Social Economic Rights are included in the South African Constitution (the Constitution) as justiciable rights.
This study critically examines the added benefits and implications for South Africa to ratify the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR). Explores some key laws, policies and case law which would give a clear picture as to where South Africa stands in its delivery of Social Economic Rights and discusses some of the key areas of difficulties in the implementation and enforcement of Social and Economic Rights in South Africa. / A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr Lilian Chenwi, Faculty of law, University of Western Cape, South Africa. / LLM Dissertation (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa -- University of Pretoria, 2009. / http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ / Centre for Human Rights / LLM
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:up/oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/12677 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Hardowar, Rishi Kumarsingh |
| Contributors | Chenwi, Lilian |
| Publisher | University of Pretoria |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Mini Dissertation |
| Rights | University of Pretoria |
| Relation | LLM Dissertations Centre for Human Rights |
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