Research Handbook on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as Human Rights. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jackie Dugard, Bruce Porter, Daniela Ikawa, Lilian Chenwi.
• Editors: Dugard, Jackie; Porter, Bruce; Ikawa, Daniela; Chenwi, Lilian
• Contents: Contents: Introduction to the Research Handbook on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights xviii Bruce Porter, Jackie Dugard, Daniela Ikawa and Lilian Chenwi PART I THE HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK FOR ESCR 1 The international human rights system 2 Jackie Dugard 2 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Optional Protocol 14 Daniela Ikawa 3 The African system 28 Lilian Chenwi 4 The European system 49 Colm O'Cinneide 5 The Inter-American System 68 Viviana Krsticevic PART II CONTENT OF THE RIGHTS 6 The right to social security 90 Magdalena Sepúlveda 7 The right to education 114 Faranaaz Veriava and Kate Paterson 8 The right to food 138 Joanna Bourke-Martignoni 9 The right to health 160 Alicia Ely Yamin 10 The right to adequate housing 181 Stuart Wilson 11 The human rights to water and sanitation 203 Catarina de Albuquerque and Virginia Roaf 12 The right to work and rights at work 227 Virginia Brás Gomes PART III CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES 13 Unpacking the minimum core and reasonableness standards 251 Joie Chowdhury 14 Progressive realization using maximum available resources: the accountability challenge 276 Allison Corkery and Ignacio Saiz 15 Interdependence of human rights 302 Bruce Porter 16 Advancing economic and social rights through national human rights institutions: Interdependence of human rights 328 Mario Gomez 17 Economic policy and human rights 351 Radhika Balakrishnan and James Heintz 18 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: opportunity or threat for economic, social and cultural rights? 367 Kate Donald 19 The climate crisis: litigation and economic, social and cultural rights 387 Siri Gloppen and Catalina Vallejo Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (456 pages)
• Subjects: LAW -- Civil Rights; International human rights law; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights; LAW -- International; LAW -- Reference; Human rights & civil liberties law; Reference works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781788974172; 1788974174
• Related ISBNs: 9781788974165
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