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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland

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Network for UK and Ireland based academics working on economic & social rights. Coordinators: Ben Warwick and Meghan Campbell of Birmingham Law School.

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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Wrapping up our day is Koldo Casla, discussing some of the ideas of his forthcoming book. He's tackling the complex question of property and social rights. Notes the differing philosophical and political foundations to different regimes. Proposes a social right to property - complex and nuanced.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Next up is Rishika Saghal (presenting work co-auth with Gautam Bhatia). Discussing how the right to housing is often assessed by the courts in India. Sometimes meaningful engagement, but sometimes uncritical acceptance of 'torts' (nuissance etc) to evict. Use recent cases to demonstrate.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Katie Boyle discussing a detailed discourse analysis approach to social rights and social justice language. Notes the emancipatory potential of legal language. Discusses their justoce journey mountain range, where the there are several hurdles to overcome to achieve justice.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Rebecca Munro now discussing her paper evaluating the effectiveness of the Special Rapportuer state visits. Her works shows how a different sort of NGO/ individual engages with SR than the TBs. Bridges: more local, more ability to influence the report. Also adds an element of attention/ media.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Back after lunch and we have Philip Oamen dicussing the sometimes forgotten impact of corruption on social rights. He highlights the multiple forms that corruption takes, as well as the myriad ways of defining it. Progresses to trace the implications of corruption upon ESR rights.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Last in the session is Poonam Shokar discussing the issue of intent within the doctrone of non-retrogression. She undertakes an empirical analysis of State approaches to understand their intent. Looks across gvts, with a particular focus on housing.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Rodolfo Gutiérrez Silva next discussing judicial approaches to the rights of older persons in three Latin American justidictions. He compares the intensity of supervision, the accessibility of remedies. He makes v interesting links between the national, regional and international.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
First Up Clare James discussing the interweaves between antimocrobial resistance and human rights. She raises questions of the different rights implicated in AMR. Intesity of food production. Intergenerational fairness. Past problems with eg Pesticides.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Our ESRAN workshop is today! Some detail on the papers below, as we go through the day:
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Koldo Casla @koldocasla.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
For a report published today, @amnestyuk.bsky.social asked my colleague Lyle Barker and me to review the evidence about the state of the UK’s social security in relation to international human rights law. I wrote this blogpost for @uk.theconversation.com about it. theconversation.com/the-uks-soci...
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The UK’s social security system falls way below international human rights standards: new report
An expert looks at the evidence for a new report from Amnesty International.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
A reminder of the call for papers for the next ESRAN workshop. The deadline for submissions is 22nd April. Do submit if you have a piece in progress!
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
You might notice that the logo on the ESRAN profile has changed! We thought it was time for a 'glow up' (as they say). Thanks to the talents of South African designers, Sidebar Design, for the help.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Please spread the word about the ESRAN network! If you know of someone who might be interested in participating, do introduce them and their work.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We are delighted to let you know that we are hosting the 26th ESRAN-UKI workshop on Friday, 13th June 2025 - online only. This is to allow as many as possible to participate, even if time and budgets are tight. Members, please consider submitting an abstract by 22nd April.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Welcome ESRAN to BlueSky! Please help the network by following, sharing this profile, and circulating the calls below!
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 28/09/2024
Thanks to everyone who attended the workshop @LivUniLawSJ @livuni_ILHRU The best place to give and receive feedback in a critical and supportive manner. See you soon! @Judith_Mesquita @AmandaCahillRip @lukedgraham @DavidABarrett @Felix_ETorres @SahgalRishika @AzadehChalabi
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
Katie Morris @LancsUniLaw is presenting her research on student housing and inequalities in the Global North
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
Sara Bailey is presenting a paper co-written with Imogen Richmond-Bishop on the impact of digitalisation on ESR @LivUniLawSJ @livuni_ILHRU @livuniHSS
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
Prof Sigrun Skogly is talking about the human rights of future generations
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
The Liverpool Workshop has just started! Very happy to see old faces and some new ones from different parts of the world!
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
🚀 Final Programme for the next ESRAN-UKI Autumn Workshop at @livuni_ILHRU @LivUniLawSJ on 27 September 👇. If you want to attend, contact @AmandaCahillRip before 4 September !!
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 14/06/2024
There are still a few places available for you to present your work and get feedback @livuni_ILHRU @LivUniLawSJ Don't miss the deadlines!! Abstract: 26 July 2024 Acceptances communicated: 16 August Full papers 13 September Workshop: 27 September More info: @AmandaCahillRip
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/05/2024
📣📣 !!!!! The next ESRAN-UKI workshop, organised by @LivUniLawSJ, @livuni_ILHRU has been postponed. New dates 👇 Abstracts: 26 July 2024 Acceptances communicated: 16 August 2024 Full papers: 13 September 2024 Workshop date: 27 September 2024 More info: @AmandaCahillRip x.com/ESRANUKI/statu…
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 22/03/2024
Call for papers!!! The next bi-annual ESRAN-UKI workshop will be held at @LivUniSLSJ. 👇 key dates. Abstracts: 19th April 2024 Full papers due: 24th May 2024 Workshop date: 7th June 2024 More information, contact @AmandaCahillRip liverpool.ac.uk/law/research/i…
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ESRAN UKI Autumn Workshop | Liverpool Law School | University of Liverpool
Popular pages: Undergraduate Postgraduate PhD Accommodation Research International students
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
...And that's all for the day. We're very grateful indeed to colleagues at @EssexHRC and @EssexLawSchool for kindly hosting the workshop! And especially @Judith_Mesquita, @noconnor90 and @koldo_casla for the organisational labour.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
And our chairs who have worked miracles to marshall enthusiastic conversations to the time available: Niall O'Connor, Judith Bueno de Mequita, Lars Waldorf, Sigrun Skogly.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
And now @koldo_casla giving us a taster of his new book project. He's addressing the 'clash' between social rights and property rights, and how social rights must address property in order to advance its aims.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
And our last (not least) panel of the day is on Housing and Property. Starting with @Pnm_shkr who is addressing a rights based approach to housing, against the backdrop of the Social Housing Reg Act and the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
Next up is Katie Morris, who is addressing the consumer/ cultural acceptability element of the right to food. Tracing the practice of the CESCR and the ECtHR (incl through prison cases) and suggesting ways we could better define and vindicate the right.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
Having lunched, we are now considering the right to food. First up is @cjames_law. She's looking at the right to food and supermarkets. In particular thinking about how the minimum core and what obligations the UK govt might have.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
Last paper before lunch is @btcwarwick on the role of civil society at the UN treaty bodies - who is reporting, from where, and on who? And what does that mean for the legitimacy of the system?
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
Next up is @PhilipOamen's paper! He's examining duties of international cooperation in relation to taxation and bringin a TWAIL critique to bear. In particular he's focussing on the state of play of ESR in African countries.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
We're back with a panel on resources and acountability. First is @AzadehChalabi. She's presenting on an integrated rights based approach climate litigation, and details the various levels/ layers of harm and obligation that can be litigation targets.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
Third is @StefAngeleri. Asking if states are unwilling to provide full health care to migrants, then does a 'Primary H/C' (Alma Ata) approach provide some ways that we can prioritise and define a minimum core? With lots of qual data from Colombia.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
Our second paper is from @lukedgraham. A timely reexamination of inhuman and degrading treatment in the context of the administrative state. Taking IDT away from 'classic' criminal contexts. He's using the often cruel benefit sanctions system as an example to illustrate his args
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
First up, @SahgalRishika who is examining what exactly happens once we start using poverty as a ground in equality law. What are the successes and failures? Case studies in SA and India.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
And we're off with our workshop @EssexHRC, @EssexLawSchool! It's a remarkable 24th ESRAN workshop, and it's worth a minute to reflect on the strength and depth of ESR scholarship since/ through the network's founding.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
Great opportunity to present your work on ESR and get feedback from a very friendly community! Abstracts due Nov 2023, not 2024 x.com/ESRANUKI/statu…
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
Looking forward to receiving abstracts for the next ESRAN workshop @Uni_of_Essex !! Do get in touch with @Judith_Mesquita if you have any questions about the venue or the network coordinators for general queries.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 03/07/2023
...and shaping emergency responses for the future. - Judith Bueno de Mesquita and others, ‘Lodestar in the Time of Coronavirus? Interpreting International Obligations to Realise the Right to Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic’ (2022) #ESRANUKI #Right2DefendRights
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 03/07/2023
Safeguarding human rights and promoting a more inclusive society. 🛡️ - Rory O’Connell, ‘Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights’ [2020] #ESRANUKI #Right2DefendRights
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 03/07/2023
Here @rjjoconnell sheds light on the evolving interpretation of the Convention by the European Court of Human Rights. Recognizing the need for inclusive and participatory practices, and emphasizing the importance of addressing key problems in our evolving democracy.
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 03/07/2023
🌟🌟 Introducing a series of tweets to honour the remarkable work of the members of our network, #ESRANUKI! Join us as we put in the spotlight recent pieces that seek to contribute to the promotion and protection of ESR. 💪 #Right2DefendRights
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 09/06/2023
The Common Travel Area (CTA) plays a significant role in facilitating access to social rights, including the right to work for Irish citizens in the UK. @noconnor90 explores the limitations and weaknesses of the CTA framework as an employment law instrument. #ESRANUKI
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 09/06/2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented restrictions on rights worldwide. @Lforman exploration sheds light on the practical and conceptual gaps in protecting economic, social, and cultural rights during public health emergencies. #ESRANUKI #RightsProtection #COVID19
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 09/06/2023
Exploring the nuances of constitutional environmental duties, @LovleenBhullar paper challenges the notion that these duties are merely symbolic. Understanding their real legal significance and their impact on the realization of rights and State performance. #ESRANUKI
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Economic and Social Rights Academic Network, UK and Ireland @esranuki.bsky.social · 09/06/2023
Uncovering the complexities of the obligation to protect economic, social, and cultural rights in @MrTomPeck research. Learning about prevention measures, resource allocation, remedies, and more, shaping the evaluation and protection of rights by states. #ESRANUKI #HumanRights
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