This authoritative Commentary, drafted and edited by scholars from the Academic Network on the European Social Charter and Social Rights (ANESC) is intended for academic researchers studying socio-economic rights in Europe and legal practitioners, civil society organisations, trade unions and state representatives engaging with the procedures of the European Committee of Social Rights. The text comprises contributions from a diverse group of experts, bringing together senior and young scholars from various countries and legal traditions.

The full Commentary consists of 106 Chapters, organized into eight volumes. Some chapters focus on the substantive state obligations and the jurisprudence of the European Committee of Social Rights in discrete thematic areas. Other chapters delve into the procedures that state representatives, international bodies and applicants must follow to engage with the European Social Charter system.

Volume 5 (Part III, Article A and B, Part IV, Article C) examines the nature of State Parties’ commitments under the European Social Charter and their monitoring through the established state “reporting” mechanism.