| Kommentar |
Human rights and their significance in the practice of social work-
the pact of economic, social and cultural rights ( ECS right )
The economic, social and cultural rights (ESC rights) provide protection from intrusion upon a person's fundamental areas of life, such as nutrition, health, education and work. At the same time, the ESC rights entitle everyone to equal rights, i. e. discrimination free access to health care, education and to the labour market as well as to other elementary areas of social life. They thus contribute to dignified living conditions in compliance with freedom on the basis of equal justice and solidarity. The ESC rights form an indivisible unit with civil and political rights. As is typical of human rights, immediate and indirect state obligations derive from the ESC rights and in particular from their justiciable cores. In accordance with international human rights treaties, the Federal Republic of Germany is obliged to observe the ESC rights.
The seminar focuses on the following issues and projects:
• The human right to social security
• Social human rights of elder people in care situations
• Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
