Marco Odello is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Department of Law & Criminology, Aberystwyth University, UK. He teaches International Law, Human Rights, European Law and Comparative Public Law. He is a member of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and Editor of The Cambrian Law Review.Francesco Seatzu is Professor of International and EU Law, University of Cagliari, Italy. He is the author of several articles in public and private international law published in Italy and foreign countries, including Insurance in Private International Law: A European Perspective (Oxford, 2003), The World Bank Inspection Panel (Turin, 2008).

• 1. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2. Towards Unity or Fragmentation of Human Rights Protection? The 2008 Optional Protocol and other individual complaints mechanisms 3. Individual Complaints and Other Procedures under the 2008 Optional Protocol 4. The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 5. The System of Periodic Reporting 6. General Comments 7. Final Remarks

Marco Odello is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Department of Law & Criminology, Aberystwyth University, UK. He teaches International Law, Human Rights, European Law and Comparative Public Law. He is a member of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and Editor of The Cambrian Law Review.Francesco Seatzu is Professor of International and EU Law, University of Cagliari, Italy. He is the author of several articles in public and private international law published in Italy and foreign countries, including Insurance in Private International Law: A European Perspective (Oxford, 2003), The World Bank Inspection Panel (Turin, 2008).

• 1. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2. Towards Unity or Fragmentation of Human Rights Protection? The 2008 Optional Protocol and other individual complaints mechanisms 3. Individual Complaints and Other Procedures under the 2008 Optional Protocol 4. The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 5. The System of Periodic Reporting 6. General Comments 7. Final Remarks