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Social Rights and International Development

Global Legal Standards for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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Authors:
  1. Markus Kaltenborn

    1. Faculty of Law, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

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  • Offers a comprehensive introduction to the jurisprudence of international social rights Standards
  • Explores social rights as a core element of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
  • Includes numerous links to online information on international social rights standards
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Law (BRIEFSLAW)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Social Rights as a Legal Framework for International Development Strategies

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    Pages 1-3

  3. Legal Sources of Social Rights and Implementation Mechanisms at the International Level

    • Markus Kaltenborn
    Pages 5-27

  4. Social Rights Obligations—The Link Between Human Rights Law and International Development Law

    • Markus Kaltenborn
    Pages 29-67

  5. Scope and Relevance of Specific Social Rights for Poverty Reduction Strategies in Developing and Emerging Countries

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    Pages 69-94

  6. Social Rights and the International Development Agenda

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    Pages 95-113

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 115-117
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About this book

This book addresses practitioners in development cooperation as well as scientists and students who are interested in the interaction of human rights and development issues. In the practice of development cooperation, linking poverty reduction programs with human rights is mainly achieved using so-called “Rights-based Approaches to Development.” In this context the right to an adequate standard of living (including access to food, water and housing), the right to health and the right to social security are of particular importance – human rights that will play a key role in the design of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, which is currently being negotiated as a framework to succeed the Millennium Development Goals. The book provides an overview of the main international legal standards that are relevant for the protection of social rights, while also analyzing the content of those rights. Moreover, it informs readers on the current debates surrounding the extraterritorial obligations of donor countries and the duties of transnational corporations and international organizations (e.g. the World Bank and WTO) with regard to the implementation of social rights in the Global South.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Law, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    Markus Kaltenborn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Rights and International Development

  • Book Subtitle: Global Legal Standards for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

  • Authors: Markus Kaltenborn

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Law

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45352-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-45351-3Published: 19 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-45352-0Published: 04 November 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2192-855X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-8568

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 117

  • Topics: Human Rights, Development Economics

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