Social rights are controversial in general-and they are even more controversial when courts
are given power to enforce them. Even among those who believe in rights to a minimum …

Despite the lack of socio-economic rights in the US Constitution and the absence of political
will to enforce them, the vast majority of constitutions around the world now include these …

Postmodern discourse on the moral and political problems of the day-from Afghanistan to
AIDS-is shaped by the rhetoric of human rights. The discourse promotes as its core value the …

'Debating Law'is a new series that gives scholarly experts the opportunity to offer contrasting
perspectives on significant topics of contemporary, general interest. In this second volume of …

Mrs. Grootboom had had enough. I The winter rains were approaching and she could not
bear the idea of her three children wanting to go out of the little homemade shack in which …

Exploring Social Rights looks into the theoretical and practical implications of social rights.
The book is organised in five parts. Part I considers theoretical aspects of social rights, and …

What is the relation between socioeconomic rights and theories of justice? By
socioeconomic rights, I mean rights of the kind we see listed in Articles 23-26 of the …

The issue of legal enforceability has been the primary obstacle impeding the development of
socio-economic rights since their inception in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (" …

The conventional wisdom among scholars of US constitutional law is that the Constitution-
and indeed constitutions more generally-should not recognize, or be interpreted to …

A certain way of arguing for legal rights is common in liberal political discourse. It suggests
that the State is obligated to extend a given right to its citizens, based on their possession of …