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Making Equal Rights Real

Making Equal Rights Real Taking Effective Action to Overcome Global Challenges

Author: Jody Heymann; Adele Cassola
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107008458
Published In: May 2012
Format: Hardback , 420 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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Making Equal Rights Real brings together leaders from around the world who have been working effectively to increase equal economic and social rights, ranging from rights in the workplace to property ownership and education. The contributors tell the detailed stories of effective approaches to implementing equal rights for racial and ethnic minorities in North America, women in Africa, children in the Middle East and sexual minorities in Asia. They also describe approaches taken around the world to increase equal rights for people living in poverty, for those living with disabilities and for all people seeking the information they need to hold their government accountable for implementing everyone's rights. The book addresses what can be done by policymakers, civil society, non-governmental organizations, lawyers seeking to implement equal rights legislation and advocates working in the community, as well as those developing constitutions and negotiating international agreements.

• This volume focuses on evidence of what has proven effective in increasing equal rights globally

• Presents unprecedented scope which addresses equity based on gender, disability, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation and income, from the international to the grassroots levels, in contexts that span the geographic and political spectrum

• Combines experience-based recommendations from global leaders and in-depth case studies that provide vivid details of successful programs

List of Figures and Tables	ix
About the Contributors	xi
Acknowledgments	xix
Achieving Equal Rights: Lessons from Global Efforts Jody Heymann and Adèle Cassola	1
Part I. Conventions and Constitutions	25
1. Forging Effective International Agreements: Lessons from the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Michael Ashley Stein and Janet E. Lord	27
2. Ensuring Equal Rights in Constitutions: Public Participation in Drafting Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Jill Cottrell	51
Part II. Laws and Policies	89
3. Fulfilling the Promise of Economic Rights: Learning from Labor and Employment Law Benjamin Sachs	91
4. Promoting Equity in Economic Rights: The Case of Gender and Land Rights Elisa Scalise and Renée Giovarelli	119
5. Equalizing Social and Cultural Rights: Approaches to Equity Across Ethnic and Racial Groups Grace-Edward Galabuzi	149
Part III. Budgets and Information	193
6. Government Budgets and Rights Implementation: Experience from Around the World Ann Blyberg	195
7. Budgets, Information, and Participation: Civil Society Approaches to Increasing Rights Accountability Roberto Bissio	223
Part IV. Case Studies of Successful Cross-Cutting Approaches	251
8. An Integrated Approach to Advancing Children’s Rights and Participation in Jordan Samia Bishara-Rizeq, Sirsa A. Qursha, and Laila S. Abdul Majeed	253
9. Working Within Communities to Increase Gender Equity in Zambia Robyn Wisken	295
10. Realizing Equal Rights in Practice for People with Disabilities in Argentina and the United States Mary MacLennan	327
11. Guaranteeing Legal Rights for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nepal Alexandra Lesnikowski	359
Index	389