Theme for this issue: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in practice.
Irish Community Development Law Journal is a peer reviewed online journal, published twice a year by the Northside Community Law & Mediation Centre, in Coolock, Dublin. The journal seeks to offer a platform for interaction that encourages greater scholarly and academic collaboration in the areas of social policy, law and community development, promoting the practice of community economic development law and policy in Ireland and learn about these initiatives in other countries.
The journal seeks articles, book reviews or case studies in connection with this theme or on the wider theme of community economic development. Articles, book reviews and case studies should be between 1,500 and 10,000 words in length.
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in practice.
This edition will explore economic, social and cultural rights in practice. Ireland’s Constitutional Convention will discuss the issue of economic, social and cultural rights on 22nd and 23rd February 2014.
Where does Ireland go next in the context of respecting, protecting and fulfilling economic, social and cultural rights? What has been the experience thus far in Ireland, in terms of debate and practice? Although not directly justiciable, have the courts been asked to adjudicate on these rights through the prism of other justiciable rights? Are there lessons to be learned from other jurisdictions, in Europe and beyond? To what extent have international mechanisms been used by campaigners and lawyers for economic, social and cultural rights (Ireland has signed but has not ratified the Optional Protocol on a communications procedure for complaints to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights)?
This edition seeks to examine the practical application of economic, social and cultural rights, stimulate debate, encourage reflective practice, highlight casework and evidence, and engage a global audience.
Submissions are welcome from practitioners and academics working across a broad spectrum of professions and academic disciplines.
If you are interested in writing an article, a book review or a case‐study, please email editor@nclc.ie.
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