Myth or Lived Reality: On the (In)Effectiveness of Human Rights

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 The (In)Effectiveness of Human Rights: Mapping Existing Research-An Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Effectiveness -- 1.2.1 The Effectiveness of International Law: Institutions and Processes -- 1.2.2 The Effectiveness of Human Rights Monitoring and Implementation at the Domestic Level -- 1.2.3 Human Rights at the Individual Level: Individual Experiences and Key Actors -- 1.3 Outline of the Book -- References -- Part I The Effectiveness of International Law: Institutions and Processes -- 2 Effectiveness of the ICESCR Complaint Mechanism-An Analysis and Discussion of the Spanish Housing Rights Cases -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Concepts and Theoretical Framework -- 2.3 Background of the Spanish Housing Rights Crisis: Evictions and Progressive Realisation of the Right to Adequate Housing -- 2.4 The ICESCR Complaints Procedure -- 2.5 Overview of Spanish Housing Rights Cases Under the Optional Protocol -- 2.6 Analysis of the Nature of the Complaints Submitted -- 2.7 Analysis of the Examination of Complaints by the Committee and the (In)Admissibility of Decisions and Views Adopted -- 2.7.1 Analysis of Proportionality of the Eviction in the Judicial Proceedings -- 2.7.2 Adequate Alternative Housing in Case of Necessity -- 2.7.3 Interim Measures and Evictions -- 2.7.4 Adequate Notice in Mortgage Enforcement Procedures -- 2.8 Reception of the Views in Spain (Impact) -- 2.9 What Type of Action Has Been Taken to Follow Up on the Views of the Committee in Spain? (Effectiveness) -- 2.9.1 The Executive -- 2.9.2 The Judiciary -- 2.9.3 The Legislature -- 2.10 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Effective Distance: A Polish Dissident's Encounter with Amnesty International and Its Western-Born Rules -- 3.1 Introduction.