The rise of neoliberal policy and practice simultaneous to the growing recognition of economic and social rights presents a puzzle. Can the rights to food, water, health, education, decent work, social security and the benefits of science prevail against market fundamentalism? The edited volume...

This paper explores the concept of sovereign equality of states, focusing on the distinction between de jure and factual equality. While de jure equality, which refers to the equal legal status of all states, is widely accepted as a fundamental principle of the international system, factual...

Many share the view that even though gross inequalities of wealth are something to worry about, it makes a difference whether or not they are accompanied by substantive equality of opportunity. If people or their children are able to climb up and down the economic hierarchy, inequality is no...