The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Commentary
Author: Başak Çalı, Brian Griffey, Bruce Porter, Catarina de Albuquerque, Cheryl Lorens, Christian Courtis, Donna J. Sullivan, Julieta Rossi, Lilian Chenwi, Malcolm Langford, Michael Ashley Stein, Natasha Telson, Rebecca Brown, Viviana Krsticevic
Year: 2016
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This commentary aims to address the need for scholarly research, reasoned argument, consistent interpretation and creative approaches to advocacy, adjudication and remedies under the new OP-ICESCR to ensure that its promise and purpose are fully realized. It aims to provide commentary that is rigorous from a scholarly perspective but relevant for practice and helpful in meeting the unique challenges of this new area of adjudication. It is thus targeted at both users of the Optional Protocol (applicants, lawyers, governments, the Committee) as well as a broader audience of scholars, students, national judiciaries and policy makers.
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