‘From the drafting process of the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR it has become clear that states, in particular Western states, were not willing to approve of international cooperation and assistance as a legal concept, giving rise to extraterritorial human rights obligations. This means that in the view of (Western) states the idea that the realisation of human rights has an extraterritorial normative dimension is indeterminate at the least. […] There is therefore a need for the Committee ...

‘Recognizing the “minimum essential levels “of the rights to food, health, housing and education (…) reflects a “minimalist” rights strategy, which implies that maximum gains are made by minimizing goals’. Critically discuss whether you agree that a minimalist rights strategy effectively contributes to maximising outcomes in human rights law. Justify your arguments by using relevant legal sources and relevant literature, and by demonstrating independent research skills. Such requi...