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Freedom from Our Social Prisons
The Rise of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights|
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| Verlag: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | |
| Veröffentl.: | 19.06.2008 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780739140437 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 268 |
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The purpose of this book is to provide a belief system to empower people using the democratic system and human rights law. This author contends that neo-liberalism has created a large underclass and has impinged upon the right to development for those who do not fit into the 'neo-liberal square'. Economic, social, and cultural rights, which have been rising in importance within the United Nations and have been denied to many, can be implemented using the core minimum obligations as defined by the General Comments of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This will go a long way toward civilizing neo-liberalism. Core minimum obligations such as ensuring basic shelter and housing and essential primary health care only amount to 'top-down' provisions. This book argues that people are most likely to become aware of their human rights if these rights are taught using a more elementary, 'bottom-up' approach. Consequently human rights education should also be regarded as a core minimum obligation especially given that the people of the world have been deliberately kept ignorant of what constitutes basic human rights. Human rights education will enable people to decide through the democratic process whether they want to see economic, social and cultural rights included in domestic human rights law.
This book shows how economically independent human rights NGOs can empower people through human rights education, making use of the democratic process and supporting the right to development. It also suggests that the application of the core minimum obligations of economic, social, and cultural rights will lead to the civilizing of the neo-liberal paradigm.
Chapter 1 Table of Contents
<br>Chapter 2 1 The Rise of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
<br>Chapter 3 2 Political Tolerance and Core Minimum Obligations
<br>Chapter 4 3 The Politics of Human Rights and the Liberal Oligarchy
<br>Chapter 5 4 The History of Human Rights and the Most Disadvantaged
<br>Chapter 6 5 Lack of Will for Social Justice for the Most Disadvantaged at the UN
<br>Chapter 7 Annex 1: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
<br>Chapter 8 Annex 2: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
<br>Chapter 9 Annex 3: International Covenant of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
<br>Chapter 10 Annex 4: Draft Optional Protocol for the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
<br>Chapter 11 Annex 5: The Declaration on the Right to Development
<br>Chapter 2 1 The Rise of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
<br>Chapter 3 2 Political Tolerance and Core Minimum Obligations
<br>Chapter 4 3 The Politics of Human Rights and the Liberal Oligarchy
<br>Chapter 5 4 The History of Human Rights and the Most Disadvantaged
<br>Chapter 6 5 Lack of Will for Social Justice for the Most Disadvantaged at the UN
<br>Chapter 7 Annex 1: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
<br>Chapter 8 Annex 2: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
<br>Chapter 9 Annex 3: International Covenant of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
<br>Chapter 10 Annex 4: Draft Optional Protocol for the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
<br>Chapter 11 Annex 5: The Declaration on the Right to Development
Anthony George Ravlich is founder and chairperson of the Human Rights Council Inc. in New Zealand.
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