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Human Rights and Public Finance: Budgets and the Promotion of Economic and Social Rights (2014)
Book
O'Connell, R., Harvey, C., & Nolan, A. (Eds.). (2014). Human Rights and Public Finance: Budgets and the Promotion of Economic and Social Rights. Hart Publishing

This edited collection addresses some of the most important challenges in contemporary human rights law and practice. Its central theme is the linkage between public finance, particularly budget decisions, and the realisation (or not) of economic and... Read More about Human Rights and Public Finance: Budgets and the Promotion of Economic and Social Rights.

'Do no harm'? Exploring the scope of economic and social rights in transitional justice (2014)
Journal Article
Schmid, E., & Nolan, A. (2014). 'Do no harm'? Exploring the scope of economic and social rights in transitional justice. International Journal of Transitional Justice, 8(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/iju015

Increasing numbers of academics and practitioners are employing the language of economic and social rights (ESR) when conceptualizing the aims, scope and implementation mechanisms of transitional justice. Their contributions have added to an evolving... Read More about 'Do no harm'? Exploring the scope of economic and social rights in transitional justice.

Holding non-state actors to account for constitutional economic and social rights violations: experiences and lessons from South Africa and Ireland (2014)
Journal Article
Nolan, A. (in press). Holding non-state actors to account for constitutional economic and social rights violations: experiences and lessons from South Africa and Ireland. International Journal of Constitutional Law, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/mot066

The horizontal application of human rights to non-state actors (NSA) is an evolving and contested legal area both comparatively and at the international level. In light of this, the article discusses mechanisms by which NSA who violate constitutional... Read More about Holding non-state actors to account for constitutional economic and social rights violations: experiences and lessons from South Africa and Ireland.

Applying an International Human Rights Framework to State Budget Allocations: Rights and Resources (2014)
Book
O'Connell, R., Nolan, A., Harvey, C., Dutschke, M., & Rooney, E. Applying an International Human Rights Framework to State Budget Allocations: Rights and Resources. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203797839

Human rights based budget analysis projects have emerged at a time when the United Nations has asserted the indivisibility of all human rights and attention is increasingly focused on the role of non-judicial bodies in promoting and protecting human... Read More about Applying an International Human Rights Framework to State Budget Allocations: Rights and Resources.