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Goldewijk, Berma Klein; Baspineiro, Adalid Contreras; Carbonari, Paulo César |
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Dignity and human rights : the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights / [edited by] Berma Klein Goldewijk, Adalid Contreras Baspineiro, Paulo Ceśar Carbonari. |
| Publisher |
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Belgium : Intersentia ; New York : Transnational Pub. |
| Year |
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2002 |
| Pages |
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xii, 338 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Notes |
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Contents Foreword / Virginia Dandan & Miloon Kothari -- Section 1. Introduction and context. From Seattle to Porto Alegre : emergence of a new focus on human dignity and the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights / Berma Klein Goldewijk ; World social forum : yes, another world is possible / Cândido Grzybowski -- Section 2. Approaches. Human dignity as a basic cconcept [i.e. concept] of ethics and human rights / Paulo César Carbonari ; The expanding nature of human rights and the affirmation of their invisibility and enforceability / Jayme Benvenuto Lima Jr. ; Priority issues and impediments to realizing the right to adequate housing / Miloon Kothari ; Economic, social and cultural rights in South Africa : entitlements, not mere policy options / Venitia Govender ; Searching for the right(s) approach / Wieteke Beernink & Harry Derksen -- Section 3. Instruments.
Inter-American tools for the enforceability of economic, social and cultural rights / Adalid Contreras Baspineiro ; Implementation of economic, social and cultural rights : practices and experiences / Flavia Piovesan ; The Mexican experience of elaborating and lobbying the alternative report on economic, social and cultural rights / Areli Sandoval Terán ; The Brazilian experience of the civil society report on state compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / Marcio Alexandre Gualberto -- Section 4. Subjects and processes. Social subjects, human rights and their political relevance / Pedro Cláudio Cunca Bocayuva ; Human rights and the Afro-Brazilian populace / Marcio Alexandre Gualberto ; The essence of the Earth Charter / Aziz Ab'Saber ; Moral and global challenges of the III millennium : how to implement the Earth Charter / Patricia Morales ; Agrarian security and land problems in Puno / Ricardo Vega Posada -- Section 5. Strategies.
Economic globalisation, civil society and rights / Gertrude Roebeling ; Strategies and practices in the context of casteism / M.C. Raj ; An experience of the struggle against corruption in elections / Francisco Whitaker Ferreira ; Where it counts : the struggle for a people's budget in South Africa / Dale McKinley ; Actions to promote the realization of the right to adequate housing / Miloon Kothari ; The gap between policy and implementation / Joe L. Washington -- Conclusions. Economic, social and cultural rights : globalisation of the search for alternatives and international political impacts / Berma Klein Goldewijk -- Annexes. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -- The Earth Charter -- World Social Forum Charter of principles -- Endorsing networks. |
| ISBN |
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9050952194 (Intersentia) |
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English |
| Programme Areas |
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Intellectual Property Rights; Ecosystem Approach |
| Keywords |
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Legal rights; Economic policies; International relations |
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K3240 D55 2002 |
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