Publications

Books

The Optional Protocol to the International Covenent on Economic, Social and Cultural RIghts: Genesis, Interpretation and Potential Impact on the Realization of Socio-Economic Rights (forthcoming, 2012)

Contemporary Issues in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, co-edited with Eibe Riedel, Gilles Giacca, Christophe Golay (forthcoming, 2012)

The Fight for the Right to Food: Lessons Learned, co-authored with Jean Ziegler, Christophe Golay and Sally-Anne Way (London: Palgrave Macmillan, February 2011)

Realizing the Right to Health, co-edited with Andrew Clapham, Mary Robinson and Scott Jerbi (Zurich: Rüffer & Rub, June 2009)

Book Chapters

"The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights", in Contemporary Issues in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Eibe Reidel, Gilles Giacca, Christophe Golay and Claire Mahon (eds), forthcoming 2012.

"The Role of Special Procedures in Monitoring ESC Rights" (co-authored with Christophe Golay and Ioana Cismas), in Contemporary Issues in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Eibe Reidel, Gilles Giacca, Christophe Golay and Claire Mahon (eds), forthcoming 2012.

"The Universal Periodic Review and ESC Rights" (co-authored with Ben Schockman), in Contemporary Issues in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Eibe Reidel, Gilles Giacca, Christophe Golay and Claire Mahon (eds), forthcoming 2012.

"The Right to Food: A Right for Everyone", in Food Systems Failure: The Global Food Crisis and the Future of Agriculture, Christopher Rosin, Paul Stock and Hugh Campbell (eds), Oxford: Earthscan, August 2011.

"Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Right to Health” in Realizing the Right to Health, Andrew Clapham, Mary Robinson, Claire Mahon and Scott Jerbi (eds), Zurich: Rüffer and Rbb, 2009.

"International Justice for Victims of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Violations" in Globalisation and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Lisbon: CIDESC, 2006.

"NGO perspectives on an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Time to move from discussion to action" in The Spirit of Nantes: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for all citizens, Paris: Ministre des affaires étrangers, France, 2005.

Journal Articles

“The Impact of UN Special Procedures on the Development and Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights” (co-authored with Christophe Golay and Ioana Cismas), International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 15(2), November 2010.

“Progress at the Front: The draft Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”, Human Rights Law Review, Volume 8(4), October 2008.

“Playing fair with housing rights during mega-events”, Human Rights Defender, Volume 16(3), 2007.

UN documents

Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food to the Human Rights Council 2008, contributor, 10 January 2008, UN Doc. A/HRC/7/5

Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: Mission to Cuba, contributor, 3 March 2008, UN Doc. A/HRC/7/5/Add.3

Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food to the General Assembly 2007, contributor, 22 August 2007, UN Doc. A/62/289

Human Rights and Desertification: Exploring the Complementarity of International Human Rights Law and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, member of drafting committee, Issues Paper No. 1, published by the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD), March 2008

NGO reports

Fair Play for Housing Rights: Mega-Events, Olympic Games and Housing Rights, primary author (Geneva: Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, 2007) originally published in English, Chapter 2 republished in Chinese

Multi-Stakeholder Guidelines on Mega Events and the Protection and Promotion of Housing Rights, author (Geneva: Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, 2007) published in English, French, Spanish and Chinese

Hosting the 2012 Games: London’s Olympic Preparations and Housing Rights Concerns, author (Geneva: Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, 2007)

Human Rights Monitor 2006, co-author (Geneva: International Service for Human Rights, 2007, published in English and French)

"Council Daily Updates” and “Council Monitor”, author and editor of multiple editions (Geneva: ISHR, 2006)

“Joint NGO Submission to the 2006 Open-Ended Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the ICESCR”, editor and co-author, UN Doc. E/CN.4/2005/WG.23/CRP.4, 2006

“ESCR Protocol Now! Advocacy Kit for the Campaign for international justice for economic, social and cultural rights”, co-author and editor (NGO Coalition for an OP-ICESCR, 2005)

“ESCR Facts Sheets”, co-author & editor (Geneva: International Commission of Jurists, 2005)

“Joint NGO Submission to the 2005 Open-Ended Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the ICESCR”, co-author, UN Doc E/CN.4/2004/WG.23/CRP.4, 2004

Published conference papers

"International Justice for Victims of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Violations", presentation at Conference on Globalization and the Future of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Lisbon, Portugal, November 2005, published in Centro Internacional de Direitos Económicos, Sociais e Culturais, Globalisation and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Lisbon: CIDESC, 2006)

"NGO perspectives on an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Time to move from discussion to action", presentation at High Level Expert Seminar on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Nantes, France, September 2005, published in The Spirit of Nantes: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for all citizens (Paris: Ministre des affaires etrangers, France, 2005), published in English and French

“Terrorising Human Rights: A Rights Based Critique of the Commonwealth Anti-Terrorism Laws”, paper presented at Australia New Zealand Society of International Law Annual Conference in Wellington, New Zealand, July 2003, published in Australia New Zealand Society of International Law Proceedings of Annual Conference (Canberra: ANZSIL, 2003)

Opinion Editorials

“Le Conseil des droits de l’homme est-il dépolitisé?”, co-authored with Andrew Clapham, Le Temps, Switzerland, 20 June 2007

“How the ASIO Bill ravages your civil rights”, co-authored with Karyn Palmer, The Age, Australia, 22 July 2003

Magazines, e-bulletins & non-academic journal articles

“Foreign Correspondent”, author of monthly column in the Australian Human Rights Law Centre Bulletin (regular contributor since Febuary 2008)

“ASIO Bill: a breach of your constitutional rights”, co-authored with Karyn Palmer, Lawyers Weekly, Australia, 2003

“ASIO Act Ravages Rights”, co-authored with Karyn Palmer, Young Lawyers Journal, Australia, 2003

"ASIO and young people", co-author with Karyn Palmer,YIKES! The Newsletter Of The Youth Affairs Council Of Victoria Inc., Volume 2(8), August 2003

“Terrorism: Its Legislative Definition in Australia”, co-authored with Karyn Palmer, Law Institute of Victoria Administrative and Human Rights Law Section Newsletter, reprinted in Criminal Law Section Newsletter, Australia, 2003