>Economic, social, and cultural rights (ESC rights) aredifferent than civil and political rights (CPR rights) in allthe following ways EXCEPT:34States' ESC rights obligations may bevoluntary and a state may set its ownbenchmarks, so long as it provides theminimum core of the right.The human rights consensus is that ESC rightsmust come before CPR rights and thereforehave priority over CPR rights.A different set of rules for enforcement of ESCrights may be applied to states with limitedresources than states that have adequateresources.Enforcement of ESC rights is progressive, andtherefore a state is allowed to prioritize themost needy or most vulnerable.

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Economic, social, and cultural rights (ESC rights) are different than civil and political rights (CPR rights) in all the following ways EXCEPT: States' ESC rights obligations may be voluntary and a state may set its own benchmarks, so long as it provides the minimum core of the right. The human rights consensus is that ESC rights 2 must come before CPR rights and therefore have priority over CPR rights. 3 A different set of rules for enforcement of ESC rights may be applied to states with limited resources than states that have adequate resources.

Economic, social, and cultural rights (ESC rights) are different than civil and political rights (CPR rights) in all the following ways EXCEPT: States' ESC rights obligations may be voluntary and a state may set its own benchmarks, so long as it provides the minimum core of the right. The human rights consensus is that ESC rights 2 must come before CPR rights and therefore have priority over CPR rights. 3 A different set of rules for enforcement of ESC rights may be applied to states with limited resources than states that have adequate resources.