As the Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists it gives me great pleasure to be here in Nantes at this High Level Expert Seminar on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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Opening speech by Nick Howen at high level Expert Seminar on ESCR in Nantes, France
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