Social rights jurisprudence : emerging trends in international and comparative law / edited by Malcolm Langford
- Published
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 687 pages)
- Additional Creators
- Langford, Malcolm
Access Online
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- The justiciability of social rights : from practice to theory / Malcolm Langford -- The challenges of crafting remedies for violations of socio-economic rights / Kent Roach -- The right to legal aid in social rights litigation / Andrea Durbach -- South Africa / Sandra Liebenberg -- India / S. Muralidhar -- South Asia / Iain Byrne and Sara Hossain -- Colombia / Magdalena Sepúlveda -- Argentina / Christian Courtis -- Brazil / Flavia Piovesan -- Venezuela / Enrique Gonzalez -- Canada / Martha Jackman and Bruce Porter -- The United States / Cathy Albisa and Jessica Schultz -- Hungary / Malcolm Langford -- France / Laurent Pech -- United Kingdom / Jeff A. King -- Ireland / Aoife Nolan -- African regional human rights system / Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa -- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights / Tara J. Melish -- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights / Tara J. Melish -- European Court of Human Rights / Luke Clements and Alan Simmons -- The European Committee of Social Rights / Urfan Kkhaliq and Robin Churchill -- European Court of Justice / Philippa Watson -- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / Malcolm Langford and Jeff A. King -- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / Nathalie Prouvez -- Human Rights Committee / Martin Scheinin -- Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women / Leilani Farha -- Committee on the Rights of the Child / Geraldine van Bueren -- The International Labour Organisation / Colin Fenwick -- Liability of multinational corporations / Sarah Joseph -- The World Bank inspection panel / Dana Clark.
- Summary
- 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 2000 judgments and decisions from 29 national and international jurisdictions. The breadth of the decisions is vast.
- Subject(s)
- Sociological jurisprudence
- Sociologie juridique
- LAW—Essays
- LAW—General Practice
- LAW—Jurisprudence
- LAW—Paralegals & Paralegalism
- LAW—Practical Guides
- LAW—Reference
- Droits de l'homme
- Droits fondamentaux
- Aspects socio-économiques
- Droit international
- Droit comparé
- Droit national
- Jurisprudence
- Jurisprudence internationale
- Sociale grondrechten
- Culturele rechten
- Mensenrechten
- Grondrechten
- ISBN
- 9781139129251 (electronic bk.)
1139129252 (electronic bk.)
9780511815485 (electronic bk.)
0511815484 (electronic bk.)
0511737637
9780511737633
1107196493
9781107196490
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9781283329798
9786613329790
6613329797
1139134302
9781139134309
0511504209
9780511504204
0511506341
9780511506345
9780521860949
0521860946
9780521678056
0521678056 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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