INTRODUCTION = 1
ABBREVIATIONS = 7
PART I
SECTION I - DEVELOPING A RIGHTS-BASED PERSPECTIVE
Module 1 - Developing a rights-based perspective = 13
SECTION II - HISTORY AND OVERVIEW OF ESC RIGHT
Module 2 - An historical perspective on ESC rights = 31
Module 3 - Introduction to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights = 49
Text of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights = 60
SECTION III - PERSPECTIVES OF SPECIFIC GROUPS
Module 4 - The ESC rights of women = 71
Excerpts of General Recommendations by CEDAW = 90
Module 5 - Children and ESC rights = 99
Module 6 - ESC rights of indigenous peoples = 118
Module 7 - Refugees and ESC rights = 135
SECTION IV - DEFINING RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Module 8 - Defining the content of ESC rights = 151
Module 9 - Obligations of states and nonstate actors = 158
General Comment 3 = 174
SECTION V - UNDERSTANDING SPECIFIC ESC RIGHTS
Module 10 - The right to work and rights at work = 181
Module 11 - Social security as a human right = 200
Module 12 - The right to adequate food = 220
General Comment 12 = 235
Module 13 - The right to adequate housing = 243
General Comment 4 = 256
General Comment 7 = 262
Module 14 - The right to health = 267
Module 15 - The right to a healthy environment = 286
Module 16 - The right to education = 300
General Comment 11 = 313
General Comment 13 = 316
Module 17 - Cultural rights = 329
Module 18 - Land rights = 349
SECTION VI - MONITORING & ASSESSING THE ENJOYMENT OF ESC RIGHTS
Module 19 - Monitoring and assessing the enjoyment of ESC rights = 365
SECTION VII - STRATEGIES AND TOOLS ? NATIONAL LEVEL
Module 20 - Education for empowerment: some reflections = 395
Module 21 - Development of policy, plans and legislation = 407
Module 22 - Enforcing ESC rights through domestic legal systems = 418
Indian Supreme Court and justiciability of ESC rights = 435
General Comment 9 = 447
Module 23 - National human rights commissions and ESC rights = 451
SECTION VIII - UNITED NATIONS MECHANISMS AND ESC RIGHTS
Module 24 - United Nations mechanisms and ESC rights = 459
General Comment 1 = 480
SECTION IX - DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR OTHER DOMINANT ACTORS
Module 25 - Corporations and ESC rights = 485
Module 26 - Multilateral trade and investment agreements and ESC rights = 498
Module 27 - The World Bank and ESC rights = 520
SECTION X - STRATEGIES AND TOOLS REGIONAL LEVEL
Module 28 - The African Commission and ESC rights = 537
Module 29 - The Council of Europe framework and ESC rights = 544
Module 30 - The Inter-American system and ESC rights = 557
Resources = 573
PART II
USING THE MANUAL IN A TRAINING PROGRAM = 589
Appendix 1 - Authors = 651
Appendix 2 - Participants in manual workshops = 656
Contact information for project co-sponsors = 661
ABBREVIATIONS = 7
PART I
SECTION I - DEVELOPING A RIGHTS-BASED PERSPECTIVE
Module 1 - Developing a rights-based perspective = 13
SECTION II - HISTORY AND OVERVIEW OF ESC RIGHT
Module 2 - An historical perspective on ESC rights = 31
Module 3 - Introduction to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights = 49
Text of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights = 60
SECTION III - PERSPECTIVES OF SPECIFIC GROUPS
Module 4 - The ESC rights of women = 71
Excerpts of General Recommendations by CEDAW = 90
Module 5 - Children and ESC rights = 99
Module 6 - ESC rights of indigenous peoples = 118
Module 7 - Refugees and ESC rights = 135
SECTION IV - DEFINING RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Module 8 - Defining the content of ESC rights = 151
Module 9 - Obligations of states and nonstate actors = 158
General Comment 3 = 174
SECTION V - UNDERSTANDING SPECIFIC ESC RIGHTS
Module 10 - The right to work and rights at work = 181
Module 11 - Social security as a human right = 200
Module 12 - The right to adequate food = 220
General Comment 12 = 235
Module 13 - The right to adequate housing = 243
General Comment 4 = 256
General Comment 7 = 262
Module 14 - The right to health = 267
Module 15 - The right to a healthy environment = 286
Module 16 - The right to education = 300
General Comment 11 = 313
General Comment 13 = 316
Module 17 - Cultural rights = 329
Module 18 - Land rights = 349
SECTION VI - MONITORING & ASSESSING THE ENJOYMENT OF ESC RIGHTS
Module 19 - Monitoring and assessing the enjoyment of ESC rights = 365
SECTION VII - STRATEGIES AND TOOLS ? NATIONAL LEVEL
Module 20 - Education for empowerment: some reflections = 395
Module 21 - Development of policy, plans and legislation = 407
Module 22 - Enforcing ESC rights through domestic legal systems = 418
Indian Supreme Court and justiciability of ESC rights = 435
General Comment 9 = 447
Module 23 - National human rights commissions and ESC rights = 451
SECTION VIII - UNITED NATIONS MECHANISMS AND ESC RIGHTS
Module 24 - United Nations mechanisms and ESC rights = 459
General Comment 1 = 480
SECTION IX - DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR OTHER DOMINANT ACTORS
Module 25 - Corporations and ESC rights = 485
Module 26 - Multilateral trade and investment agreements and ESC rights = 498
Module 27 - The World Bank and ESC rights = 520
SECTION X - STRATEGIES AND TOOLS REGIONAL LEVEL
Module 28 - The African Commission and ESC rights = 537
Module 29 - The Council of Europe framework and ESC rights = 544
Module 30 - The Inter-American system and ESC rights = 557
Resources = 573
PART II
USING THE MANUAL IN A TRAINING PROGRAM = 589
Appendix 1 - Authors = 651
Appendix 2 - Participants in manual workshops = 656
Contact information for project co-sponsors = 661