Research handbook on international law and social rights [electronic resource] / edited by Christina Binder, Jane A. Hofbauer (Department for Public Law and International Law, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany), Flávia Piovesan (Faculty of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil) and Amaya Úbeda de Torres (Senior Lawyer, Council of Europe)
"For several decades, social rights lacked proper recognition in international law, being qualified as aspirational goals rather than rights, and therefore not enjoying the same level of protection or status as other human rights. This comprehensive Research Handbook provides a comparative over...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edward Elgar Publishing,
2020.
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| Series: | Research handbooks in international law.
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| Summary: | "For several decades, social rights lacked proper recognition in international law, being qualified as aspirational goals rather than rights, and therefore not enjoying the same level of protection or status as other human rights. This comprehensive Research Handbook provides a comparative overview of the history, nature and current status of social rights at the universal and regional level. Tracing their evolution from rather modest beginnings, to becoming the category of rights responding most accurately to the 21st century's policy objectives of poverty eradication and equitable resource allocation, this Research Handbook assesses the mechanisms used to enhance the implementation and enforcement of social rights. Offering in-depth discussion of current debates in the field of social rights and international law, expert contributors analyse the ability of these rights to act as a tool to fight inequality, as well as to protect and ensure diversity. In so doing, they examine how social rights now play a central role in the shift from a state-centred to a value-based global order. This Research Handbook will be a useful resource for students and academics working on social rights in international human rights law and other fields of public international law. It will also be of value to lawyers, NGOs and state officials concerned with the enforcement and implementation of social rights"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (592 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781788972130 (e-book) |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print record. |