The Right to Housing in International Law

Before a treaty can become U.S. law, the President must sign the treaty and the Senate must ratify it.  Even if the Senate has ratified a treaty, ratification alone does not give an individual the right to bring a case in court to enforce the terms of the treaty.

This fact sheet contains a list of international treaties that could include the human right to housing and if the U.S. President has signed the treaty and/or the U.S. Senate has ratified it.

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