This is a book packed with important information and sophisticated analyses and it will change the way that the Covenant is understood. The book transcends the rather static debates between supporters and critics of the Covenant by focusing on how its rights have been protected in practice and the authors emphasize the limits of a narrow legal approach in this area. It offers a comprehensive and nuanced account of the rights set out in the Covenant, explaining their historical and jurisprudential context and how they have been and might be cultural rights, rejecting an interpretation that views it as an alibi for inaction. This book will quickly become an essential companion to anyone interested in this field. With the entry into force of an Optional Protocol allowing individual complaints and other enforcement procedures, the Covenant is poised to become a significant frontier in human rights law. It has sparked considerable controversy, being both lauded for its understanding of the economic aspects of exploitation and dismissed as a set of Utopian rights guarantees. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is the most misunderstood instrument in the international human rights system. Advance Praise From: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Commentary, Cases, and Materials Ben Saul, David Kinley, Jaqueline Mowbray Content type: Book content Product: Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law Published in print: 01 March 2014 ISBN: 9780199640300
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