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Justiciability of Socio-economic Rights in Tanzania

Justiciability of Socio-economic Rights in Tanzania TULIA ACKSON I. INTRODUCTION Socio-economic rights have been broadly defined to include the right to work, the right to social security, the right to family life, the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to health and the right to free education.1 The right to work embraces every person's right to have access to work and that work should be under just and favourable conditions leading to decent work and the worker's right to form and join trade unions.2 The right to family life encompasses protection of children and provision of paid parental leave, while the right to health embraces highest attainable standard of both physical and mental health.3 Further, the right to adequate standard of living include the right to food, water, housing, clothing and continuous improvement of people's living conditions, whereas the right to education hinges on free universal primary education, availability of secondary education and accessible, higher education.4 As far as the right to social security is concerned, it envisages provision of social security benefits.5 Social security encompasses measures aimed at guaranteeing an individual or group, on a contributory or non-contributory basis, protection against unforeseeable risks.6 Social security is composed of Senior Lecturer http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of International and Comparative Law Edinburgh University Press

Justiciability of Socio-economic Rights in Tanzania

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Edinburgh University Press
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© Edinburgh University Press 2015
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0954-8890
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1755-1609
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10.3366/ajicl.2015.0127
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TULIA ACKSON I. INTRODUCTION Socio-economic rights have been broadly defined to include the right to work, the right to social security, the right to family life, the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to health and the right to free education.1 The right to work embraces every person's right to have access to work and that work should be under just and favourable conditions leading to decent work and the worker's right to form and join trade unions.2 The right to family life encompasses protection of children and provision of paid parental leave, while the right to health embraces highest attainable standard of both physical and mental health.3 Further, the right to adequate standard of living include the right to food, water, housing, clothing and continuous improvement of people's living conditions, whereas the right to education hinges on free universal primary education, availability of secondary education and accessible, higher education.4 As far as the right to social security is concerned, it envisages provision of social security benefits.5 Social security encompasses measures aimed at guaranteeing an individual or group, on a contributory or non-contributory basis, protection against unforeseeable risks.6 Social security is composed of Senior Lecturer

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African Journal of International and Comparative Law – Edinburgh University Press

Published: Oct 1, 2015

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