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University of California Press
- Closing the Rights Gap: From Human Rights to Social Transformation
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
Do "human rights"—as embodied in constitutions, national laws, and international agreements—foster improvements in the lives of the poor or otherwise marginalized populations? When, where, how, and under what conditions? Closing the Rights Gap: From Human Rights to Social Transformation systematically compares a range of case studies from around the world in order to clarify the conditions under which—and institutions through which—economic, social, and cultural rights are progressively realized in practice. It concludes with testable hypotheses regarding how significant transformative change might occur, as well as an agenda for future research to facilitate rights realization worldwide.
Table of Contents
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- List of Figures
- p. xi
- List of Maps
- p. xiii
- List of Tables and Boxes
- pp. xv-xvi
- List of Contributors
- pp. xvii-xxi
- Part One: Promises and Challenges of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (escr) Realization at the International Level
- Part Two: the Role of Domestic Law and Courts in Escr Realization
- Part Three: Beyond Judicial Mechanisms As Means to Escr Realization
- Part Four: Measuring ESCR Realization
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520958920
Related ISBN(s)
9780520283091
MARC Record
OCLC
903016412
Pages
392
Launched on MUSE
2015-08-02
Language
English
Open Access
No