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MacNaughton, Gillian; Porter, Catherine; Frey, Diane - 2021

Economic inequalities are among the greatest human rights challenges the world faces today due to the past four decades of neoliberal policy dominance. Globally, there are now over 2,000 billionaires, while 3.4 billion people live below the poverty line of US $5.50 per day. Many human rights...

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Economic and social rights in a neoliberal world

MacNaughton, Gillian (ed.); Frey, Diane (ed.) - 2018

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Human rights and development

Sen, Amartya - In: Development as a Human Right, (pp. 3-11). 2010

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Engaging Human Rights Norms to Realize Universal Health Care in Massachusetts, USA

MacNaughton, Gillian - 2019

Massachusetts is a national leader in health care, consistently ranking in the top five states in the United States. In 2006, however, only 86% of adults aged 19-64 had health insurance. That year, Governor Romney signed into law An Act Providing Access to Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health...

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'Introduction' in Economic and Social Rights in a Neoliberal World (Cambridge University Press)

MacNaughton, Gillian - 2018

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...

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Decent Work, Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals

MacNaughton, Gillian - 2016

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly will adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will guide international development policy and practice for a fifteen-year period from 2015 to 2030. The SDGs are critically important as most international development efforts over...

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A Human Rights Lens on Full Employment and Decent Work in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

Frey, Diane F. - 2016

On September 25, 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the blueprint for a global partnership for peace, development, and human rights for the period 2016 to 2030. The 2030 agenda follows on the heels of the Millennium Development Goals...

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Elemente einer Theorie der Menschenrechte

Sen, Amartya - 2020

Wenn politisches Engagement und Einsatz für Menschenrechte nicht zu blindem Aktionismus führen sollen, ist es nötig …, gelegentlich innezuhalten und sich auf die Theorie der Menschenrechte zu besinnen. Menschenrechte, so Amartya Sen, sind erst einmal … eine Theorie der Menschenrechte leisten und was nützt sie in der Praxis? Sen entwirft in seinem Essay ein inklusives und …

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Advancing Global Health and Human Rights in the Neoliberal Era

MacNaughton, Gillian - 2017

Book Review: Global Health, Human Rights and the Challenge of Neoliberal Policies, by Audrey R. Chapman, published by Cambridge University Press, 2016.In her latest book, Global Health, Human Rights and the Challenge of Neoliberal Policies, distinguished public health and human rights expert...

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Moving Theory into Practice : Human Rights Impact Assessments of Intellectual Property Rights in Trade Agreements

Forman, Lisa; MacNaughton, Gillian - 2015

This article explores the development of methodologies for human rights and right to health-specific impact assessment (RTHIA) of trade-related intellectual property rights. These methodologies seek to respond to the restrictive impact of international and bilateral trade rules on domestic and...

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