Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in International Law - Softcover

Manisuli Ssenyonjo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841139157 ISBN 13: 9781841139159

Publisher: Hart Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

The effective promotion, protection and fulfilment of economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights is an important but under-explored component of international human rights law, of which ESC rights form an essential part. They are fundamental to the dignity of every person. At the international level ESC rights are protected in several international instruments, the most comprehensive being the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the Covenant) ratified by a majority of States. However, claims of violations of ESC rights are treated less seriously. This book subjects ESC rights protected in the Covenant to a deeper analysis in light of the practice of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights while taking into account other relevant sources of ESC rights at national, regional and international levels. It also analyses key issues relevant to ESC rights, with particular emphasis on various themes including State obligations; non-State actor's obligations; women's ESC rights; domestic protection of ESC rights; and State reservations to ESC rights. The book further makes a thorough examination of the rights to work, health, and education. By so doing, it demonstrates that ESC rights are justiciable and must not be marginalised. The book also brings together a collection of essential materials on ESC rights needed to understand and analyse the subject. Written by an international human rights scholar, this timely work will be of value to all those interested in human rights and international law.

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Review:

It offers a comprehensive analysis of the basic elements of the legal regime of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and of certain key economic and social rights and themes more generally. Of considerable importance is the focus upon the economic, social and cultural rights of women. The book also critically reviews the jurisprudence of selected national courts... the present study will be particularly welcome in both the academic and practitioner world. From the Foreword, David Harris, Professor Emeritus and Co-Director of the Human Rights Law Centre, School of Law, University of Nottingham, March 2009 The analysis produced in this volume is accurate and very well documented. It offers many insights and will certainly be appreciated not only by academics but also practitioners and members of the international movement for human rights. Pietro Gargiulo Italian Yearbook on International Law Volume XIX, 2009

About the Author:

Manisuli Ssenyonjo is a senior lecturer in law at Brunel University, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1841139157
• ISBN 13: 9781841139159
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 550