Normal Rights, Just New: Understanding the Judicial Enforcement of Socioeconomic Rights

Pages 722–759, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcl/avaa027

A common skeptical view holds that socioeconomic rights are a different kind of right than civil-political rights. Even those who support justiciable socioeconomic rights often see them as a different kind of right with special challenges. I argue that this view is wrong.