About this Course
Postgraduate Laws programme:
Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate
Course outline (not yet available)
| International and comparative social justice |
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| Section A: Advancing the international protection of social justice |
| · The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966 and the mythology of the 'Generation of Rights' theory |
| · The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| · The minimum core |
| Section B: The ambit of social justice rights under international law |
| · The right to the highest standard of health |
| · The right to food and water |
| · The right to shelter and adequate housing |
| · The right to social security rights |
| Section C: Regional protection of social justice rights |
| · The European Union |
| · The European Social Charter of the Council of Europe |
| · The Protocol of San Salvador |
| · The African Union and social justice rights |
| Section D: Comparative legal systems and the implementation of social justice rights |
| · Natural law – The Philippines |
| · Facets of civil and political rights – India |
| · Express incorporation – South Africa |
| Sequence: Section A first. |
| Textbook: Lucy Williams (ed), International Poverty Law: An Emerging Discourse (London: Zed Books, 2006), ISBN: 9781842776858 |