This volume offers a selection of those major contributions which have shaped debate in the field of economic, social and cultural rights. The broad range of discussion includes: the nature of economic, social and cultural rights and the ability of courts to protect them; the effectiveness of non-judicial protective mechanisms at both the universal and the domestic level; ways of measuring whether states do enough to 'progressively realize' these rights; the impact of trade and investment liberalization, and of economic globalization generally, on the fulfillment of such rights; and the role of economic, social and cultural rights in development.
Professor De Schutter's original introduction provides an insight into the background to the debate and maps the alternative views which coexist in this highly contentious area.
24 articles, dating from 1978 to 2012
Contributors include: A.R. Chapman, M.C.R. Craven, V. Dankwa, C. Flinterman, M. Langford, S. Leckie, S. Reddy, A. Sengupta, M. Sepúlveda, B.A. Simmons
