The Human Right to Science: A Framework for Justiciability

Monika Plozza

doi:10.1017/9781009730181

This book delivers an in-depth doctrinal analysis of the right to science under Article 15 ICESCR, focusing on the novel concept of its core content, as well as on its rights holders and duty bearers. Monika Plozza challenges the entrenched dichotomy between economic, social and cultural rights on the one hand and civil and political rights on the other, demonstrating that the right to science is indeed justiciable. Situating it within the wider framework of international human rights law, she traces its connections with a broad range of related rights. In doing so, this book equips scholars, practitioners and policymakers with the legal tools needed to invoke and implement the right to science in judicial and policy contexts. Timely and rigorous, it establishes the right to science as a vital legal framework for confronting global challenges ranging from climate change and disinformation to artificial intelligence. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Winner, 2026 Dissertation Prize of the University Association of Lucerne, University of Lucerne

Winner, 2026 Award from the Swiss Association for International Law

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The Human Right to Science
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The Human Right to Science - Title page
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A Framework for Justiciability
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Dedication
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Contents
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Foreword
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Cases
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Treaties and Other Materials
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
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1 - Methodology and Sources
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2 - Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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3 - History and Terminology of the Right to Science
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4 - Interconnectedness of the Right to Science with Other Human Rights
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5 - Substantive Scope and Core Content of the Right to Science
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6 - Personal Scope of the Right to Science
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7 - Duty Bearers of the Right to Science
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8 - Limitations on the Right to Science
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9 - Conclusion and Outlook
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Bibliography
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Index
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