Freedom from our social prisons : the rise of economic, social, and cultural rights / Anthony George Ravlich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ravlich, Anthony George.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Social justice.

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

xi, 255 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2008]

Summary:

It is argued that under neoliberalism the only way for the underclass and those pursuing their dreams outside of the "neoliberal square" to gain social justice is from the "bottom-up."

At present, economic, social, and cultural rights are rising on the United Nations agenda but their core minimum obligations, which emphasize the most disadvantaged, are being ignored.

These core minimum obligations, such as the right to shelter and primary health care, involve "top-down" provision. The inclusion of such empowering rights as human rights education would enable the most disadvantaged and those marginalized pursuing their right to development to use public education and the democratic process to have economic, social, and cultural rights, and core minimum obligations included in human rights law. Such an addition would civilize neoliberalism.

Contents:

The rise of economic, social, and cultural rights

Political tolerance and core minimum obligations

The politics of human rights and the liberal oligarchy

The history of economic, social, and cultural rights and the most disadvantaged

Lack of will for social justice for the most disadvantaged at the UN

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix one : universal declaration of human rights

Appendix two : international covenant on civil and political rights

Appendix three : international covenant of economic, social, and cultural rights

Appendix four : draft optional protocol to the international covenant on economic, social, and cultural rights

Appendix five : the declaration on the right to development.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index.

ISBN:

9780739122860

073912286X

OCLC:

191207258