Traversing Third-Generation Human Rights

Popovski, Vesselin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7626-9837 and Mehrotra, Abhinav ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3146-8426 (2026) Traversing Third-Generation Human Rights. In: Traversing the Trial—Law and Justice in a Globalizing World. Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 149-169. ISBN 9789819583959

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Abstract

This chapter takes the classification of human rights into three categories: civil and political rights (first generation), economic, social, and cultural rights (second generation), and collective or solidarity rights (third generation) and debates its utility, with some proponents emphasizing its usefulness, whereas critics considering it divisive and allowing violators to escape justice through prioritization of one generation of rights. The authors argue that all rights are indivisible and indispensable, but the generational categorization is helpful to extract specific governmental responsibilities and policies. They delve into aspects of realization and codification of third-generation human rights, tracing their historical development, current challenges, and shortfalls related to implementation.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: International law | Justice | Human rights | Solidarity | Clean and Healthy Environment | Realization | Codification | Implementation
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
Depositing User: Mr. Syed Anas
Date Deposited: 09 Jun 2026 08:49
Last Modified: 09 Jun 2026 08:49
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-8395-9_8
Funders: European Union-Next Generation EU
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/11566

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