Abstract
A comparative constitutional law analysis reveals considerable differences in the treatment, either quantitative or qualitative, that the member states of the Council of Europe grant to social rights. In Portugal, it seems indisputable that the Revised European Social Charter (RESC) did not have a significant impact on constitutional jurisprudence. In this context it is legitimate to question to what extent does the RESC somehow live in the shadow of the European Convention on Human Rights, as the 'ugly duckling' of the Council of Europe. In our perspective, the absence of a genuine international complaint mechanism in the field of social rights contributes to the normative weakening of the RESC and to the perception that its effectiveness is reduced - albeit unconsciously - to being merely proclamatory.
Translated title of the contribution | The multilevel protection of social rights: gothic verticality or renaissance horizontality? - the non-impact of the revised european social charter on the portuguese constitutional jurisprudence |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 88-123 |
Number of pages | 36 |
Journal | Lex Social: Revista de Derechos Sociales |
Volume | 7 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- Multilevel protection
- Social rights protection
- Immediate applicability
- International complaint mechanism
- European Convention on Human Rights
- Revised European Social Charter
- Portuguese Constitution