Socio-economic rights in Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the pandemic

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Fatima, Kanij. (2024). Socio-economic rights in Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the pandemic. In In Bari, M. Ehteshamul and Shankar, Uday (Ed.). Human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic : The South Asian experience pp. 179-197 Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1480-3_12
AuthorsFatima, Kanij
EditorsBari, M. Ehteshamul and Shankar, Uday
Abstract

COVID-19 was an unexpected challenge to the whole world and affected both Pakistan and Sri Lanka severely due to their weak economic, social and healthcare systems. The virus threatened Economic and Social Rights (ESRs) which are well protected by international instruments. As member states of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), both Pakistan and Sri Lanka have a general obligation to ensure the full realisation of these rights. However, there are controversies about the enforcement of these rights in domestic law, as illustrated in the pre-COVID-19 comments of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR Committee) on the status of ESRs in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. These pre-existing problems are used as a background analysis to examine the responses of these two South Asian countries, to the pandemic. This chapter explains how Pakistan and Sri Lanka have dealt with COVID-19 and its consequences, in light of pre-existing issues and failures to protect ESRs according to international law. Ultimately both countries require an integrated recovery plan to respond appropriately to post-COVID-19 conditions.

Page range179-197
Year2024
Book titleHuman rights during the COVID-19 pandemic : The South Asian experience
PublisherSpringer Nature Singapore
Place of publicationSingapore, Singapore
ISBN9789819714797
9789819714827
9789819714803
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1480-3_12
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85207587854
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Online27 Apr 2024
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