• Launch of “Maastricht Principles on the Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”

    Geneva, 5 March 2012 / At a side event during the 19th session of the Human Rights Council, the new “Maastricht Principles on the Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights” were officially launched. Drafted by the International Commission of Jurists, and finalized in October 2011, these international legal principles clarify the human rights obligations of States beyond their own borders. The principles were adopted by the experts in their individual capacity. Access the Maastricht principles here; access a commentary by international human rights experts here.