A - Human Rights Council - Commentary on article 1 (1) of the Declaration on the Right

A/HRC/EMRTD/6/CRP/1 A/HRC/EMRTD/7/CRP.1 1 March 2023 English only Human Rights Council Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Seventh session 3–5 April 2023 Item 4 of the provisional agenda Implementation of the mandate and programme of work Commentary on article 1 (1) of the Declaration on the Right to Development Conference room paper A/HRC/EMRTD/6/CRP/1 Article 1 (1) The right to developm. [...] On 18 May 2021, the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development adopted a Statement supporting the elaboration of a legally binding instrument with a view to strengthening the effective operationalization and full implementation of the right to development. [...] Pending the adoption and ratification of a legally binding instrument on the right to development, the Commentaries on the Declaration offer an opportunity to interpret the Declaration in the light of normative developments that have occurred since its adoption. [...] The Environment and Human Rights (State obligations in relation to the environment in the context of the protection and guarantee of the rights to life and to personal integrity – interpretation and scope of Articles 4(1) and 5(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights). [...] Nothing prevents the use of Article 1(1) of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development for the purpose of interpreting human rights instruments that are applicable in the litigation at hand.