Conceptual and Practical Concerns for the Effectiveness of the Right to Housing
<p>Anno 2014, it is rather an exception to the rule that a state does not have a set of fundamental social rights incorporated into its constitution. Unfortunately however, this does not mean by far that social rights have consistently been given the same kind of treatment as other co...
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| description | <p>Anno 2014, it is rather an exception to the rule that a state does not have a set of fundamental social rights incorporated into its constitution. Unfortunately however, this does not mean by far that social rights have consistently been given the same kind of treatment as other constitutional rights. A large discrepancy between the wide recognition of these rights in theory on the one hand and its influence in practice on particularly the more disadvantaged people in society is still very noticeable. The apparent failure to adequately implement fundamental social rights and their limited practical impact raise questions regarding their effectiveness. Evidently, the same applies with specific regard to the right to housing. Here, the question has been raised whether the right to housing ought to be approached as a so called obligation of result. To what extent might such a modification enhance the practical significance of such a right?</p> <p>Año 2014, se puede considerar una excepción a la regla de que un Estado no tiene una serie de derechos sociales fundamentales incorporados en su constitución. Sin embargo, lamentablemente, esto no quiere decir en absoluto que a los derechos sociales se les haya dado de forma consistente el mismo tratamiento que a otros derechos constitucionales. Todavía se aprecia una amplia discrepancia entre el amplio reconocimiento de estos derechos en la teoría, por un lado, y su influencia en la práctica, en particular entre las personas más desfavorecidas de la sociedad. El aparente fracaso para implementar adecuadamente los derechos sociales fundamentales y su impacto limitado en la práctica plantean cuestiones en cuanto a su eficacia. Evidentemente, ocurre lo mismo en lo que respecta concretamente al derecho a la vivienda. Aquí, se plantea la cuestión de si el derecho a la vivienda debe ser abordada como una denominada compromiso de resultado. ¿En qué medida podría esta modificación fomentar la importancia práctica de ese derecho?</p> <p><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN</strong>: <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=2734717" target="_blank">http://ssrn.com/abstract=2734717</a></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1fdf02cd8a3c4dcc94e465189a34832c2022-12-22T02:51:17ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712016-09-0163656675434Conceptual and Practical Concerns for the Effectiveness of the Right to HousingNico Moons0Bernard Hubeau1University of AntwerpUniversity of Antwerp<p>Anno 2014, it is rather an exception to the rule that a state does not have a set of fundamental social rights incorporated into its constitution. Unfortunately however, this does not mean by far that social rights have consistently been given the same kind of treatment as other constitutional rights. A large discrepancy between the wide recognition of these rights in theory on the one hand and its influence in practice on particularly the more disadvantaged people in society is still very noticeable. The apparent failure to adequately implement fundamental social rights and their limited practical impact raise questions regarding their effectiveness. Evidently, the same applies with specific regard to the right to housing. Here, the question has been raised whether the right to housing ought to be approached as a so called obligation of result. To what extent might such a modification enhance the practical significance of such a right?</p> <p>Año 2014, se puede considerar una excepción a la regla de que un Estado no tiene una serie de derechos sociales fundamentales incorporados en su constitución. Sin embargo, lamentablemente, esto no quiere decir en absoluto que a los derechos sociales se les haya dado de forma consistente el mismo tratamiento que a otros derechos constitucionales. Todavía se aprecia una amplia discrepancia entre el amplio reconocimiento de estos derechos en la teoría, por un lado, y su influencia en la práctica, en particular entre las personas más desfavorecidas de la sociedad. El aparente fracaso para implementar adecuadamente los derechos sociales fundamentales y su impacto limitado en la práctica plantean cuestiones en cuanto a su eficacia. Evidentemente, ocurre lo mismo en lo que respecta concretamente al derecho a la vivienda. Aquí, se plantea la cuestión de si el derecho a la vivienda debe ser abordada como una denominada compromiso de resultado. ¿En qué medida podría esta modificación fomentar la importancia práctica de ese derecho?</p> <p><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN</strong>: <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=2734717" target="_blank">http://ssrn.com/abstract=2734717</a></p>http://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/461Social RightsHuman RightsHousingHuman DignityEffectiveness of LawDerechos socialesderechos humanosviviendadignidad humanaefectividad del derecho |
| spellingShingle | Nico Moons Bernard Hubeau Conceptual and Practical Concerns for the Effectiveness of the Right to Housing Oñati Socio-Legal Series Social Rights Human Rights Housing Human Dignity Effectiveness of Law Derechos sociales derechos humanos vivienda dignidad humana efectividad del derecho |
| title | Conceptual and Practical Concerns for the Effectiveness of the Right to Housing |
| title_full | Conceptual and Practical Concerns for the Effectiveness of the Right to Housing |
| title_fullStr | Conceptual and Practical Concerns for the Effectiveness of the Right to Housing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conceptual and Practical Concerns for the Effectiveness of the Right to Housing |
| title_short | Conceptual and Practical Concerns for the Effectiveness of the Right to Housing |
| title_sort | conceptual and practical concerns for the effectiveness of the right to housing |
| topic | Social Rights Human Rights Housing Human Dignity Effectiveness of Law Derechos sociales derechos humanos vivienda dignidad humana efectividad del derecho |
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