SOSC 1910 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Or Commission, Dignity, Working Poor
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Pre-face: competing world views about socio-economic rights: international protection - covenant on economic, social and cultural rights: Internationally freedom form poverty is not recognized in any international treaties, but all ----- forms of poverty are mentioned. Guidelines on international level talk about state obligations of their citizens. State has obligation to provide health care, ed, shelter, Minimum obligations in order to make life bare able. To the fullest extent possible in their economic needs. Allowing people to be homeless is a violation. Human rights violations - people going to food banks, not safe work zones for people. Minimum wage that sustains a persons basic needs. Can also be a violation of economic rights. Guidlines indicate, understood that all states are subject to forces of the market. Up to state that our rights are respected. Supple be trying to make progress to great equality in terms of social--- Human dignity depends on all rights being respected.