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PROGRESSIVE REALISATION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
The notion of ‘progressive’ realisation using ‘available resources’, contained in some economic, social and cultural rights treaties such as Article…
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Author: Boomi Nathan.
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THE RIGHT TO WATER AND SANITATION
In the southern Serbian town of Leskovac, skin diseases have plagued a Romani settlement for many years. The immediate cause…
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ELEMENTS OF THE RIGHT TO WATER
The right to water and the right to an adequate standard of living are intrinsically linked. Enjoyment of the right…
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ELEMENTS OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE CLOTHING
The right to adequate clothing is more than a physical necessity. It has cultural and religious elements as clothing is…
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ELEMENTS OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING
The right to adequate housing derives from the right to an adequate standard of living and is of central importance…
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ELEMENTS OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD
The right of everyone to an adequate standard of living includes the right to adequate food. The right to food…
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THE RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING
The right to an adequate standard of living requires, at a minimum, that everyone shall enjoy the necessary subsistence rights:…
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International Law and Self-Determination
The right of all peoples to self-determination is one of the core principles of international law and, by virtue of…
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INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
PREAMBLE The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of…
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CLASSIFICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Human rights can be classified in a number of different ways. Some rights may fall into more than one of…
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The Future of Human Rights Law
A person who has read the foregoing account of human rights law may wonder whether all the work that has…
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Nongovernmental Organizations
Nongovernmental organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Doctors without Borders are extremely active at the international level in the…