Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order

Core international instruments relevant to the mandate

• United Nations Charter
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• Optional Protocol to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
• Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
• Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
• Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
• Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
• Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
• Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
• International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
• International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Relevant resolutions:

• 66/159
• 65/223
• 63/189
• 61/160
• Human Rights Council resolution 8/5 (PDF)
• Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/63