The international protection of social rights: a philippine perspective
The purpose of this paper is two-fold: (a) to inquire into the relationship between an international framework of protection for social rights and the domestic mechanism in place in the Philippines; and, (b) to analyze how the Philippine Supreme Court had applied the international framework of prote...
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The purpose of this paper is two-fold: (a) to inquire into the relationship between
an international framework of protection for social rights and the domestic mechanism
in place in the Philippines; and, (b) to analyze how the Philippine Supreme
Court had applied the international framework of protection for social rights to some
significant cases.
In the course of addressing the discourse of this paper, the present writer will lay
down the constitutional parameters by which the international human rights treaties,
norms and principles find application under Philippine law. It will be maintained that the
doctrine of incorporation has become instructive in addressing human rights concerns at
the domestic level. The attitude of Philippine magistrates on the effective application of
this doctrine will be cited using landmark decisions of the Supreme Court.
The writer will proceed to review the responses of the Philippine Government to
the list of issues provided by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
as of 18 August 2016 to demonstrate how treaty-based rules protecting social rights
serve as fiscalizing tools to effectively monitor compliance by the member-States of
the United Nations with human rights commitments, particularly the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. References to the challenges
confronting a developing country, like the Philippines, in complying with protection
schemes for social rights shall be highlighted.
A portion of the paper will focus on two significant cases which depict the creativity
of the Philippine Supreme Court in availing of international social rights protection
norms to concrete situations.
It will be concluded that compliance with the international social protection
framework on the part of a developing country would require functional synergy
among the key implementers of the government. The underlying root causes of poverty
and underdevelopment in a country, like the Philippines, must be directly confronted
with bolder paradigm of reforms, such as, peace processes leading to
constitutional change, if necessary.
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00012875112019-03-02The international protection of social rights: a philippine perspectiveCandelaria, Sedfrey M.social rightsPhilippine laweffective application and fiscalizing toolsderechos socialesDerecho de Filipinasinstrumentos fiscalesThe purpose of this paper is two-fold: (a) to inquire into the relationship between an international framework of protection for social rights and the domestic mechanism in place in the Philippines; and, (b) to analyze how the Philippine Supreme Court had applied the international framework of protection for social rights to some significant cases. In the course of addressing the discourse of this paper, the present writer will lay down the constitutional parameters by which the international human rights treaties, norms and principles find application under Philippine law. It will be maintained that the doctrine of incorporation has become instructive in addressing human rights concerns at the domestic level. The attitude of Philippine magistrates on the effective application of this doctrine will be cited using landmark decisions of the Supreme Court. The writer will proceed to review the responses of the Philippine Government to the list of issues provided by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as of 18 August 2016 to demonstrate how treaty-based rules protecting social rights serve as fiscalizing tools to effectively monitor compliance by the member-States of the United Nations with human rights commitments, particularly the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. References to the challenges confronting a developing country, like the Philippines, in complying with protection schemes for social rights shall be highlighted. A portion of the paper will focus on two significant cases which depict the creativity of the Philippine Supreme Court in availing of international social rights protection norms to concrete situations. It will be concluded that compliance with the international social protection framework on the part of a developing country would require functional synergy among the key implementers of the government. The underlying root causes of poverty and underdevelopment in a country, like the Philippines, must be directly confronted with bolder paradigm of reforms, such as, peace processes leading to constitutional change, if necessary.Este artículo tiene dos objetivos fundamentales: (a) estudiar la relación existente entre el marco internacional de protección de los derechos sociales y el mecanismo nacional previsto en Filipinas; y (b) analizar el modo en que la Corte Suprema de Filipinas ha aplicado dicho marco internacional en algunos de sus casos más significativos. A lo largo del artículo, el escritor se encargará de fijar los principios constitucionales a partir de los cuales los tratados y normas internacionales sobre protección de derechos sociales son aplicados en Filipinas. Se afirmará que la doctrina se ha vuelto especialmente instructiva a la hora de abordar la preocupación de los derechos sociales a nivel nacional. La postura de los magistradores filipinos respecto a la aplicación de esta doctrina será citada mediante las decisiones más relevantes de la Corte Suprema. El escritor llevará a cabo un estudio de las respuestas dadas por el Gobierno de Filipinas al catálogo de problemas presentado por el Comité de Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales el 18 de agosto de 2016 para demostrar cómo los acuerdos sobre protección de los derechos sociales sirven como instrumento de fiscalización para garantizar el cumplimiento por parte de los Estados Miembros de las Naciones Unidas de los compromisos contraídos en materia de Derechos Humanos, en particular, el Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales. También se hará referencia a los desafíos a los que debe enfrentarse un país en vía de desarrollo como Filipinas a la hora de cumplir estos parámetros. Una parte del trabajo se centrará en dos casos significativos que muestran la creatividad de la Corte Suprema filipina a la hora de aplicar las normas internacionales sobre protección de derechos sociales. Finalmente, se concluirá afirmando que el cumplimiento del marco internacional de protección de los derechos sociales por parte de un país en vía de desarrollo requiere una especial sinergia por parte de los principales ejecutores del Gobierno. Así, el origen de la pobreza y el subdesarrollo en un país como Filipinas debe ser directamente confrontado a a través de un paradigma de reformas más intensas, como procesos pacíficos que conduzcan a un cambio constitucional, si fuese necesario.2018text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6576319(Revista) ISSN 0423-4847Estudios de Deusto: revista de la Universidad de Deusto, ISSN 0423-4847, Vol. 66, Nº. 1, 2018, pags. 107-116engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. 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