’[19] The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), was adopted by the UN in 1966 and ensured certain rights, including the right to education, fair and just conditions of work, an adequate standard of living, the highest attainable standard of health and social security.[20] While the UK Government agreed to follow the ICESCR in 1976,[21] they have ‘consistently resisted UN pressure’ to incorporate it into law ‘contrary to a… [read post]