Overview

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes that everyone’s dignity and freedom to develop as a person are secured through economic, social and cultural rights. This volume examines the origins of the article of the Declaration that introduced the purpose of economic, social and cultural rights in this way and recognized that every member of society is entitled to their realization through national effort and international cooperation. The article’s concepts have been the subject of significant articulation and interpretation. Accordingly, the book analyzes the meaning and application of economic, social and cultural rights and the nature of the related obligations developed in the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and other international instruments. The book also explores the contribution of the article's legal concepts to philosophical theories of social justice and increasingly to the practice expected of States, individually and in cooperation with international organizations and non-state actors in development and other activities. This volume should provide a convenient tool for human rights advocates, practitioners, lawyers, scholars, and others involved with and interested in the role of human rights in seeking economic, social and cultural security for all.

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Author:   Janelle M. Diller
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.563kg
ISBN:  

9789004209398

ISBN 10:   9004209395
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   09 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Excerpt of table of contents: I Introduction; II Legal Context: A. Article 22 in relation to the UN Charter; B. Role of article 22 within the text of the Declaration; III The textual elements and drafting origins of article 22: A. The drafting process leading up to the Declaration; B. The idea for an umbrella article on implementation of ESC rights; C. Ordinary meaning, context, and drafting history of the article; IV Understanding the entitlement to security through ESC rights: A. “. . . the right to social security”; B. “Everyone, as a member of society”; C. ESC rights “indispensable for . . . dignity and free development of . . . personality”; V Realizing the entitlement through national effort and international cooperation: A. “Entitled to realization”; B. “through national effort and international co-operation”; C. “ in accordance with the organization and resources of each State”; VI Conclusions and Recommendations: A. Security for human dignity and freedom through ESC rights; B. Everyone as a member of society: shared responsibility; C. Claiming the entitlement to ESC rights; D. National effort and international cooperation: emerging frameworks; E. Enhancing accountability for conduct affecting ESC rights; F. Beyond development: human rights as a compass for social justice.

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Janelle M. Diller has extensive experience in international law in both public and private practice and has taught international human rights law, including at Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Virginia law School. Her writings focus on topical issues in the conceptualization of international law, particularly in areas that concern human rights and social justice, and in relation to domestic legal systems as well as international organizations and non-state actors. She is the Deputy Legal Adviser of the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The views in the book are presented solely in her personal capacity and do not represent the policy of the International Labour Organization.

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