Gillian MacNaughton
University of Massachusetts Boston
53 Papers
282 Citations
Gillian MacNaughton is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Boston. The author has contributed to research in topics: Human rights & Right to health. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 53 publications. Previous affiliations of Gillian MacNaughton include University of Oxford.
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Papers
A Human Rights Lens on Full Employment and Decent Work in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a human rights lens to demonstrate that the MDGs and the SDGs have not addressed full employment and decent work in a manner that is consistent with the Decent Work Agenda of the International Labour Organization and international human rights legal obligations of the UN member countries.
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Untangling equality and non-discrimination to promote the right to health care for all.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the equality and non-discrimination provisions in the International Bill of Human Rights to consider their potential for addressing economic and social inequalities, and proposed a legal framework that recognizes positive equality as distinct from status-based non-discrimination.
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Decent Work for All: A Holistic Human Rights Approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the potential of taking a holistic human rights approach to achieving decent work through four strategies: (1) defining decent work holistically, (2) recognizing the interdependence of rights and of people, (3) using human rights tools and methods, such as human rights impact assessment, and (4) building coalitions by linking the right to decent work to other human rights.
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Untangling Equality and Non-Discrimination to Promote the Right to Health Care for All
TL;DR: The article proposes a legal framework that recognizes positive equality as distinct from status-based non-discrimination, and argues that both of these distinct rights have important roles in contributing to realizing social rights, in particular, a right to health care.
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Vertical inequalities: are the SDGs and human rights up to the challenges?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the extent to which the sustainable development goals (SDGs), adopted on September 25, 2016, and international human rights norms are adequate to address the challenges of these extreme inequalities.
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