Annotation:
In this General Comment, dated December 3, 1998, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights addresses States Parties' obligations to give effect to the rights recognized in the
Covenant. The Committee emphasizes that modifications to the domestic legal
order may be necessary to fulfil treaty obligations. Although the Covenant does
not expressly require judicial remedies, the Committee notes that a failure to
provide such remedies must be justified. General Comment 9 also addresses
the means of implementation into the domestic legal order; the desirability of
direct incorporation; the role of legal remedies such as administrative
procedures; and the treatment of the Covenant in domestic courts.