From the global to the local
Subtitle: the role of international law in the enforcement of socio-economic rights in South Africa
By: Redson Edward Kapindu
Contributors: Socio-Economic Rights Project
Series: Research series / Socio-Economic Rights Project -- 6; Research series (Socio-Economic Rights Project) -- 6.
Publisher: Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bellville. South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 69
ISBN-13: 9781868087006
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Human rights; Civil rights; Respect for persons; Law and legislation; Courts; International law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-57)
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Overview of the international human rights law system. Sources of international human rights law; title: The UN human rights system in a nutshell; title: Regional systems; title: 3. The status of international human rights law in South Africa. International agreements; title: Customary international law; title: Bill of rights approach. 4. Application of international socio-economic rights obligations in South Africa. State of domestication of international socio-economic rights obligations in South Africa; title: Minimum core obligations and the South African approach: Grootboom and subsequent jurisprudence; title: 5. Challenges on the use of international law in South Africa; title: 6. General conclusion.