HUMAN RIGHTS · IV-3

South Africa and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

South Africa became bound on 2015-01-12, by ratification, the 161st state to do so.

Treaty

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

State

South Africa

Signed

1994-10-03

Became bound

2015-01-12 — by ratification

Between the two

7,406 days (20.3 years)

Treaty in force since

3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27. 1

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Where this sits

• 161 in order of becoming party
• 174 states bound in total
• New treaty adopted

Order is by the date the depositary records, and states that became bound on the same day share a position — eleven states became party to the Charter on 24 October 1945 and none of them was eleventh.

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