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.
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 43-68 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | INDIANA INT'L & COMP. LAW REVIEW |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 2022 |
Keywords
- International Cooperation
- Covid-19 pandemic
- Economic and Social Rights