An appraisal of international law mechanisms for litigating socio-economic rights, with a particular focus on the optional protocol to the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights and the African Commission and Court

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dc.contributor.authorChenwi, Lilian
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-07T10:34:03Z
dc.date.available2019-10-07T10:34:03Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractLitigation of socio-economic rights at international level is a viable option where access to justice at the national level is unattainable. International law mechanisms for litigating these rights are therefore useful for marginalised groups and people living in poverty. This is also based on the important role of these mechanisms in ensuring that States meet the obligations they have committed to in human rights treaties, and provide effective remedies in cases of violations. This article assesses, taking into consideration some broad principles, the international law mechanisms for litigating socio-economic rights at the UN and African regional levels, particularly the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ("OP-ICESCR") and the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights complaints mechanisms. The article illustrates that while these mechanisms have the potential to advance the rights of the poor and marginalised, and in some case have been successful in doing so, they are not without drawbacks that impact on their effectiveness.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChenwi, L. (2011). ' An appraisal of international law mechanisms for litigating socio-economic rights, with a particular focus on the optional protocol to the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights and the African Commission and Court'. Stellenbosch Law Review, 22(3): 683 - 705en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4991
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherStellenbosch Law Reviewen_US
dc.subjectInternational law mechanismsen_US
dc.subjectLitigationen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic Rightsen_US
dc.subjectProtocol ICESCRen_US
dc.subjectAfrican Commissionen_US
dc.subjectAfrican Courten_US
dc.titleAn appraisal of international law mechanisms for litigating socio-economic rights, with a particular focus on the optional protocol to the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights and the African Commission and Courten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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