Social Rights and International Development Global Legal Standards for the Post-2015 Development Agenda /

This book addresses practitioners in development cooperation as well as scientists and students who are interested in the interaction of human rights and development issues. In the practice of development cooperation, linking poverty reduction programs with human rights is mainly achieved using so-c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaltenborn, Markus (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Law,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Social Rights as a Legal Framework for International Development Strategies
  • 2. Legal Sources of Social Rights and Implementation Mechanisms at the International Level
  • 3. Social Rights Obligations – the Link Between Human Rights Law and International Development Law
  • 4. Scope of Specific Social Rights and their Relevance for Poverty Reduction Strategies in Developing and Emerging Countries
  • 5. Social Rights and the International Development Agenda.