2025 • In Starita, Massimo (Ed.) La povertà nel diritto internazionale e dell'Unione europea. Atti del XXVIII convegno della Società italiana di Diritto internazionale e di Diritto dell'Unione europea, Palermo 6-7 giugno 2024
International Law; Human Rights; United Nations; Poverty; Ideology
Abstract :
[en] The article explores the United Nations' approach to poverty and human rights, critically analyzing its ideological premises, inherent contradictions, and limited effectiveness. It examines how the UN frames poverty as a human rights issue, often through non-binding declarations and guiding principles, and the ongoing debate surrounding a legally binding instrument on the right to development. The article also scrutinizes the visual representation of poverty in UN reports and official videoclips, reflecting the limitations of existing human rights framings and procedures. Finally, it discusses a proposed Implementation Mechanism within the draft International Covenant on the Right to Development, highlighting its potential to address systemic issues of global poverty.
Disciplines :
European & international law
Author, co-author :
GRADONI, Lorenzo ; University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for European Law (LCEL) > LCEL Research
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
Italian
Title :
Nazioni Unite, diritti umani e povertà
Alternative titles :
[en] United Nations, Human Rights, and Poverty
Publication date :
2025
Main work title :
La povertà nel diritto internazionale e dell'Unione europea. Atti del XXVIII convegno della Società italiana di Diritto internazionale e di Diritto dell'Unione europea, Palermo 6-7 giugno 2024
Main work alternative title :
[en] Poverty in International Law and European Union Law. Proceedings of the XXVIII Conference of the Italian Society of International Law and European Union Law, Palermo, 6-7 June 2025
