Social State and Social Rights: liberal arguments for constitutionalisation
Keywords:
Social state, social rights, liberalism, autonomy, social cooperationAbstract
Since the origins of modern constitutionalism, the incorporation of a catalogue of rights has enjoyed wide acceptance. The foregoing is indisputable if we refer to civil and political rights. However, the same does not occur with social rights and there are different opinions in the literature on its foundation and constitutionalisation. In this regard, the idea of the Constitutional Social State as a mandate to the State to take charge of the difficulties that limit the possibility of developing people's life projects is relevant. This article offers an overview of the current debate about social rights and its connection with the clause of the social rule of law and offers a defence of the constitutionalisation of these rights. To achieve this, a justification for the constitutionalisation of social rights is offered from the liberal tradition based on the notions of autonomy and the idea of society as a system of mutual cooperation.
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