Courts Empowered to Protect Fundamental Social Rights Worldwide
The article discusses the debate around including social rights in Bills of Rights and whether they should be enforced by courts. Many countries protect social rights like housing and healthcare in their constitutions. The UK is considering a British Bill of Rights that may include social rights. There is a growing body of academic work on this topic, showing that the idea of social rights as human rights is gaining acceptance. However, there are still doubts about whether social rights should be legally enforced.