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Introduction to the comment on articles 1-5, the social rights. By C. Wilfred Jenks. Oct. 11, 1943. [1] (1943)

handle is hein.ali/hrbor605421 and id is 1 raw text is: lO/U./4_ INTRODUCTION TO THE CO..L',T ON ARTICLES I, II, III, IV, and V - THE SOC-AL PIGhTS BY C. 'ILFRED JMNMS 1. Constitutional Precedents for Social RiKhts. Constitutional provisions concerning social and economic policy appear in the constitutions of a number of States of the United Sta.tes, e.g. Arizona, California, Colorado, IlLinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, lontxna, New York, North Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. (Cf. Appendix_) They appetr in close relationship with declarations of fundamental individual rights in the constitu- tional instruments of a large number of other nations, including Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, SmitzerlLnd (cbntonal constitutions), U.S.S.R., Vatican City, Yugoslavia, Argentina (provincial constitutions of Entre Rios, Uendoza, Salta, San Juan, Santiago del Estero, etc.), Bolivia, Brazil (federc1 and State constitu- tions), CLile, Colombic, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Greenland, Guatemal ., Honduras, h1exico (federal and State constitutions), Nic.rague, Panama, Para:guvy, Peru, El Solvcdor, Uruguay, Venezuela, China, Indian States (1.undh, Bi:ianer, Travancore, etc.), Netherlnds Ecst Indies, Comaunnwezlth .f the Philipines and Serarsk. Proposals for the inclusion of such provisions in the constit.tions hove vclso been under considerstion in AustrtliL and India. (Cf. Akoendix ) The rtnge of topics dealt with is wide Land there is ecual variety in the manner in t'hich the subjects most commonly treated L.re hndled in differeat instrumcnts, but these constitutional provisions reflect the de:aand by a large proortion of the, peooles of the rorld for economic and social riights. 2. Industrialization and the individual's loss of economic self-sufficiency. The influence that in the last trenty-five ye:.rs ls led +o cinstitutional -1-

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