The European Social Charter

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This chapter explores the depths of the European Social Charter, the main human rights treaty for social rights in Europe, and its monitoring system.Section II delineates key events in the history of the Charter, its development and its implementation system.Section III looks at the specific characteristics of the Charter system, in particular the scope of protection ratione personae, the à la carte ratification of provisions which determine the scope of protection ratione materiae and the content-related overlaps between certain provisions.The monitoring and implementation system is the main focus of Section IV.Section V analyzes key findings of the state reporting and collective complaints procedure which give a certain indication of the social rights issues at stake in Europe.Section VI ends with conclusions and trends regarding social rights in the European context.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResearch Handbook on International Law and Social Rights
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Pages127-141
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781788972130
ISBN (Print)9781788972123
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes

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