Publications

Selected Publications of Bruce Porter

Books, chapters, articles, and multimedia resources.

This page brings together selected publications by Bruce Porter, including books, book chapters, articles, and multimedia resources on economic, social, and cultural rights.

Book Chapters and Articles

Martha Jackman and the Charter Committee on Poverty Issues: Historical Reflections CJWL 2026 (forthcoming)
Implementing the Right to Housing Under the NHSA: The International Framework Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, 2021
La interdependencia de los derechos humanos Distrito Global, 2021
Derechos sociales y el momento constituyente de Chile Context volume for the chapter
Supporting the TRIPS COVID-19 Waiver Open Global Rights, 2021
Implementing the Right to Adequate Housing under the NHSA Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, 2021
Mise en oeuvre du droit a un logement convenable French edition, 2021
The Interdependence of Human Rights Chapter in Research Handbook on ESCR, 2020
Housing Rights: Canada Takes an Historic Step Forward Literary Review of Canada, 2019
Social and Economic Rights Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution, 2017
Commodification over community: financialization of the housing sector Spotlight on Sustainable Development, 2017
Social Policy and Social Rights in Canada: Historical Reflections The Philanthropist, 2016
Social Rights in Anti-Poverty and Housing Strategies: Making the Connection Advancing Social Rights in Canada, 2014
Strategies to Address Homelessness and Poverty in Canada: The Charter Framework Advancing Social Rights in Canada, 2014
Rethinking Progressive Realization Background paper, 2015
Inclusive Interpretations: Social and Economic Rights and the Charter Routledge volume, 2015
Canada: Systemic Claims and Remedial Diversity Social Rights Judgments and the Politics of Compliance, 2014
Designing and Implementing Rights-Based Strategies Abridged version, 2014
International Human Rights in Anti-Poverty and Housing Strategies Abridged version, 2014
Reasonableness and Article 8(4) OP Commentary, 2016
Introduction to OP Commentary OP Commentary, 2016
Rights-Based Strategies to Address Homelessness and Poverty in Canada Ottawa Faculty of Law Working Paper, 2013
International Human Rights and Strategies to Address Homelessness and Poverty Ottawa Faculty of Law Working Paper, 2013
Strategies to Address Homelessness and Poverty in Ontario Exchange Working Paper Series, 2012
Designing and Implementing Rights-Based Strategies Exchange Working Paper Series, 2012
A Human Rights Context for Addressing Poverty and Homelessness Exchange Working Paper Series, 2012
Reaffirming Canada’s Commitments to Human Rights Poverty and Parliament, Spring 2009
The Reasonableness of Article 8(4) Nordic Journal of Human Rights, 2009
Justiciability of ESC Rights and The Right to Effective Remedies Beijing: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 2008
经社文权利的可诉性与有效救济权利: 历史性的挑战与新机遇 Beijing, March 31, 2008
Socio-Economic Rights Under the Canadian Charter Cambridge University Press volume, 2008
Claiming Adjudicative Space: Social Rights, Equality and Citizenship UBC Press volume, 2007
The Justiciability of Social and Economic Rights: An Updated Appraisal Working paper, 2007
Expectations of Equality Sup Ct L Rev, 2006
The Justiciability of Social and Economic Rights: An Updated Appraisal Just News, 2006
The Crisis in ESC Rights and Strategies for Addressing It University of South Wales Press, 2005
A Right to Healthcare in Canada: Only if You Can Pay for It ESR Review, 2005
Socio-economic rights in a domestic charter of rights Human Rights and Peace-Building in Northern Ireland, 2006
Canadian Constitutional Challenge to NAFTA Raises Critical Issues Housing and ESC Rights Law Quarterly, 2006
ReWriting the Charter at 20 or Reading it Right Contemporary Moral Issues, 2005
Toward a Comprehensive Framework for ESC Rights Practice State of Play, 2005
Twenty Years of Equality Rights: Reclaiming Expectations Windsor YB Access Just, 2005
Social and Economic Rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Conference paper, 2005
The Right to be Heard: What’s at Stake? Nantes seminar paper, 2005
The Right to Adequate Housing in Canada Inter-American Commission, 2005
Homelessness, Human Rights, Litigation and Law Reform Austl J H R, 2004
The Human Right to Adequate Housing: Making the Case in U.S. Advocacy Clearinghouse Review, 2004
Poverty and the Courts National Judicial Institute keynote, 2004
The Right to Adequate Housing in Canada National Perspectives on Housing Rights, 2003
Women and Housing in Canada: Barriers to Equality CERA, 2002
Les Femmes et le Logement au Canada: Entraves a l’egalite CERA, 2002
Judging Poverty: Using International Human Rights Law to Refine the Scope of Charter Rights Journal of Law and Social Policy, 2000
Women’s Substantive Equality and the Protection of Social and Economic Rights Status of Women Canada, 1999
Screening Rights: The Denial of the Right to Adjudication Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel, 1999
Using Human Rights Treaty Monitoring Bodies in Domestic Advocacy Economic and Social Rights Review, 1999
Beyond Andrews: Substantive Equality and Positive Obligations Constitutional Forum, 1998
Social Rights and the Question of a Social Charter Finding Our Collective Voice, 1998
The Right to Housing: From Rhetoric to Practice Human Development and Human Rights, 1999
The Importance of Including Social and Economic Rights South African Business Times, 199?
The Uninvited Guests Roads to Equality, 1994
The Social and Economic Union: The Social Charter that wasn't one Perceptions, Fall 1992
Social and Economic Union: The Social Charter that isn't The Canadian Forum, 1992
Social and Economic Rights and Citizenship Institute for Research in Public Policy, 1992
Poverty Stops Equality / Equality Stops Poverty University of Ottawa Press, 1990
Discrimination in Housing Canadian Housing, 1989
Challenging Economic Discrimination in Housing The Housing Advocate, 1989
Human Rights and the Right to Housing Housing - A Right / Now Magazine, 1989

Multimedia

Vienna+20 (Optional Protocol to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) August 15, 2013
Interview with Bruce Porter on the OP-ICESCR OHCHR Human Rights Treaties Division Newsletter (January-June 2013)
Making Rights Real: The Implementation of International Human Rights in Canada Panel Discussion, University of Ottawa (2012)
Using the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to promote rights to housing Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation