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Beyond Civil Rights

By Razia Karim

Beyond Civil Rights

By Razia Karim

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With the implementation of the Human Rights Act in October 2000, civil and political rights are for the first time directly enforceable in UK law. While welcoming this significant advance, the authors of this text argue for further legislation, extending protection to economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights, such as the right to education, to health care and to a decent standard of living. Poverty and social exclusion are presented as a denial of human rights and ESC entitlements as an essential foundation of citizenship. The report considers the nature of ESC rights and their historical development, examines the international and European framework for promoting and protecting them and considers how well the UK currently complies with the requirements of international human-rights treaties. The authors respond to objections that ESC rights are non-justifiable, that they distort democracy and that they undermine the current government's emphasis on responsibilities rather than rights. They end with recommendations suggesting how non-government organizations might act to promote ESC rights on behalf of impoverished sectors of society.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
74
Release Date:
2002-01-01
Publication Date:
2001-12-15
Publisher:
Oxfam GB
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0855984740
ISBN13:
9780855984748
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
312 g
Height:
210 cm
Width:
297 cm
Thickness:
5 cm
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