Search results for: “economic rights”

  • Economic Rights

    Economic Rights, Social Rights, Cultural Rights in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 24, 2011, Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, […]

  • Economic Rights and Duties of States

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on economic rights and duties of states explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "states, economic rights and duties of" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic […]

  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights   PART I Article 1. 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. 2. All peoples […]

  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights   PART I Article 1. 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. 2. All peoples […]

  • International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Part 2

    International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Part 2   12 Mental health and human rights: The role of the law in developing a right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of mental health in Australia Bernadette McSherry Journal of Law and Medicine Volume 15, Number 5, May 2008 p.773 LAW JOURNAL / LAW…

  • International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Part 1

    International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Part 1   1 THE UNITED STATES’ FAILURE TO RATIFY THE International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : MUST THE POOR BE ALWAYS WITH US? Ann M. Piccard Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Minority Issues Volume 13, Number 2, Winter 2010 p.231 LAW JOURNAL…

  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 3

    International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights   PART IV Article 16. 1. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to submit in conformity with this part of the Covenant reports on the measures which they have adopted and the progress made in achieving the observance of the rights recognized herein. 2. (a)…

  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2

    International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights   Article 9. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to social security, including social insurance. Article 10. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize that: 1. The widest possible protection and assistance should be accorded to the family, which is…

  • European Convention on Human Rights

    Introduction The European Convention on Human Rights was a reaction against the horrific abuses of human rights that took place before and during the Second World War, followed by further abuses occurring within the newly formed Communist block. These led, in 1949, due in part to the […]

  • International Human Rights Law

    Contents of International Human Rights Law Contents of this subject matter include: The concept of human rights: universalism and cultural relativism International and regional human rights systems Human rights law beyond treaties Human rights treaties and derogation State responsibility and […]

  • International Human Rights Law

    Contents of International Human Rights Law Contents of this subject matter include: The concept of human rights: universalism and cultural relativism International and regional human rights systems Human rights law beyond treaties Human rights treaties and derogation State responsibility and […]

  • Economic Development

    Economic Development of Society (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Economic Development of Society means: is a multidimensional process, covering economic growth, structural changes in economy, improvement of conditions and quality of life. Legal Issues in the Third World’s […]

  • Economic Development

    Economic Development of Society (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Economic Development of Society means: is a multidimensional process, covering economic growth, structural changes in economy, improvement of conditions and quality of life. Legal Issues in the Third World’s […]

  • Exclusive Economic Zone

    Background By Tatjana Rosen Historical Background The expressions “patrimonial sea”, “economic zone” or “exclusive economic zone” were first used in the early 1970s in regional meetings and organizations in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and […]

  • Exclusive Economic Zone

    Background By Tatjana Rosen Historical Background The expressions “patrimonial sea”, “economic zone” or “exclusive economic zone” were first used in the early 1970s in regional meetings and organizations in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and […]