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Litigation Programme
Supporting and promoting litigation

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Advocates are turning to judicial bodies to fight for social justice. Economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights in international and national law provide a strong foundation for litigation efforts. And litigation can be an effective tool in ensuring the ESC rights of vulnerable communities are respected, protected and fulfilled.

COHRE's Litigation Programme supports and promotes litigation through:

• Publishing resources • Maintaining case law databases • Litigation before courts, tribunals and international bodies • Intervening as amicus curiae before courts, tribunals and international bodies • Giving legal advice to NGOs and others • Providing training • Maintaining a global network of lawyers • Advocating for better complaint mechanisms.

Also visit the Housing Rights section of the site for more details on Litigating for Housing Rights

For more information please contact:

ESC Rights Litigation Programme
Bret Thiele, Coordinator
Email: litigation@cohre.org

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Publications and Resources Housing and ESC Rights Quarterly Case Law Databases

Publications and Resources

The following publications can be downloaded from the COHRE online library.

"Litigating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Legal Practitioners Dossier" (2006) Library, Enforcing Housing Rights Series

"Litigating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Achievements, Challenges, Strategies" (2003) Library, Enforcing Housing Rights Series

"Leading Cases on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Summaries" (2007) Library, Enforcing Housing Rights Series

"Enforcing Housing Rights in the Americas"(2002) Library, Enforcing Housing Rights Series

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Housing and ESC Rights Quarterly

With the Housing and ESC Rights Law Quarterly, the COHRE ESC Rights Litigation Programme aims to present advocates and other interested persons with information on national and international legal developments related to housing and ESC rights. Available for download in the COHRE library click here

We are thankful to the Housing Rights Programme, a joint initiative of UN HABITAT and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for providing the necessary funding to make the Housing and ESC Rights Law Quarterly a regular publication and to ensure the widest possible distribution.

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Case Law Databases

ESCR-Net.org is the website of the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net), a coalition of organizations and activists from around the world dedicated to advancing economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR). COHRE's ESC Rights Litigation Programme was a major contributor to the ESCR-Net database. See the "Library of ESCR Case Law"