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Securing Dignity and Freedom through Human Rights: Article 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 3
Author(s): Janelle M. Diller (Author)
- Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff
- Publication Date: 9 Dec. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 244 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004209395
- ISBN-13: 9789004209398
Book Description
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes that everyones dignity and freedom to develop as a person are secured through economic, social and cultural rights. This volume examines the origins of the article of the Declaration that introduced the purpose of economic, social and cultural rights in this way and recognized that every member of society is entitled to their realization through national effort and international cooperation. The articles concepts have been the subject of significant articulation and interpretation. Accordingly, the book analyzes the meaning and application of economic, social and cultural rights and the nature of the related obligations developed in the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and other international instruments. The book also explores the contribution of the article’s legal concepts to philosophical theories of social justice and increasingly to the practice expected of States, individually and in cooperation with international organizations and non-state actors in development and other activities. This volume should provide a convenient tool for human rights advocates, practitioners, lawyers, scholars, and others involved with and interested in the role of human rights in seeking economic, social and cultural security for all.
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About the Author
Janelle M. Diller has extensive experience in international law in both public and private practice and has taught international human rights law, including at Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Virginia law School. Her writings focus on topical issues in the conceptualization of international law, particularly in areas that concern human rights and social justice, and in relation to domestic legal systems as well as international organizations and non-state actors. She is the Deputy Legal Adviser of the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The views in the book are presented solely in her personal capacity and do not represent the policy of the International Labour Organization.
