Koch, I: Human Rights as Indivisible Rights

Ida Koch

ISBN 10: 9004160515 / ISBN 13: 9789004160514

Published by Brill Sep 2009, 2009

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Neuware - It is usually assumed that economic, social and cultural rights are two differens kinds of rights. Despite this dichotomous perception of human rights we talk about human rights as indivisible, interrelated and interdependent. The purpose of the book has been to examine how the European Court of Human Rights perceives of the indivisibility notion as a legal phenomenon. This is done by analysing five different socio-economic rights: the right to health, the right to housing, the right to education, the right to social cash benefits and various work relater rights. The examination clearly illustrates that the Court perceives of human rights as indivisible rights and this integrated approach to human rights protection and its further potential is discussed from a hermeneutic perspective.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Koch, I: Human Rights as Indivisible Rights
• Publisher: Brill Sep 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004160515
• ISBN 13: 9789004160514
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 249W x 170H x 25D millimeters 249 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 721 grams

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Synopsis

It is usually assumed that economic, social and cultural rights are two different kinds of rights. Despite this dichotomous perception of human rights we talk about human rights as indivisible, interrelated and interdependent. The purpose of the book has been to examine how the European Court of Human Rights perceives of the indivisibility notion as a legal phenomenon. This is done by analysing five different socio-economic rights: the right to health, the right to housing, the right to education, the right to social cash benefits and various work related rights. The examination clearly illustrates that the Court perceives of human rights as indivisible rights and this integrated approach to human rights protection and its further potential is discussed from a hermeneutic perspective.

About the Author

Ida Elisabeth Koch (Ph.D. 1995, in law, University of Copenhagen), has worked for a number of years primarily at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. She has published extensively on various human rights issues, primarily on the issue of economic, social and cultural rights.