The debate on the judicial enforcement of social rights is usually dominated by two simple,
yet antagonistic and irreconcilable positions. And there is a variety of possible arguments in …

A commitment to social and economic rights (SER) in a constitutional democracy rests on an
assumption that a society whose government and legal order must reflect the will of the …

This article considers the actual and potential role of the law in giving force to social rights
entitlement. It examines the strategic approach of the Disability Rights Commission in Britain …

WAY OF INTRODUCTION, let me first make clear that I favor that the effort to achieve fairer
distribution has to take place through the political process. For the most part, although there …

A key reason for resistance to constitutional social rights is that in many democracies there is
reasonable disagreement about the nature and extent of the state's welfare obligations …

The central thesis of this paper is that we have not been able to argue adequately in favor of
the concept of constitutional social rights, because a concept of rights has yet to be …

Social rights are controversial in general-and they are even more controversial when courts
are given power to enforce them. Even among those who believe in rights to a minimum …

The various international covenants and declarations on human rights include two kinds of
rights, which are usually described as 'civil and political rights, on one hand, and'economic …

There is considerable flexibility in the use of the term 'social rights'. The list of such rights
varies in international documents, and it is difficult to find a common denominator or ground …

One major objection to social rights is a failure of determining which precise social and
economic claims should be granted rights status. The social rights debate has grappled with …