Socio-Economic Rights in Times of Crisis and Normality

Amanda Cahill-Ripley is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool, School of Law and Social Justice, UK.

• Introduction1. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966, Article 4: a Doctrinal Analysis2. Why Do States Invoke Article 4 To Limit ESCRs? ESCRs in Times of Crisis and Normality3. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966, Article 4: an Empirical Analysis4. Evaluating the Interpretation and Application of Article 4 by the CESCR: a Burgeoning Framework5. Moving Forwards: Developing a Clear and Consistent Limitations Framework Under ICESCRConclusion

‘An essential, insightful and rigorous study on limitations of socio-economic rights in crisis and normality—conceptually sharp, doctrinally vital.’ Ludovic Hennebel, Vice-President of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Director of the Institute for International Humanitarian Studies, Law School of Aix-en-Provence