On 6 February, during the opening session for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the ICJ made an oral statement
ICJ statement optional protocol-event-2006 (full text in English, PDF)
Opening statement by the ICJ to the open-ended Working Group to consider options for an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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