Realising Economic and Social Rights beyond COVID-19: The Imperative of International Cooperation

Yusuf, Hakeem and Oamen, Philip (2022) Realising Economic and Social Rights beyond COVID-19: The Imperative of International Cooperation. Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, 32 (1). pp. 43-68. ISSN 2169-3226

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Abstract

The imperative of international cooperation for realising economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) has been a largely neglected theme in the theory and praxis of this category of human rights. The current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought to the fore the need to address this major gap. This paper adopts a Third World Approach to International Law (TWAIL) to deconstruct the dominant nationalist and isolationist approach to realising ESCR in making the case for a paradigm shift to an international cooperation model. The international cooperation model is apt for upholding and advancing human dignity as envisaged by the United Nations human rights system.

Item Type:	Article
Dates:	Date Event 17 August 2021 Accepted 1 January 2022 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	International Cooperation, COVID-19 Pandemic, Economic and Social Rights
Subjects:	CAH16 - law > CAH16-01 - law > CAH16-01-01 - law
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice
Depositing User:	Philip Oamen
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2022 10:07
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2022 10:07
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14031