INTRODUCTION

ABBREVIATIONS

PART I

SECTION I – DEVELOPING A RIGHTS-BASED PERSPECTIVE

• Module 1 - Developing a rights-based perspective

SECTION II – HISTORY AND OVERVIEW OF ESC RIGHT

• Module 2 - An historical perspective on ESC rights
• Module 3 - Introduction to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• Text of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

SECTION III – PERSPECTIVES OF SPECIFIC GROUPS

• Module 4 - The ESC rights of women�Excerpts of General Recommendations by CEDAW
• Module 5 - Children and ESC rights
• Module 6 - ESC rights of indigenous peoples
• Module 7 - Refugees and ESC rights

SECTION IV – DEFINING RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

• Module 8 - Defining the content of ESC rights
• Module 9 - Obligations of states and nonstate actors
• General Comment 3

SECTION V – UNDERSTANDING SPECIFIC ESC RIGHTS

• Module 10 - The right to work and rights at work
• Module 11 - Social security as a human right
• Module 12 - The right to adequate food
• General Comment 12
• Module 13 - The right to adequate housing
• General Comment 4
• General Comment 7
• Module 14 - The right to health
• Module 15 - The right to a healthy environment
• Module 16 - The right to education
• General Comment 11
• General Comment 13
• Module 17 - Cultural rights
• Module 18 - Land rights

SECTION VI – MONITORING & ASSESSING THE ENJOYMENT OF ESC RIGHTS

• Module 19 - Monitoring and assessing the enjoyment of ESC rights

SECTION VII – STRATEGIES AND TOOLS – NATIONAL LEVEL

• Module 20 - Education for empowerment: some reflections
• Module 21 - Development of policy, plans and legislation
• Module 22 - Enforcing ESC rights through domestic legal systems
• Indian Supreme Court and justiciability of ESC rights
• General Comment 9
• Module 23 - National human rights commissions and ESC rights

SECTION VIII – UNITED NATIONS MECHANISMS AND ESC RIGHTS

• Module 24 - United Nations mechanisms and ESC rights
• General Comment 1

SECTION IX – DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR OTHER DOMINANT ACTORS

• Module 25 - Corporations and ESC rights
• Module 26 - Multilateral trade and investment agreements and ESC rights
• Module 27 - The World Bank and ESC rights

SECTION X –STRATEGIES AND TOOLS � REGIONAL LEVEL

• Module 28 - The African Commission and ESC rights
• Module 29 - The Council of Europe framework and ESC rights
• Module 30 - The Inter-American system and ESC rights

Resources

PART II

USING THE MANUAL IN A TRAINING PROGRAM

Appendix 1 – Authors

Appendix 2 – Participants in manual workshops

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