noun
International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR
Refers collectively to the two UN human rights covenants adopted in 1966: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Often used in legal and diplomatic contexts.
日本は国際人権規約を批准している。
Japan has ratified the International Covenants on Human Rights.
noun
Specifically the covenant covering economic, social, and cultural rights. In practice, 国際人権規約 often refers to both covenants together, but this sense singles out the ICESCR when context requires.
国際人権規約のうち、社会権規約は教育や労働の権利を定めている。
Among the International Covenants on Human Rights, the ICESCR stipulates rights to education and work.