Browsing Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP) by Title
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The value of human dignity in interpreting socio-economic rights
(South African Journal on Human Rights, 2005)There has been considerable criticism of the use of human dignity as a guiding value in the context of South Africa's equality jurisprudence. What are the implications of the use of the value in socio-economic rights ... -
When poverty is not a sin: an assessment of the Human Rights Council's guiding principles on poverty and human rights
(African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2014)There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it ... In the final analysis, the rich must not ignore the poor because both rich and poor are tied in a single garment ... -
The WHO Tobacco Convention: A New Dawn in the Implementation of International Health Instrument? Comment on “The Legal Strength of International Health Instruments - What It Brings to Global Health Governance?”
(International Journal of Health Policy Management, 2018)The Tobacco Convention was adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2003. Nikogosian and Kickbusch examine the five potential impacts of the Tobacco Convention and its Protocol on public health. These include the ... -
'A woman's home is her castle?' - poor women and housing inadequacy in South Africa
(South African Journal on Human Rights, 2009)Housing legislation and policies in South Africa attempt to incorporate gender concerns and ensure women's participation in housing delivery. Despite this, a number of inadequacies and gaps in the implementation of legislation ... -
‘Woman, but not Human’: Widowhood Practices and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria
(International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 2013-05)This article examines the implications of widowhood practices for the enjoyment of women’s fundamental rights and freedoms in Nigeria. The article discusses the effects of socio-cultural and legal structures of Nigeria for ... -
You are the ''weakest link'' in realising socio-economic rights: Goodbye - Strategies for effective implemention of court orders in South Africa
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2008)The justiciable place of socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution is being undermined by non-compliance with court orders issued in court processes involving the enforcement of these rights. This has, in ...