Social, Economic and Cultural Rights

An Appraisal of Current European and International Developments

Together, the contributions to this book cover the most important international and European arrangements for the implementation and enforcement of social, economic and cultural rights, thus providing the reader with a comprehensive overview of the current situation in each of these settings. This overview is complemented by a number of essays looking at various national approaches to social and economic rights.

It has carefully taken steps to strengthen its authority when the time appeared
right, i.e. when the measures taken were acceptable to States parties. It has
made it clear that it exercises its 'monitoring' functions primarily to benefit the
people, ...