Social Rights Judgments and the Politics of Compliance

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-107-16021-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 494 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 932 g

The past few decades have witnessed an explosion of judgments on social rights around the world. However, we know little about whether these rulings have been implemented. Social Rights Judgments and the Politics of Compliance is the first book to engage in a comparative study of compliance of social rights judgments as well as their broader effects. Covering fourteen different domestic and international jurisdictions and drawing on multiple disciplines, it finds significant variance in outcomes and reveals both spectacular successes and failures in making social rights a reality on the ground. This variance is strikingly similar to that found in previous studies on civil rights, and the key explanatory factors lie in the political calculus of defendants and the remedial framework. The book also discusses which strategies have enhanced implementation, and focuses on judicial reflexivity, alliance building and social mobilisation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Langford, Malcolm

Rodríguez-Garavito, César

Rossi, Julieta

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Overview: 1. Introduction: from jurisprudence to compliance Malcolm Langford, César Rodríguez-Garavito and Julieta Rossi; 2. Explaining compliance: lessons learnt from civil and political rights Basak Çali and Anne Koch; 3. Beyond enforcement: assessing and enhancing judicial impact César Rodríguez-Garavito; Part II. Case Studies: 4. Costa Rica: understanding variations in compliance Bruce M. Wilson and Olman A. Rodríguez L.; 5. Argentina: implementation of collective cases Martín Sigal, Julieta Rossi and Diego Morales; 6. Brazil: are collective suits harder to enforce? Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz; 7. Canada: systemic claims and remedial diversity Bruce Porter; 8. United States: education rights and the parameters of the possible Amanda Shanor and Cathy Albisa; 9. India: compliance with orders on the right to food Poorvi Chitalkar and Varun Gauri; 10. South Africa: rethinking enforcement narratives Malcolm Langford and Steve Kahanovitz; 11. The African human rights system and domestic enforcement Frans Viljoen; 12. Reproductive rights litigation: from recognition to transformation Luisa Cabal and Suzannah Phillips; 13. International housing rights and domestic prejudice: the case of Roma and Travellers Andi Dobrushi and Theodoros Alexandridis; Part III. Concluding Perspectives: 14. Solving the problem of (non)compliance in SE rights litigation Daniel M. Brinks.

Über Autor(innen)

Rodríguez-Garavito, César
César Rodríguez-Garavito is Executive Director of the Center for Law, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia) and Associate Professor of Law at Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.

Langford, Malcolm
Malcolm Langford is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Universitetet i Oslo and Co-Director of the Centre on Law and Social Transformation, Chr. Michelsen Institute and Universitetet i Bergen, Norway.

Rossi, Julieta
Julieta Rossi is Associate Professor at the Centre for Justice and Human Rights, National University of Lanús, and Researcher and advisor to the Human Rights Commission at the Legislature (Senator Chamber) of the Province of Buenos Aires.