The rise of globalization and the persistence of global poverty are straining the territorial paradigm of human rights. This book asks if states possess extraterritorial obligations under existing international human rights law to respect and ensure economic, social, and cultural rights and how far those duties extend. Taking a departure point in theory and practice, the book is the first of its kind to analyze the principal cross-cutting legal issues at stake: the legal status of obligations, jurisdiction, causation, division of responsibility, and remedies and accountability. The book...
The rise of globalization and the persistence of global poverty are straining the territorial paradigm of human rights. This book asks if states posse...
This work sets out to assess the role and impact of socio-economic strategies used by civil society actors in South Africa. Focusing on a range of socio-economic rights and trends in law and political economy, the book's authors show how socio-economic rights have influenced the development of civil society discourse and action.
This work sets out to assess the role and impact of socio-economic strategies used by civil society actors in South Africa. Focusing on a range of soc...
