Socio-Economic Rights and Their Implementation: The Impact of Domestic and International Instruments
2004 ◽
Vol 32
(2)
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pp. 243-259
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Socio-economic rights are those human rights that aim to secure for all members of a particular society a basic quality of life in terms of food, water, shelter, education, health care and housing. They differ from traditional civil and political rights such as the right to equality, personal liberty, property, free speech and association. These “traditional human rights” are now found in most democratic constitutions and are, as a rule, enshrined in a Bill of Rights; which is that part of the Constitution that is normally enforced through mechanisms such as judicial review. The victims of the violation of such rights have a legal remedy. Individual freedom is a primary value underpinning civil and political rights.
1978 ◽
Vol 8
(1)
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pp. 145-168
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2018 ◽
Vol 37
(2)
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pp. 95-124
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