Annex 2: international instruments
| Author | Guomundsdottir, Guorun D. |
| Pages | 72-73 |
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ANNEX 2: INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
Country: Iceland
Date: 31 December 2019
Instrument
Date of
signature
Date of
ratification
Derogatio
ns/
reservatio
ns
relevant
to
equality
and non-
discrimina
tion
Right of
individual
petition
accepted?
Can this
instrument
be directly
relied upon
in domestic
courts by
individuals?
European
Convention
on Human
Rights
(ECHR)
04.11.1950
29.06.1953
No
Yes
Yes, the ECHR
has been
incorporated
into domestic
law.
Protocol 12,
ECHR
04.11.2000
Not ratified.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Revised
European
Social
Charter
04.11.1998
Not ratified.
N/A
Ratified
collective
complaints
protocol?
No
N/A
International
Covenant on
Civil and
Political
Rights
30.12.1968
22.08.1979
No
Yes
No
Framework
Convention
for the
Protection of
National
Minorities
01.02.1995
Not ratified.
N/A
N/A
N/A
International
Covenant on
Economic,
Social and
Cultural
Rights
30.12.1968
22.08.1979
No
No
No
Convention
on the
Elimination
of All Forms
of Racial
Discrimina-
tion
14.12.1966
13.03.1967
No
Yes
No
Convention
on the
Elimination
of
24.07.1980
18.06.1985
No
Yes
No
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