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RIGHTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND ASSISTANCE
151 RIGHTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND ASSISTANCE Linda Jansen van Rensburg Lucie Lamarche 1 INTRODUCTION Section 27(1)(c) of the south African Constitution1 provides that everyone has the right to have access to SOCIAL SECURITY , including, if they are unable to support themselves and their dependants, appropriate SOCIAL ASSISTANCE . Section 27(2) in turn requires the state to take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of this right. Section 28(1)(c) further grants every child the right to basic SOCIAL services. In this chapter we describe and analyse these RIGHTS . First, we describe the two foundational terms SOCIAL SECURITY and SOCIAL ASSISTANCE .2 Then we provide an overview of the extent to and manner in which the right to SOCIAL SECURITY and ASSISTANCE is entrenched in international3 and regional4 human RIGHTS instruments.
social security and assistance in the South African Constitution. 3.1 United Nations binding instruments 3.1.1 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights On 3 October 1994 South Africa signed the United Nations’ (UN) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).28 However, South Africa is yet to
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