Social and Economic Rights in Theory and Practice: Critical Inquiries (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law)

📘 Book Details

• Author: Alviar García, Helena

• Publisher: Routledge

• Language: English

• Edition: 1

• ISBN: 9780415705646

• Pages: 344

• Cover: Hardcover

• Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.6 x 0.2 inches

📝 About the Book

Social and Economic Rights in Theory and Practice, edited by Helena Alviar García, offers a powerful and timely exploration into the evolving global discourse on social and economic rights (SER). Since the end of World War II, a significant number of constitutions around the world—particularly in both developing and industrialized nations—have incorporated SER alongside civil and political rights. This book investigates how these constitutional commitments are translating into meaningful, tangible improvements in people’s lives.

Produced by the International Social and Economic Rights Project (iSERP), a global collaboration of legal scholars, judges, activists, and practitioners, the book critically evaluates the role and effectiveness of SER in advancing justice, equality, and dignity. With a focus on the Global South and emerging SER jurisprudence, it addresses the intersection of law with cultural, racial, and gender contexts, highlighting real-world challenges and transformative legal strategies.

Contributors delve into crucial questions concerning the litigation, adjudication, and implementation of SER. They examine diverse case studies and theoretical frameworks, offering insights from multiple perspectives including those of human rights advocates, legal theorists, and judiciary members.

An indispensable resource for students and scholars of comparative constitutional law, human rights law, international development, and democratic political theory, this volume stands at the forefront of global SER scholarship—bridging theory with practice, and law with lived realities.