Socio-Economic Rights

Question 1

Which right does section 24 refer to?

Answer 1

The right to a safe, healthy environment

Question 2

What right does section 25(5) specify on?

Answer 2

The state has the responsibility of enabling an environment which enables citizens to have access to land whilst also prohibiting arbitrary evictions

Question 3

Which section of the Constitution refers to the right to housing?

Answer 3

Section 26

Question 4

Which right(s) does section 27 refer to?

Answer 4

The right to:
- Health care
- Food
- Water
- Social security

Question 5

Which case deals with section 27(3) of the Constitution and what does the section stipulate?

Answer 5

• Soobramoney v Minister of Health
  subsection 3 states that no one may be refused emergency medical treatment.

Question 6

What section deals with the rights of children to nutrition, health care, shelter, basic social services?

Answer 6

Section 28(1)(c)

Question 7

What section is the right to basic and further education?

Answer 7

Section 29

Question 8

Name the section and what it stipulates for the socio-economic rights of those detained

Answer 8

Section 35(2)(c):
Those detained are provided:
- Adequate nutrition
- Accommodation
- Medical care
- Reading material

It is the state’s responsibility to provide for the well-being of citizens