A human rights lens : reclaiming the narrative for social rights as legal rights

Boyle, Katie and Camps, Diana; Adler, Michael, ed. (2022) A human rights lens : reclaiming the narrative for social rights as legal rights. In: A Research Agenda for Social Welfare Law, Policy and Practice. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 61-78. ISBN 9781800886339 (https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800886339.00009)

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Abstract

This chapter seeks to outline a future research agenda for social rights that (a) reclaims social rights as legal rights and (b) exposes the structural flaws that undermine the recognition of social rights as legal rights. It draws on recent insights and interdisciplinary methods that have significant potential when applied to social welfare law, policy and practice across the UK. It is argued that building a future research agenda for social welfare law using a human rights lens requires a two-stage approach. First, research must address the systemic and structural inadequacy of the legal recognition of social rights as legal rights and continue to propose solutions to close this gap. Second, adopting a critical interdisciplinary lens helps make visible how underlying systemic and structural issues have led to exclusionary practices in the enjoyment of social rights.

  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:86557
    Dates:
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    6 December 2022
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    Notes:This is a draft chapter. The final version is available in "A Research Agenda for Social Welfare Law, Policy and Practice" edited by Michael Adler, published in 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781800886339.00009
    Subjects:Law > Law (General)
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Strathclyde Law School > Law
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:23 Aug 2023 12:53
    Last modified:01 May 2024 01:40
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/86557
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