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Practice question: International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

What does ICESCR Article 12 recognize?
  1. A guarantee that no person will ever become ill.
  2. An unconditional right to any treatment at any price.
  3. The right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
  4. A right confined to physical health alone.
  5. A right limited to persons already employed.

Legal references

  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Articles 2–4, 7, 9, 12–14, https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/36/10829
  • CESCR, General Comment No. 13 (1999), paragraphs 43–45, https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=NDHbUvPo0H0e6ReM%2BeoASfvbY3aH6JttLpsRvkmL87wD80W4xnAiRpmKA6ZLwTp9xzCLNUYwTBP35uH1Fw6yqQ%3D%3D

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