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Covid–19, Housing And Evictions: A Comparative Case Study Of Housing Law And Policy In The United States And Argentina Through An International Human Rights Lens, Lily Frances Fontenot
Covid–19, Housing And Evictions: A Comparative Case Study Of Housing Law And Policy In The United States And Argentina Through An International Human Rights Lens, Lily Frances Fontenot
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
This Note seeks to address the impact of international human rights obligations on domestic housing laws and policies through a comparative case study of Argentina and the United States. Specifically, it will discuss each country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, their housing obligations under international human rights law, and how each country is addressing their own unique housing and eviction crises. Finally, this Note will offer recommendations on how each country should modify their housing policies in light of the pandemic in order to comply with international human rights standards.
Contesting Austerity: The Potential And Pitfalls Of Socioeconomic Rights Discourse, Joe Wills, Ben Warwick
Contesting Austerity: The Potential And Pitfalls Of Socioeconomic Rights Discourse, Joe Wills, Ben Warwick
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
This article argues that, while socioeconomic rights have the potential to contribute to the contestation of austerity measures and the reimagining of a "postneoliberal" order, there are a number of features of socioeconomic rights as currently constructed under international law that limit these possibilities. We identify these limitations as falling into two categories: "contingent" and "structural". Contingent limitations are shortcomings in the current constitution of socioeconomic rights law that undermine its effectiveness for challenging austerity measures. By contrast, the structural limitations of socioeconomic rights law are those that pertain to the more basic presuppositions and axioms that provide the foundations …
In The Interests Of Justice: Human Rights And The Right To Counsel In Civil Cases, Martha F. Davis
In The Interests Of Justice: Human Rights And The Right To Counsel In Civil Cases, Martha F. Davis
Touro Law Review
This report examines the international human rights treaties binding on the United States as well as other non-binding international human rights documents to ascertain the status of the right to counsel in civil cases, the so-called "Civil Gideon" right. The United Nations treaty monitoring bodies responsible for the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination have both indicated that legal assistance may be required to ensure fairness in civil cases. The Charter of the Organization of American States, to which the United States is a party, goes farther …
Intergovernmental Organizations, Frank Knaack
Intergovernmental Organizations, Frank Knaack
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Impediments To Human Rights Protection In Nigeria, Jacob Abiodun Dada
Impediments To Human Rights Protection In Nigeria, Jacob Abiodun Dada
Annual Survey of International & Comparative Law
The promotion and protection of human rights have engaged the attention of the world community, and though the African country of Nigeria has subscribed to major international human rights instruments, violations continue to occur with disturbing frequency and regularity in that nation. Why is this so? This article examines the multifarious and multidimensional impediments which have hamstrung meaningful enjoyment of human rights in Nigeria. It points out the shortcomings of the dualist model under the Nigerian Constitution and stresses the objectionable wide amplitude of the derogation clauses. It also makes suggestions for reform.
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Intergovernmental Organizations, Frank Knaack
Intergovernmental Organizations, Frank Knaack
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Decent Work For All: A Holistic Human Rights Approach , Gillian Macnaughton, Diane F. Frey
Decent Work For All: A Holistic Human Rights Approach , Gillian Macnaughton, Diane F. Frey
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Need For Debt Relief: How Debt Servicing Leads To Violations Of State Obligations Under The Icescr, Noel G. Villaroman
The Need For Debt Relief: How Debt Servicing Leads To Violations Of State Obligations Under The Icescr, Noel G. Villaroman
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Toward Revitalizing Economic, Social, And Cultural Rights In Africa, Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa
Toward Revitalizing Economic, Social, And Cultural Rights In Africa, Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Reflections On Environmental Rights As Third Generation Solidarity Rights, Ileana M. Porras
Reflections On Environmental Rights As Third Generation Solidarity Rights, Ileana M. Porras
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.
Considering "Third Generation" International Human Rights Law In The United States, Natsu Taylor Saito
Considering "Third Generation" International Human Rights Law In The United States, Natsu Taylor Saito
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.
Promotion And Protection Of Women's Right To Sexual And Reproductive Health Under International Law: The Economic Covenant And The Women's Convention Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Aart Hendriks
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Monitoring Women's Right To Health Under The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Audrey M. Chapman
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Toward An Optional Protocol To The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights, Rochus Pronk
Toward An Optional Protocol To The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights, Rochus Pronk
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.