The Human Right to Science: History, Development, and Normative Content
Cesare P R Romano andAndrea Boggio
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The Human Right to Science: History, Development, and Normative Content
Cesare P R Romano andAndrea Boggio
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Cesare PR Romano,
Andrea Boggio
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Romano, Cesare PR, and Andrea Boggio, 'The United Nations and the Right to Science', The Human Right to Science: History, Development, and Normative Content (2024; online edn, Oxford Academic), https://doi.org/10.1093/law/9780197768990.003.0004, accessed 1 Sept. 2024.
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This chapter maps the right to science within the United Nations after the adoption of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). It covers both treaty bodies, in particular the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), and Charter bodies, including the General Assembly, Security Council, and Human Rights Council. In the case of the CESCR, this chapter describes the right to science as it emerges from a systematic perusal of periodic State reports; from the only individual communication to date claiming violation of the right to science; and from CESCR’s General Comments, including General Comments 17 and 25. As regards the General Assembly, the chapter describes two major themes that have preoccupied it over much of its history: the question of the limits and teleology of science and technology, and the question of the transfer of technology from developed to developing States. Finally, regarding the Human Rights Council, this chapter explains that the right to science is rarely discussed in the context of State reports under the Universal Periodic Review. However, the Human Rights Council’s thematic mandate holders have written important pages about the right to science and several of the rights it includes contributing to deepening the normative content of the right.
Keywords: Human rights
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Human Rights and Immigration Human Rights International Economic Law History of International Law Intellectual Property Law
Collection: Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law
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