Economic, social and cultural rights in the CRC: Is there a legal obligation to cooperate internationally for development?

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-63

  Vandenhole, Wouter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Convention on the rights of the child; Economic; Extra territorial obligations; International cooperation; Social and cultural rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849114691     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157181808X358267     Document Type: Article

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