Economic, social and cultural right in the context of "Right to an adequate standard of living"

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⭐ Core Definition: Economic, social and cultural right

Economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) are socio-economic human rights, such as the right to education, right to housing, right to an adequate standard of living, right to health, victims' rights and the right to science and culture. Economic, social and cultural rights are recognised and protected in international and regional human rights instruments. Member states have a legal obligation to respect, protect and fulfil economic, social and cultural rights and are expected to take "progressive action" towards their fulfilment.

The Universal Declaration on Human Rights recognises a number of economic, social and cultural rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is the primary international legal source of economic, social and cultural rights. The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women recognises and protects many of the economic, social and cultural rights recognised in the ICESCR in relation to children and women. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination prohibits discrimination on the basis of racial or ethnic origin in relation to a number of economic, social and cultural rights. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also prohibits all discrimination on the basis of the disability including refusal of the reasonable accommodation relating to full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights.

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Economic, social and cultural right in the context of Right to health

The right to health is the economic, social, and cultural right to a universal minimum standard of health to which all individuals are entitled. The concept of a right to health has been enumerated in international agreements which include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. There is debate on the interpretation and application of the right to health due to considerations such as how health is defined, what minimum entitlements are encompassed in a right to health, and which institutions are responsible for ensuring a right to health.

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative measures the right to health for countries around the world, based on their level of income.

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Economic, social and cultural right in the context of Right to housing

The right to housing (occasionally right to shelter) is the economic, social and cultural right to adequate housing and shelter. It is recognized in some national constitutions and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The right to housing is regarded as a freestanding right in the International human rights law which was clearly in the 1991 General Comment on Adequate Housing by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The aspect of the right to housing under ICESCR include: availability of services, infrastructure, material and facilities; legal security of tenure; habitability; accessibility; affordability; location and cultural adequacy.

The UN Human Settlement Programme is known as UN-HABITAT.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Right to health ← Right to housing ← Right to health care
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Socioeconomics → Human rights → Right to education → Right to housing → Right to an adequate standard of living → Right to health → Victims' rights → Right to science and culture → Protection → Obligation → Universal Declaration on Human Rights → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → Convention on the Rights of the Child → Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women → Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination → Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → Discrimination → Disability → Reasonable accommodation →