The Right to the Continuous Improvement of Living Conditions Responding to Complex Global Challenges

The Right to the Continuous Improvement of Living Conditions Responding to Complex Global Challenges

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Publisher:: Hart Bloomsbury
Publication Type:: Edited Book
Citation:: 2021, 1st
Issue Date:: 2021-11-18

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dc.contributor.editor	Hohmann, J
dc.contributor.editor	Goldblatt, B
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-05T23:47:58Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-05T23:47:58Z
dc.date.issued	2021-11-18
dc.identifier.citation	2021, 1st
dc.identifier.isbn	9781509947836
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/152105
dc.description.abstract	What does the right to the continuous improvement of living conditions in Article 11(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights really mean and how can it contribute to social change? The book explores how this underdeveloped right can have valuable application in response to global problems of poverty, inequality and climate destruction, through an in-depth consideration of its meaning. The book seeks to interpret and give meaning to the right as a legal standard, giving it practical value for those whose living conditions are inadequate. It locates the right within broader philosophical and political debates, whilst also assessing the challenges to its realisation. It also explores how the right relates to human rights more generally and considers its application to issues of gender, care and the rights of Indigenous peoples. The contributors deeply probe the meaning of 'living conditions', suggesting that these encompass more than the basic rights to housing, water, food, and clothing. The chapters provide a range of doctrinal, historical and philosophical engagements through grounded analysis and imaginative interpretation.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Hart Bloomsbury
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dc.title	The Right to the Continuous Improvement of Living Conditions Responding to Complex Global Challenges
dc.type	Edited Book
utslib.citation.edition	1st
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
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dc.date.updated	2021-12-05T23:47:57Z
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What does the right to the continuous improvement of living conditions in Article 11(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights really mean and how can it contribute to social change? The book explores how this underdeveloped right can have valuable application in response to global problems of poverty, inequality and climate destruction, through an in-depth consideration of its meaning. The book seeks to interpret and give meaning to the right as a legal standard, giving it practical value for those whose living conditions are inadequate. It locates the right within broader philosophical and political debates, whilst also assessing the challenges to its realisation. It also explores how the right relates to human rights more generally and considers its application to issues of gender, care and the rights of Indigenous peoples. The contributors deeply probe the meaning of 'living conditions', suggesting that these encompass more than the basic rights to housing, water, food, and clothing. The chapters provide a range of doctrinal, historical and philosophical engagements through grounded analysis and imaginative interpretation.

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