Abstract When the Human Rights Act was introduced in 1998, it was taken for granted that
the project of bringing rights home simply entailed incorporation of the European …

Traditionally the law of human rights is divided into two parts: the protection of political and
civil rights on the one hand, and the guarantee of economic and social rights on the other …

One of the controversial questions in the area of human rights has been that concerning the
status of economic, social and cultural rights; and while the entry into force of the two …

Law serves a variety of functions in society. One of those functions is the regulation of a
system for economic activity. It is with this role that the Treaties governing the European …

The incorporation of the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms into the domestic law of the United Kingdom raises many questions …

It is usually assumed that economic, social and cultural rights are two different kinds of
rights. Despite this dichotomous perception of human rights we talk about human rights as …

President Kennedy was wrong. You may ask what you can do for your country, but you
should also ask what your country can do for you. In celebrating the Human Rights Act 1998 …

This book is concerned with issues of state responsibility for the meeting of health and
welfare needs in a post-welfare landscape. Historically, legal mechanisms for protecting …

Adoption of a selection of the National Human Rights Consultation Committee's (NHRCC's)
recommendations that did not directly affect the role of the courts-protection of economic …

Reacting to the mixed record of the UK Human Rights Act 1998 and similar enactments
concerned with the protection of human rights, this book explores ways of promoting human …