The Right to the Continuous Improvement of Living Conditions

The Right to the Continuous Improvement of Living Conditions
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781509947850
ISBN-13 : 150994785X
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis The Right to the Continuous Improvement of Living Conditions by : Jessie Hohmann

What does the right to the continuous improvement of living conditions in Article 11(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights really mean and how can it contribute to social change? The book explores how this underdeveloped right can have valuable application in response to global problems of poverty, inequality and climate destruction, through an in-depth consideration of its meaning. The book seeks to interpret and give meaning to the right as a legal standard, giving it practical value for those whose living conditions are inadequate. It locates the right within broader philosophical and political debates, whilst also assessing the challenges to its realisation. It also explores how the right relates to human rights more generally and considers its application to issues of gender, care and the rights of Indigenous peoples. The contributors deeply probe the meaning of 'living conditions', suggesting that these encompass more than the basic rights to housing, water, food, and clothing. The chapters provide a range of doctrinal, historical and philosophical engagements through grounded analysis and imaginative interpretation. With a foreword by Sandra Liebenberg (former Member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), the book includes chapters from renowned and emerging scholars working across disciplines from around the world.

International Human Rights Law and Destitution

International Human Rights Law and Destitution
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 118
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ISBN-10 : 9781000632545
ISBN-13 : 1000632547
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis International Human Rights Law and Destitution by : Luke D. Graham

This book explores destitution from the perspective of international human rights law and, more specifically, economic, social, and cultural rights. The experience of destitution correlates to the non-realisation of a range of economic, social, and cultural rights. However, destitution has not been defined from this perspective. Consequently, the nexus between destitution and the denial of economic, social, and cultural rights remains unrecognised within academia and policy and practice. This book expressly addresses this issue and in so doing renders the nexus between destitution and the non-realisation of these rights visible. The book proposes a new human rights-based definition of destitution, composed of two parts. The rights which must be realised (the component rights) and the level of realisation of these rights which must be met (the destitution threshold) to avoid destitution. This human rights-based understanding of destitution is then applied to a UK case study to highlight the relationship between government policy and destitution, to illustrate how destitution manifests itself, and to make recommendations – founded upon engendering the realisation of economic, social, and cultural rights – aimed towards addressing destitution. This book will have global and cross-sectoral appeal to anti-poverty advocates, policy makers, as well as to researchers, academics and students in the fields of human rights law, poverty studies, and social policy.

The Right to the Continuous Improvement of Living Conditions

The Right to the Continuous Improvement of Living Conditions
Author :
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 417
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781509947843
ISBN-13 : 1509947841
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis The Right to the Continuous Improvement of Living Conditions by : Jessie Hohmann

What does the right to the continuous improvement of living conditions in Article 11(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights really mean and how can it contribute to social change? The book explores how this underdeveloped right can have valuable application in response to global problems of poverty, inequality and climate destruction, through an in-depth consideration of its meaning. The book seeks to interpret and give meaning to the right as a legal standard, giving it practical value for those whose living conditions are inadequate. It locates the right within broader philosophical and political debates, whilst also assessing the challenges to its realisation. It also explores how the right relates to human rights more generally and considers its application to issues of gender, care and the rights of Indigenous peoples. The contributors deeply probe the meaning of 'living conditions', suggesting that these encompass more than the basic rights to housing, water, food, and clothing. The chapters provide a range of doctrinal, historical and philosophical engagements through grounded analysis and imaginative interpretation. With a foreword by Sandra Liebenberg (former Member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), the book includes chapters from renowned and emerging scholars working across disciplines from around the world.

The Right to Food and the Trips Agreement

The Right to Food and the Trips Agreement
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 519
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789004161849
ISBN-13 : 9004161848
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis The Right to Food and the Trips Agreement by : Hans Morten Haugen

This volume analyses relationships between patent rights and human rights, focusing on the right to food. Whether the TRIPS Agreement and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights actually conflict, is analyzed through different techniques of assessing treaty conflict.

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1377
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ISBN-10 : 9780198810667
ISBN-13 : 0198810660
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by : Ilias Bantekas

This volume is a systematic commentary on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and includes analysis of its Optional Protocol. It provides an authoritative discussion on the CRPD and is a definitive resource tool for use in litigation as well as in formulating policy at the domestic and international levels.

The Right to Food and the World Trade Organization's Rules on Agriculture

The Right to Food and the World Trade Organization's Rules on Agriculture
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9789004345300
ISBN-13 : 9004345302
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Right to Food and the World Trade Organization's Rules on Agriculture by : Rhonda Ferguson

In The Right to Food and the World Trade Organization’s Rules on Agriculture: Conflicting, Compatible, or Complementary?, Rhonda Ferguson explores the relationship between the human right to food and agricultural trade rules. She questions whether States can adhere to their obligations under both regimes simultaneously. These two regimes are frequently portrayed to be in tension with one another. The content and contours of the right to food under international human rights law and WTO rules on domestic supports, export subsidies, and market access are considered through the lens of norm conflict theories. The analysis is situated within the context of the debate surrounding the fragmentation of international law.

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 657
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ISBN-10 : 9780199673223
ISBN-13 : 0199673225
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by : Jessie Hohmann

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples set key standards for the treatment of indigenous people, and has significantly developed how indigenous rights are viewed and enforced. This commentary thematically assesses all aspects of the Declaration's provisions, providing an overview of its impact.--

Local Action/Global Change

Local Action/Global Change
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 389
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ISBN-10 : 9781317256557
ISBN-13 : 1317256557
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Local Action/Global Change by : Julie A. Mertus

This handbook on women's human rights is an integrated set of fourteen teaching and learning units. Together, they are designed to identify key issues in women's human rights, define concepts, outline different methodologies for achieving women's human rights, and offer a wide range of activities to facilitate teaching, learning, and discussion of women's human rights challenges. Included in every chapter are a statement of key objectives, background information, discussion questions, special issue boxes, strategies and examples for taking action, and learning activities. Also included are key UN documents and international law bearing on women's human rights. Handouts, checklists, assessment forms, and activist organizations round out the range of reference materials provided. User-friendly, jargon-free, authoritative, and packed with hands-on information, the handbook is an essential resource for anyone working in the field, human rights professionals, scholars, students, and activists.

Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law - Volume III

Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law - Volume III
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 561
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789462651388
ISBN-13 : 9462651388
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law - Volume III by : Jonathan L. Black-Branch

This third volume of the book series on Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law focuses on the development and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes within a contemporary global context, an interdependent characteristic of the Non-Proliferation Treaty along with disarmament and non-proliferation. The scholarly contributions in this volume explore this interrelationship, considering the role of nation States as well as international organizations such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in monitoring and implementing the Treaty. The 2015 Nuclear Accord with Iran and its implementation is also discussed, highlighting relevant developments in this evolving area. Overall, the volume explores relevant issues, ultimately presenting a number of suggestions for international cooperation in this sensitive field where political discussion often dominates over legal analysis. The important tasks of limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapons, ensuring the safety and security of peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and achieving nuclear disarmament under strict and effective international control, calls for the interpretation and application of international legal principles and rules in their relevant context, a task that this book series endeavours to facilitate whilst presenting new information and evaluating current developments in this area of international law. Jonathan L. Black-Branch is Dean of Law and Professor of International and Comparative Law at Robson Hall, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba; a Barrister at One Garden Court, London; a Magistrate in Oxfordshire; a Justice of the Peace for England & Wales; a Member of Wolfson College, University of Oxford; and Chair of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation & Contemporary International Law. Dieter Fleck is Former Director International Agreements & Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany; Member of the Advisory Board of the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL); and Rapporteur of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation & Contemporary International Law.