If you want to know more about the RtS, besides the treaties and international legal documents where the RtS is codified, you might want to read also these documents:
- UN, CESCR, General Comment No. 17: on the Right to Benefit from the Protection of the Moral and Material Interests Resulting from Scientific, Literary or Artistic Production (Article 5(1)(c) of the ICESCR), E/C.12/GC/17 (12 Jan. 2006).
- UN, CESCR, General Comment No. 21: Right of Everyone to Take Part in Cultural Life (Art. 15, Para. 1(a), of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), E/C.12/GC/21 (21 Dec 2009).
- UN, CESCR, General Comment No. 22: on the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health (Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), E/C.12/GC/22 (1 May 2016).
- UN, CESCR, General Comment No. 25: the Right to Science, E/C.12/GC/25 (30 Apr 2020).
- UN, CESCR, S.C and G.P. v. Italy, Comm. 22/2017, E/C.12/65/D/22/2017 (7 Mar 2019).
- UN, General Assembly, Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind, Res. 3384 (XXX), UN Doc. A/RES/30/3384 (10 Nov. 1975).
- UN, HRC, Farida Shaheed, Report of the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights: The Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress and Its Applications, A/HRC/20/26 (14 May 2012).
- UN, HRC, Report of the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights, Farida Shaheed: Copyright Policy and the Right to Science and Culture, A/HRC/28/57 (24 Dec. 2014).
- UN, General Assembly, Report of the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights on Patent Policy and the Right to Science and Culture, A/70/279 (4 Aug 2015).
- UN, HRC, Report of the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights, Alexandra Xanthaki: The Right to Participate in Science, A/HRC/55/44 (21 February 2024).
- UNESCO, Experts’ Meeting on the Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress and its Applications: The Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress and Its Applications, (Venice Statement), 2009.
- Limburg Principles on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1987.
- Maastricht Guidelines on Violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2005.
To properly understand these legal documents, we recommend reading Romano C./Boggio, A., The Human Right to Science: History, Development and Normative Content, Oxford University Press, 2024. The book is an exhaustive (900+ pages) analysis of the history, development and normative content of the right to science. You should also read the articles included in this bibliography.
