Social Rights Jurisprudence

Edited by Malcolm Langford
Cambridge University Press, 3/12/2009
EAN 9780521678056, ISBN10: 0521678056

Paperback, 704 pages, 22.8 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
Language: English

In the space of two decades, social rights have emerged from the shadows and margins of human rights jurisprudence. The authors in this book provide a critical analysis of almost two thousand judgments and decisions from twenty-nine national and international jurisdictions. The breadth of the decisions is vast, from the resettlement of evictees to the regulation of private medical plans to the development of state programs to address poverty and illiteracy. The jurisprudence not only implicates our understanding of economic, social, and cultural rights, but also challenges the philosophical debates that question whether these rights can and should be justiciable.

Part I. Overview
1. The justiciability of social rights
from practice to theory Malcolm Langford
2. The challenges of crafting remedies for violations of socio-economic rights Kent Roach
3. The right to legal aid in social rights litigation Andrea Durbach
Part II. Select National Jurisdictions
4. South Africa Sandra Liebenberg
5. India S. Muralidhar
6. South Asia Iain Byrne and Sara Hossain
7. Colombia Magdalena Sepúlveda
8. Argentina Christian Courtis
9. Brazil Flavia Piovesan
10. Venezuela Enrique Gonzalez
11. Canada Martha Jackman and Bruce Porter
12. The United States Cathy Albisa and Jessica Schultz
13. Hungary Malcolm Langford
14. France Laurent Pech
15. United Kingdom Jeff A. King
16. Ireland Aoife Nolan
Part III. Regional Procedures and Jurisprudence
17. African regional human rights system Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa
18. The inter-American commission on human rights Tara J. Melish
19. The inter-American court of human rights Tara J. Melish
20. European court of human rights Luke Clements and Alan Simmons
21. The European committee of social rights Urfan Khaliq and Robin Churchill
22. European court of justice Philippa Watson
Part IV. International Human Rights Procedures and Jurisprudence
23. Committee on economic, social and cultural rights
past, present and future Malcolm Langford and Jeff A. King
24. Committee on the elimination of racial discrimination Nathalie Prouvez
25. Human rights committee Martin Scheinin
26. Committee on the elimination of discrimination against women Leilani Farha
27. Committee on the rights of the child Geraldine Van Bueren
Part V. Special Topics
28. The international labor organization Colin Fenwick
29. Liability of multinational corporations Sarah Joseph
30. The World Bank inspection panel Dana Clark.