Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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Contents: Introduction Part I Human Rights Obligations: The nature and scope of states parties' obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Philip Alston and Gerard Quinn The applicability of international human rights law to non-state actors: what relevance to economic, social and cultural rights?, Manisuli Ssenyonjo Limitations to and derogations from economic, social and cultural rights, Amrei MA ller Countering, branding, dealing: using economic and social rights in and around the international trade regime, Robert Wai. Part II Selected Substantive Rights: Enhancing enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights using indicators: a focus on the right to education in the ICESCR, Sital Kalantry, Jocelyn E. Getgen and Steven Arrigg Koh Health systems and the right to health: an assessment in 194 countries, Gunilla Backman, Paul Hunt, Rajat Khosla, et al The personal application of the right to work in the age of migration, Haina Lu A human right to access water? A critique of General Comment No. 15, Stephen Tully Towards an understanding of the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its application, Audrey R. Chapman What are cultural rights? Protecting groups with individual rights, Laura Reidel. Part III Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Justiciability of economic, social, and cultural rights: should there be an international complaints mechanism to adjudicate the rights to food, water, housing, and health?, Michael J. Dennis and David P. Stewart Chronicle of an announced birth: the coming into life of the optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights a the missing piece of the International Bill of Human Rights, Catarina de Albuquerque The collective complaints system of the European social charter: interpretative methods of the European Committee of Social Rights, Holly Cullen Justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights in the inter-American system of protection of human rights: beyond traditional paradigms and notions, MA^3nica Feria Tinta Enforcing the economic, social and cultural rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: 20 years of redundancy, progression and significant strides, Christopher Mbazira Socioeconomic rights: do they deliver the goods?, Dennis M. Davis Name index.