Poverty and fundamental rights : the justification and enforcement of socio-economic rights / David Bilchitz.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Civil rights.

Civil rights -- Political aspects.

Equality.

Social rights.

Poverty.

Bilchitz addresses the issue of severe poverty and inequality, and questions why violations of socio-economic rights are treated with less urgency than violations of civil and political rights, such as the right to freedom of speech or to vote.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.

Oxford scholarship online. Law collection.

9780199552160

xviii, 279 p. ; 25 cm