Book Review: The Social Rights Jurisprudence in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Shadow and Light in International Human Rights

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-451
Author(s):  
Alberto Coddou Mc Manus
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Human

Part II Historical and Legal Sources, Ch.12 Social Justice, Rights, and Labour

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diller Janelle M
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Labour Movement ◽  
International Labor ◽  
History Of ◽  
International Human

This article examines the issues of social justice, social rights, and the international labour movement in relation to international human rights. It traces the history of the emergence of international labour law and describes the action and innovation of the International Labor Organization (ILO). It suggests that the ILO�s structural machinery and guiding principles served as the global reference point for setting and supervising standards on workers� rights, freedoms, and entitlements.

The Sen Conception of Development and Contemporary International Law Discourse: Some Parallels

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhupinder Chimni
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
International System ◽  
Social Constraints ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Right To Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Right

The Sen conception of `development as freedom' represents a departure from previous approaches to development that focused merely on growth rates or technological progress. Sen however fails to adequately address the social constraints that inhibit the realization of the goal of `development as freedom.' There is an interesting parallel here with developments in contemporary international law. While contemporary international law incorporates the idea of `development as freedom' in international human rights instruments, in particular the Declaration on the Right to Development, mainstream international law scholarship has like Sen failed to indicate the constraints in the international system that prevent its attainment. Since Sen is today among the foremost thinkers on the idea of development reviewing the parallels between his conception of development and mainstream international law scholarship is helpful as it offers insights into the limits of both.

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