Implementing International Social Protection Initiatives in Africa – The Role of Global and Regional Soft Law

The issue of social protection has undergone something of a renaissance in the development policy debate in recent years and has lately become a particular focus of interest for several international organizations, primarily for the International Labour Organization (ILO) with its Social Protection...

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Main Author: Markus Kaltenborn
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2017-12-01
Series:Recht in Afrika
Online Access:https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6270-2017-1-3
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spelling doaj-deca9bac309540fe8332f9fa5aa12df02020-11-24T22:08:52ZdeuNomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGRecht in Afrika2363-62702017-12-0120131010.5771/2363-6270-2017-1-310577123636270201713Implementing International Social Protection Initiatives in Africa – The Role of Global and Regional Soft LawMarkus KaltenbornThe issue of social protection has undergone something of a renaissance in the development policy debate in recent years and has lately become a particular focus of interest for several international organizations, primarily for the International Labour Organization (ILO) with its Social Protection Floor Initiative. But promoting social protection systems as a tool for long-term poverty eradication is now also policy priority for the African Union. This article presents several soft law documents which have been adopted both at the global and the regional level which are relevant in this context.https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6270-2017-1-3
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title Implementing International Social Protection Initiatives in Africa – The Role of Global and Regional Soft Law
title_short Implementing International Social Protection Initiatives in Africa – The Role of Global and Regional Soft Law
title_full Implementing International Social Protection Initiatives in Africa – The Role of Global and Regional Soft Law
title_fullStr Implementing International Social Protection Initiatives in Africa – The Role of Global and Regional Soft Law
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description The issue of social protection has undergone something of a renaissance in the development policy debate in recent years and has lately become a particular focus of interest for several international organizations, primarily for the International Labour Organization (ILO) with its Social Protection Floor Initiative. But promoting social protection systems as a tool for long-term poverty eradication is now also policy priority for the African Union. This article presents several soft law documents which have been adopted both at the global and the regional level which are relevant in this context.
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