Rights in Recession? Challenges for Economic and Social Rights Enforcement in Times of Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12930382 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ignacio Saiz (Center for Economic and Social Rights, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 277-293 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Rights Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-9619 • E-ISSN: 1757-9627 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jhuman/hup012 |
| OpenAlex | W2005961655 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
The global economic crisis poses a severe threat to economic and social rights, but it is also an opportunity to rethink how we hold states accountable for their fulfilment. Now more than ever, the human rights movement needs to articulate vigorously the fundamental principles that cannot be rescinded even in times of recession and show how these should guide policy responses to the crisis. This involves intensifying efforts to identify new methods and venues through which to scrutinize governments' compliance with their obligations to fulfil economic and social rights. The crisis is also an opportunity to rethink the role of the state in regulating the creation of wealth and redistributing its benefits towards the universal realization of economic and social rights. The transnational impacts of the crisis highlight the need to frame accountability in global terms, and to assert more vigorously the notion that states' responsibilities to respect, protect, and fulfil economic and social rights do not stop at their national borders. As responses to the crisis have shown, the progress made in advancing the legal justiciability of economic and social rights has not been matched in the arena of politics and public policy. Bridging this gap will involve releasing the still-latent potential of economic, social, and cultural rights advocacy as a powerful tool for social mobilization and transformation
Cultural rights · Economics · Enforcement · Fundamental rights · Human rights · International human rights law · Justiciability · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Recession · Social rights · Human Rights and Development · Ombudsman and Human Rights · Law
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |