Image of Socio-economic rights and women in South Africa: nothing but a handful of feathers?

Socio-economic rights and women in South Africa: nothing but a handful of feathers?

Download PDF

The Bill of Rights contained within South Africa’s Constitution features a number of ‘socioeconomic rights’. Although these rights are justiciable they are subject to various limitations. They generally entail a positive onus on the part of the state to provide some good – not immediately, but ‘progressively’. Women have a direct interest in the realization of these rights and, where given effect to, they should exert a positive developmental impact. Some authorities are, however, of the opinion that socio-economic rights are not really enforceable. This article contends that the provision of social goods, by the state, should be the concomitant of the disciplined implementation of policy. Delivery should not therefore be contingent upon the legalistic vagaries of the human rights environment.

Detail Information
Publication Information
: .,
Number of Pages
-
ISBN
-
Language
English
ISSN
-
Subject(s)
Development
Women
Socio-economic rights
Justiciability
Bill of Rights
South African Constitution
Description
-
Citation
Other Information
Type
Article
Part Of Series
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa;7(1) July 2011, pp. 93-104
DOI Identifier
-
Related Publications

No Related Publications available

Comments