Social Rights and the Constitutional Moment : Learning from Chile and International Experiences (Paperback)

1. Introduction: Social Rights and the Constitutional Moment Koldo Casla, Magdalena Sepulveda, Vicente Silva and Valentina Contreras 2. Yesterday's Accomplices, Beneficiaries of Today: The Knots of Inequality Tied by the Dictatorship Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Karinna Fernandez and Sebastian Smart 3. An Open Constitution to Reverse Chile's Neoliberal Trajectory Francisca Moya and Constanza Salgado 4. Advancing Equal Rights in Constitutions: Insights from 193 Countries Aleta Sprague, Pam Stek, Amy Raub and Jody Heymann 5. Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa's Constitution: Aspirations, Achievements, Disappointments and Lessons Sandra Liebenberg 6. Publicity and the Rule of Law: Access to Public Information in the Political Constitution of Colombia Vivian Newman 7. The Path of the Inter-American Court Towards Direct Justiciability of Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights: Impact on Domestic Legal Systems Julieta Rossi 8. Constitutional Provisions on Disability Rights: National Approaches and International Context Gonzalo Moreno, Michael Ashley Stein and Jody Heymann 9. Persons with Disabilities in the Chilean Constitution-Making Process Pablo Marshall, Viviana Ponce de Leon and Eduardo Marchant 10. The Right to Education in Chile: Evolution, Critical Issues and Perspectives of Change Alfonso Henriquez R. 11. Integrating the Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education into the Constitution: Keys for the Chilean Process Valentina Contreras, Vicente Silva and Delphine Dorsi 12. Taking the Right to Adequate Housing Seriously in Chile's Next Constitution: Building from Scratch Koldo Casla and Veronica Valenzuela 13. Health Rights in the New Chilean Constitution Alejandra Zuniga-Fajuri 14. The Right to Social Security in Chile's Constitution: Considerations and Opportunities Alexandra Barrantes 15. Environmental Issues in a New Constitution Veronica Delgado and Dominique Herve