -- General Assembly, Tenth Session, Agenda Item 28 : Draft Covenant On Human Rights (part I), (annexes), Observations By Governments -- General Assembly, Tenth Session, Third Committee, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- General Assembly, Tenth Session, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- 1956: General Assembly, Eleventh Session, Third Committee, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights -- 1957: General Assembly, Eleventh Session, Third Committee, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights -- General Assembly, Eleventh Session, Agenda Item 31, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- General Assembly, Twelfth Session, Third Committee, Agenda Item 33, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights -- General Assembly, Twelfth Session, Agenda Item 33, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights -- 1962: General Assembly, Seventeenth Session, Third Committee, Agenda Item 43, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- General Assembly, Seventeenth Session, Agenda Item 43 -- 1963: Commission On Human Rights, Nineteenth Session, Provisional Agenda Item 14, Draft International Covenant On Human Rights -- Ecosoc, Thirty-sixth Session -- General Assembly, Eighteenth Session, Agenda Item 12, Third Committee -- General Assembly, Eighteenth Session, Third Committee, Agenda Item 48, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- General Assembly, Eighteenth Session, Agenda Item 48, Annexes, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- 1965: General Assembly, Twentieth Session, Agenda Item 65, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- 1966: General Assembly, Twenty-first Session, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights -- General Assembly, Twenty-first Session, Third Committee, Agenda Item 62, Draft International Covenants On Human Rights, Articles Of Measures Of Implementation Of The Draft Covenant On Economic, Social An