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	Toward the Definition of Economic Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		However, for their full recognition, economic rights require at least three conditions: (1) they require a knowledge of basic economic needs for a person to operate in the economic world; (2) they require a knowledge of their legal characteristics; and (3) they have to be fully integrated into the theory of justice.
		Economic rights can be clearly distinguished from property rights, once it has been acknowledged that economic rights are the necessary precondition for the creation and the legal establishment of property rights and entitlements.
		Since economic rights are inextricably linked to the basic requirements of life, they accompany the very existence of life; and unless one wants to live the life of enslavement–a condition that is not legally permissible in a civilized society–they are also not alienable.
	www.acton.org /publicat/m_and_m/1999_spr/gorga.html (5357 words)

	Human Rights in Action
		The Committee on the Rights of the Child monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
		The Human Rights Committee, the Committee against Torture and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination are authorized to accept individual complaints from citizens of States that have ratified the respective provisions concerning individual communications.
		Among human rights NGOs, women's groups are among the most active in the world today, playing a vital role in the advancement and empowerment of women by increasing awareness of women's issues, as well as educating women in their human rights.
	www.un.org /rights/HRToday/action.htm (3447 words)

	[Unesco] Poland Chapter 1 to 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The right to remuneration under paragraph 2 of Article 20, paragraph 2 of Article 30 and paragraph 3 of Article 70 shall be unrenounceable and unassignable, and may not be the subject of measures of distraint.
		Where the economic rights accruing to one of the joint creators are liable to escheat to the Treasury as legal successor, they shall pass to the surviving joint creators or to their legal successors in proportion to the latter's shares.
		The contract containing the undertaking to assign the economic rights shall constitute assignment to the acquirer, on his acceptance of the work, of the right of exclusive use of the work in the area of exploitation specified in the contract, except where the parties to the contract have agreed otherwise.
	www.unesco.org /culture/copy/copyright/poland/page1.html (5077 words)

	Human Rights [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		The final and third generation of rights are associated with such rights as a right to national self-determination, a clean environment, and the rights of indigenous minorities.
		Her right to receive an adequate education is a claim right held against the local education authority, which has a corresponding duty to provide her with the object of the right.
		Human rights may be divided into five different categories and the principal object of securing human rights is the creation of the conditions for all individuals to have the opportunity to lead a minimally good life.
	www.iep.utm.edu /h/hum-rts.htm (10683 words)

	Economic Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
		(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
		Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
		Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.
	www.universityofthepoor.org /schools/labor/economic_human_rights.html (1859 words)

	Training Manual for Human Rights Monitoring - Chapter XVII
		Further, since problems of economic, social and cultural rights may be in the forefront of the concerns of the majority of people in the country where the operation is located, it is important for the operation to take action on those concerns.
		Even if economic, social and cultural rights were unfortunately not included within the particular mandate of the human rights field operation as established by UN action or by agreement with the Government, the operation should still acknowledge that rights not within the terms of reference are human rights deserving of respect and attention.
		The right to be free from economic discrimination or to attend primary school may be claimed by individuals on the basis of the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/monitoring/chapter17.html (2843 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Asylum Seekers
		A refugee is someone with a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, who is outside of his or her country of nationality and unable or unwilling to return.
		Enshrined in Article 14 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the right "to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution." This principle recognizes that victims of human rights abuse must be able to leave their country freely and to seek refuge elsewhere.
		Human Rights Watch calls on the United Nations and on governments everywhere to uphold their obligations to protect refugees and to respect their rights - regardless of where they are from or where they seek refuge.
	www.hrw.org /doc/?t=refugees&document_limit=0,2 (663 words)

	A New Definition of Human Rights
		This dignity, and the rights to freedom and equality that derive from it, are undeniable.
		The "right to equal pay for equal work" as well as a worker's "right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests" are considered essential liberties.
		Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "the will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government." Indeed, individuals and communities must be sovereign over their own affairs if they are to be free.
	www.globalexchange.org /about/newhumanrights.html (1670 words)

	Universal Declaration of Human Rights
		Its Preamble acknowledges the importance of a human rights legal framework to maintaining international peace and security, stating that recognition of the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all individuals is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.
		The cornerstone of these rights is Article 22, acknowledging that, as a member of society, everyone has the right to social security and is therefore entitled to the realization of the economic, social and cultural rights "indispensable" for his or her dignity and free and full personal development.
		Five articles elaborate the rights necessary for the enjoyment of the fundamental right to social security, including economic rights related to work, fair remuneration and leisure, social rights concerning an adequate standard of living for health, well-being and education, and the right to participate in the cultural life of the community.
	www.un.org /rights/HRToday/declar.htm (2634 words)

	Women & The Economy - Economic Human Rights
		These include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
		Canadians are also using their own Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to demand their economic human rights at home.
		Challenges to economic human rights violations are not simply happening at regional and national levels.
	unpac.ca /economy/humanrights.html (1647 words)

	Fact Sheet No.16 (Rev.1), The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Such perspectives, however, overlook a postulate of the global human rights system formulated as long ago as 1948 with the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, namely, that the indivisibility and interdependence of civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights are fundamental tenets of international human rights law.
		The right to self-determination is a cornerstone of the international legal system, and has been a premier concern of the international community since the creation of the United Nations in 1945, particularly in regard to issues such as independence, non-interference and democracy.
		As far as the rights contained in the Covenant are concerned, the right of peoples freely to pursue their economic, social and cultural development includes freedom to carry on economic, social and cultural activities.
	www.unhchr.ch /html/menu6/2/fs16.htm (9816 words)

	networkideas.org - Resisting Imperialism: Women and Economic Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The central issue of the session concerned the economic rights of women which encompass the right to food, right to livelihood, right to housing, right to basic necessities such as safe water, fuel etc. These have been eroded by privatisation, reduced quantity and quality of public provision and increased user charges and other prices.
		First, it was important for human rights framework not to get co-opted given the fact that now the international institutions are coming out with documents on human rights and had apparently adopted a human rights approach to their programmes.
		As far as right to control resources is concerned, the speaker pointed out that the Adivasis are the only ones who have the legal right to collect resources from the forests.
	www.networkideas.org /feathm/feb2004/ft07_WSF2004_Women_Economic_Rights.htm (3587 words)

	Civil Rights
		This second generation of economic “welfare rights,” the argument went, helped to ensure that the political, economic, and legal rights belonging to the first generation could be made effective in protecting the vital interests of citizens and were not simply paper guarantees.
		A third generation of claims has received considerable attention in recent years, what may be broadly termed “rights of cultural membership.” These include language rights for members of cultural minorities and the rights of indigenous peoples to preserve their cultural institutions and practices and to exercise some measure of political autonomy.
		They are genuine human rights to which every person is entitled, whether she is in a location where she has a right to citizenship or not.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/civil-rights (7973 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
		International human rights law requires governments to respect individuals’ civil and political rights – such as their rights to free speech, fair trial, and political participation – and to promote their economic, social and cultural rights – such as their rights to health care and education.
		Human Rights Watch considers that economic, social, and cultural rights are an integral part of the body of international human rights law, with the same character and standing as civil and political rights.
		We conduct research and advocacy on economic, social, and cultural rights using the same methodology that we use with respect to civil and political rights and subject to the same criteria, namely, the ability to identify a rights violation, a violator, and a remedy to address the violation.
	hrw.org /doc/?t=esc (1514 words)

	Economic Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		These rights are derived from the Quran, however the interpretation of these rights as well as their application (or lack of application) in some Muslim countries often results in some controversy.
		Today, a woman's basic right to vote, to pursue an education, and to join the job force is threatened by the Taliban, a political group that gain the control of the country and run the government by their "Islamic" code.
		Islamic texts and the information of the early Islamic society and the rights given to women in the Quran are strong tools needed to fight the misogynist views now promoted to serve political and cultural stereotypes that are at odds with the intentions of the Quran.
	www.mwlusa.org /publications/essays/econrights.html (2204 words)

	Equipo Nizkor - Derechos Human Rights: Economic & Social Rights
		These economic and social rights are also guaranteed by the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural rights - ratified by many countries around the world but not the US.
		The first step in protecting these rights is understanding them, and for that reason we have collected these resources.
		Final report on the question of the impunity of perpetrators of human rights violations (economic, social and cultural rights), prepared by Mr.
	www.derechos.org /nizkor/econ/eng.html (305 words)

	Center for Economic and Social Rights \| Social Justice through Human Rights
		Significant changes have occurred in the field of economic and social rights since the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) was established in 1993.
		At the same time, extraordinary progress has been made by the UN Committee on Economic and Social Rights, the UN special rapporteurs, and the academic community in elucidating the content of economic and social rights and the nature of concomitant state obligations.
		Established in 1993, the Center for Economic and Social Rights is one of the first organizations to challenge economic injustice as a violation of international human rights law.
	www.cesr.org (319 words)

	AWID - Women's Rights and Economic Change
		Economic changes — including trade liberalization, structural adjustment and privatization policies — have resulted in dramatic increases in poverty and insecurity for poor women.
		Despite numerous efforts by women and their allies around the globe to secure empowerment, fundamental human rights continue to be violated and women’s needs are increasingly marginalized in the global economy.
		Profound global economic changes - and their significant impacts on women's rights - are inspiring new strategies from the fields of human rights, international development and economics.
	www.awid.org /wrec (946 words)

	Economic Rights Conf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The University of Connecticut will host a conference on “Economic Rights: Conceptual, Measurement, and Policy Issues” (October 27-29, 2005) to move this new research and debate forward.
		The event is co-sponsored by the University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, in celebration of the Dodd Center’s 10
		Scholars from a range of fields -- economics, political science, philosophy, law, anthropology, and others — are invited to submit papers on any ONE of three substantive themes: 1) conceptual issues central to understanding economic rights; OR 2) approaches to measuring economic rights; OR 3) policy applications.
	www.socialeconomics.org /calleconomicrights.htm (159 words)

	The Human Rights Institute @ UCONN
		The purpose of the series is to foster and promote research in the re-emerging area of economic rights.
		The series aims to be the clearinghouse for research in economic rights.
		The event is co-sponsored by the University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, in celebration of the Dodd Center’s 10th Anniversary Celebration.
	www.humanrights.uconn.edu /rese_econ.htm (837 words)

	CQ Press: Book: International Encyclopedia of Human Rights: Freedoms, Abuses, and Remedies, Book, Books, Robert L. ...
		The global importance of human rights issues has sparked an ongoing need to develop a universal language for human rights and the procedures for remedying violations, where remedies are, in fact, available.
		Giving the broadest scope to the terms human rights and freedoms, this reference encompasses constitutional rights and freedoms as well as those addressed in international and regional agreements.
		As the title suggests, International Encyclopedia of Human Rights: Freedoms, Abuses, and Remedies goes beyond the abstract to include practical information on remedies for violations of a person's rights and freedoms by a national government, and on the private and government rights organizations that assist in reporting on or enforcing human rights.
	www.cqpress.com /product/International-Encyclopedia-of-Human.html (1110 words)

	McREL : Mid-continent for Education and Learning, Content Knowledge Standards and Benchmark Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Understands the importance to individuals and society of such economic rights as the right to acquire, use, transfer, and dispose of property; choose one's work and change employment; join labor unions and professional associations; establish and operate a business; copyright and patent; and enter into lawful contracts
		Understands how personal, political, and economic rights are secured by constitutional government and by such means as the rule of law, checks and balances, an independent judiciary, and a vigilant citizenry
		Understands the relationship of political rights to economic rights such as the right to choose one's work, to change employment, and to join a labor union and other lawful associations
	www.mcrel.org /compendium/topicsDetail.asp?topicsID=446&subjectID=14 (1346 words)

	Economic Rights
		Therefore women’s economic rights need to be a top priority at the Beijing+5 UNGASS in New York in June 2000.
		There is an urgent need to focus on the heavy issues such as the debt burden of the LDC’s, economic reform programmes and trade liberalisation policies, that are continuing to push to and deepen processes towards feminisation of poverty with severe consequences for women in South and North.
		Economic rights is a top priority in the Beijing+5 agenda of K.U.L.U.-Women and Development (KULU).
	www.kulu.dk /Nyheder/women_econ.htm (519 words)

	International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, G.A. res.2200A (XXI), 21 U.N.GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 49, ...
		The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.
		The States Parties to the present Covenant shall furnish their reports in stages, in accordance with a programme to be established by the Economic and Social Council within one year of the entry into force of the present Covenant after consultation with the States Parties and the specialized agencies concerned.
		The Economic and Social Council may transmit to the Commission on Human Rights for study and general recommendation or, as appropriate, for information the reports concerning human rights submitted by States in accordance with articles 16 and 17, and those concerning human rights submitted by the specialized agencies in accordance with article 18.
	www.umn.edu /humanrts/instree/b2esc.htm (2635 words)

	POOR PEOPLE'S ECONOMIC HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
		Across the country, health care programs for the poor are being systematically dismantled in violation of our human right to health.
		In a country with such an advanced health care system, it is morally wrong to deny the poor and the sick of the care we require.
		We are uniting Medicaid recipients and the uninsured from all parts of the country and every walk of life as we fight to reclaim our human right to health.
	www.economichumanrights.org /actions.html (252 words)

	SP&P 9:1 (Winter 1992) -- Economic Rights
		Economic rights -- rights to use, possess, exchange, and otherwise dispose of property -- are at the center of some of the most important and fundamental disputes in Western moral and political theory.
		Such enquiries raise moral as well as economic and technical questions.
		Perhaps most importantly, do others have a right to what we possess (and, if so, what precisely do they have a right to), or do "natural" rights to our bodies, our labor, or our skills obtain?
	www.bgsu.edu /offices/sppc/econrts.htm (276 words)

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