Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-284) and index.

Children and socio-economic rights -- Children and democracy -- Exploring the "counter-majoritarian objection" -- A question of balance? : the separation of powers, constitutional supremacy and children's socio-economic rights -- The issue of efficacy -- Using the courts to advance children's socio-economic rights : proceed with caution? -- Conclusions.

Despite the significant growth in academic interest in both children's rights and socio-economic rights over the last two decades, children's social and economic rights are a comparatively neglected area. This is particularly true with regard to the role of the courts in the enforcement of such social rights. Aoife Nolan's book remedies this omission, focussing on the circumstances in which the courts can and should give effect to the social and economic rights of children. The arguments put forward are located within the context of, and develop, long-standing debates in constitutional law, de.