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This volume offers the first dedicated scholarly comparison of Colombia and South Africa in relation to the intersecting ideas of transitional justice, distributive justice, and transformative constitutionalism.

Socio-economic rights have been widely regarded as aspirational goals, rhetorically useful, but having few practical implications for government policy and the distribution of resources within a polity. It is not therefore surprising that socio-economic rights have been systematicallyneglected in the world today, with millions still lacking access to basic shelter, food or health-care. This book seeks to provide a sustained argument for placin...

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This book addresses the pressing issue of severe poverty and inequality, and asks why violations of socio-economic rights are treated with less urgency than civil and political rights? It provides a sustained argument for placing renewed focus on socio-economic rights as a method of ensuring that governments address extreme poverty.

This book provides a detailed critical evaluation of the Ruggie Framework and the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, focusing on their non-binding character, the limited ambit and scope of corporate responsibility, the excessive focus on the role of states, and the failure to overcome obstacles in enforcing corporate obligations.

A detailed critical evaluation of the Ruggie Framework and the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.