The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The Law, Process and Practice
The book concerns the study and analysis of the UN Committee on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights from an international legal perspective, taking into
consideration the adoption of the 2008 Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
The volume provides a detailed account of the structure and functioning of
the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the light of its
jurisprudence, through a study of the Committee's procedures and practices
(periodic reports and general comments), including taking into account the
Optional Protocol for individual complaint procedure. The book considers the
possible implications of the work of this Committee on other UN Committees, such
as the Human Rights Committee and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child,
as well as considering the repercussions of its work on the international
protection of fundamental rights, such as the right to education, to health and
adequate food.
The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will be of
particular interest to academics and students of International and Human Rights
law.
