La exigibilidad de los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales

This text is a summary of the main reasons found in the legal doctrine and national and international jurisprudence to justify a greater enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights. It analyzes the concept of such rights, then go over some areas of enforcement: the Constitution, international standards, doctrine and work of National Human Rights Institutions and UN declarations. Finally, we provide examples of some courts that have come to know about ESC rights.Este texto hace una síntesis de los principales argumentos encontrados en la doctrina y jurisprudencia nacional e internacional que se esgrimen a favor de una mayor exigibilidad de los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales. Se profundiza en el concepto y fundamento de estos derechos, para a continuación repasar algunos ámbitos de exigibilidad: la Constitución, las normas internacionales, la doctrina y labor de las Instituciones de Derechos Humanos, y las declaraciones de Naciones Unidas. Para concluir, se aportan ejemplos de algunos tribunales que han entrado a conocer acerca de los derechos DESC.This text is a summary of the main reasons found in the legal doctrine and national and international jurisprudence to justify a greater enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights. It analyzes the concept of such rights, then go over some areas of enforcement: the Constitution, international standards, doctrine and work of National Human Rights Institutions and UN declarations. Finally, we provide examples of some courts that have come to know about ESC rights