Book 2014

Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in International law

Eibe Riedel Gilles Giacca Christophe Golay

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Published: 2014

International economic relations
Human rights, congresses
Congresses
Social rights
Human security
Human rights

Economic, social, and cultural rights are protected by an international covenant, recently amended by the optional protocol which allows individuals to bring rights violations before a UN committee. This book addresses how successfully these rights are implemented and safeguarded worldwide, assessing the key challenges to their protection.