Economic Rights in Canada and the United States
. Ed(S): Howard-Hassmann, Rhoda E.; Welch, Claude E., Jr.
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Description for Economic Rights in Canada and the United States
Paperback. This volume explains how economic rights are realized-or violated-in Canada and the United States. Contributors analyze the philosophy, law, and politics of these rights and discuss specific issues such as poverty, health care, and the rights of people with disabilities. Editor(s): Howard-Hassmann, Rhoda E.; Welch, Claude E., Jr. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPVH; KC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Readers in Western developed countries are most familiar with abuses of political and civil rights, but the international human rights regime also embraces a set of laws regarding economic rights. These rights include the right to work and to just and favorable working conditions; the right to join and form trade unions; the right to social security; specific rights for the family; the right to an adequate standard of living, including food, clothing, housing, and "the continuous improvement of living conditions"; and the right to "the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health."
In original essays by scholars ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812220933
SKU
V9780812220933
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About . Ed(S): Howard-Hassmann, Rhoda E.; Welch, Claude E., Jr.
Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann is Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights and Professor in Global Studies and Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. She is the author of several books, including Reparations to Africa, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Claude E. Welch, Jr. is SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and Professor of Political Science at the State ... Read more
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