Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Action

McCorquodale, Professor Robert. Ed(s): Baderin, Professor Mashood A.

ISBN 10: 0199217904 / ISBN 13: 9780199217908

Published by Oxford University Press, 2007

About this Item

On 16 December 1966, the United Nations adopted the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This book provides an analysis of many of the key issues, both in concept and in application, relevant to economic, social and cultural rights. It examines how the obligations to protect these rights have been applied. Editor(s): Baderin, Professor Mashood A. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSN; JPVH; KCL; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 926. . 2007. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Action
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199217904
• ISBN 13: 9780199217908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

On December 16, 1966 the United Nations adopted the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It became the first global treaty to establish legal obligations on states to protect a range of important economic, social and cultural rights. Forty years later the vast majority of States have ratified this treaty, but despite this history, there remains considerable debate, both within the literature and within the international community generally, about the subject. This collection gives a coherent analysis of many of the key issues, both in concept and in application, relevant to economic, social and cultural rights in action.

About the Author

Robert McCorquodale is Professor of International Law and Human Rights in the School of Law at the University of Nottingham. Previously he was a Fellow at St. John's College, Cambridge and at the Australian National University. Before embarking on an academic career he worked as a lawyer with leading law firms in Sydney and London. Robert's teaching and research interests are in the areas of international law and human rights law. He has provided advice to governments, corporations, international organisations, non-governmental organisations and peoples concerning human rights issues, including advising on the drafting of new constitutions and conducting human rights training courses. Mashood Baderin is Reader in International Human Rights Law in the School of Law at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. He is the Director of the International Law and Human Rights Unit of the School of Law, UWE. Mashood's teaching and research interests are in the areas of international law, human rights law and Islamic law. He has provided advice to government departments and training programmes on human rights and Islamic law.