In this chapter I use sole parents in Australia as a focus to examine what it would mean to
take a gendered, human rights approach to interpreting the international law right to social …

This article demonstrates how legal categories often create'silos' that make it difficult to
understand important legal issues that operate across more than one legal doctrine. By …

This reflection considers the slow progress towards domestic recognition of social and
economic rights in Australian law and the notable gaps that remain. It focuses on the lack of …

Over the last three decades, social security reform in Australia has increasingly moved to a
model of welfare conditionality. A neoliberal agenda has led to Australian social security …

New Zealand's social security system was born out of a vision of society consistent with a
definition of the common good informed by Christian ethics. The past 30 years, in particular …

This article argues that the recovery of child support is a vital aspect of ensuring children's
socio-economic rights. The UK Government has a legal responsibility to assist parents to …

For an academic such as myself who has been researching access to social rights in the
United Kingdom (UK) social security system for ten years now, and who has been …

Since 1984, New Zealand governments of differing political persuasions have been
influenced by New Right economic and social philosophies. This has had a major impact on …

In Australia, as in other jurisdictions, child support has become a political hot topic, and one
with the potential to deepen and challenge socio-legal understandings of masculinity …

The international right to social security has been given limited attention as a vehicle for
addressing women's poverty. This paper highlights some of the issues shaping women's …