Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Code Cours
2324-FDL-LAW-EN-5024
Establishment
Language of instruction
French, English
Training officer(s)
Marco Odello
Period

Présentation

Modalités

Forms of instruction

24h of interavtiv lectures.

EVALUATION

  • Component Weightage
  • Response paper 35%
  • Final essay 50%
  • Class participation 15%
Evaluation
Examen : coeff. 1

Ressources

Bibliography

<strong>COURSE STRUCTURE</strong>|| <strong></strong>, <strong>Module I: Introduction</strong>, Class 1:|| Brinks, Daniel M., Varun Gauri, and Kyle Shen. "Social rights constitutionalism:, negotiating the tension between the universal and the particular." Annual Review of Law, and Social Science 11 (2015): 289-308; pp. 2-6. [5 pages]|| Jung, Courtney, Ran Hirschl, and Evan Rosevear. "Economic and social rights in national, constitutions." The American Journal of Comparative Law 62, no. 4 (2014): 1043; pp., 1049-1062 [14 pages]|| Gauri, Varun, and Daniel M. Brinks. "Introduction: The elements of legalization and the, triangular shape of social and economic rights." in Gauri, Varun, and Daniel M. Brinks,, eds. "Courting social justice: judicial enforcement of social and economic rights in the, developing world." (2008); pp. 14-25. [12 pages]|| , <strong>Module II: Philosophical Foundations and Objections</strong>, Class 2: , Berlin, Isaiah. "Two concepts of liberty." (1958); pp. 168-172, 178-181, 208-9, 216-7. [9, pages]|| Sen, Amartya. "Elements of a theory of human rights." In Justice and the Capabilities, Approach, pp. 221-262. Routledge, 2017; pp. 330-348 [19 pages]|| Class 3: , Judith Lichtenberg. Are there any Basic Rights?. in Beitz, Charles R., and Robert E., Goodin, eds. Global basic rights. Oxford University Press, 2009; pp. 72-88 [16 pages]|| Michelman, Frank I. "The constitution, social rights, and liberal political justification.", International Journal of Constitutional Law 1, no. 1 (2003): 13; pp. [22 pages]|| , <strong>Module III: Variations in Modes of Incorporation</strong>, Class 4: , Menell, Natasha G. "Judicial Enforcement of Socioeconomic Rights: A Comparison, between Transformative Projects in India and South Africa." Cornell Int'l LJ 49 (2016):, 723; pp. 728-732 [5 pages]|| , <strong>Module IV: South Africa and the Right to Housing</strong>, Class 5: , Kent Roach, The Challenges of Crafting Remedies for Violations of Socio-economic, Rights. in Langford, Malcolm. "Social rights jurisprudence." Emerging Trends in, International and Comparative Law (2008): 46; pp. 52-56 [5 pages]|| Government of South Africa v. Grootboom, Case CCT 11/00, 4 Oct. 2000, ¶¶ 4-13, 19-, 21, 24, 30-46, 53-54, 93-99 [12 pages]|| Rosalind Dixon, ‘Creating Dialogue about Socio-Economic Rights: Strong-Form Versus, Weak-Form Judicial Review Revisited’ (2007) 5 International Journal of Constitutional, Law 391, pp. 398-415 [17 pages]|| , <strong>Module V: The Right to Health – Comparing South Africa, Columbia and</strong>, <strong>European Union</strong>, Class 6: , Minister of Health and others (Appellants) v. Treatment Action Campaign and others, (Respondents) (Case CCT 9/02) Constitutional Court of South Africa [10 pages]|| Bilchitz, David. "Towards a Reasonable Approach to the Minimum Core: Laying the, Foundations for Future Socio-Economic Rights Jurisprudence." S. Afr. J. on Hum. Rts., 19 (2003): 1; pp. 10-18 [8 pages]|| Magdalena Sepúlveda, ‘Colombia’, in Malcolm Langford (ed.), Social Rights, Jurisprudence: Emerging Trends in Comparative and International Law (2008); pp. 144-, 149 [5 pages]|| Judgment T-760/08 July 31, 2008 (Second Review Chamber of the Colombian, Constitutional Court); ¶¶ (3.2.2), (3.3.1)- (3.3.2), (3.3.6)- (3.3.7), (3.3.15), (3.4.2.9.3),, (4.1.3), (4.2.2), (4.4.1), (4.4.5.3), (9).|| Young, Katharine G., and Julieta Lemaitre. "The comparative fortunes of the right to, health: Two tales of justiciability in Colombia and South Africa." Harv. Hum. Rts. J. 26, (2013): 179; pp. 184-210|| Valentina Pentiacova v. Moldova (2005), Application no. 14462/03, admissibility, decision dated 4 January 2005; pp. 1-5, 6-7, 8-11, 12-14 (12 pages)|| , <strong>Module VI: India – A Case Study of Governance Courts</strong>, Class 8: , Abeyratne, Rehan. "Socioeconomic rights in the Indian constitution: toward a broader, conception of legitimacy." Brook. J. Int'l L. 39 (2014): 1; p