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" SWEEP OF ENFORCEABLE RIGHTS OF MAN AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF   SWEEP OF ENFORCEABLE RIGHTS OF MAN AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF ICCPR & CAT COVENANTS   By   Mr. Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan   The President of Pakistan has recently ratified two important UN Covenants: (i) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and; (ii) Convention Against Torture (CAT). The covenants were adopted by the UN Resolutions of 1966 and 1975 respectively. But the ratification was getting delayed. Pakistan has now become a signatory to key human rights instruments i.e. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Universal Declaration of Human Rights `(UDHR), Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Convention for the Elimination of Social Discrimination (CERD), Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the recent two.   2. Both covenants are in furtherance of the principles laid in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and establish, through treaty of nations, the right of man to enjoy freedom, dignity, right of self-determination and by virtue of the latter he can freely determine his political status and can pursue his economic, social and cultural development. He is to be guaranteed the right of freedom of thought; conscience; religion and to manifest his religion or belief in worship practice and teaching. He is not to be subject to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. A special right is created for under 18 in the matter of death penalty. A minor is to be protected by his family, society and State.   3. The States are required to provide justice to the citizens on basis of recognized…