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Promotion of Housing Rights in Reference to the Constitution and International Human Rights Obligations

Ha, Seong-Kyu 1

1중앙대학교

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ABSTRACT

Everyone shares the right to a decent standard of living. Essential to the achievement of this standard and therefore to the fulfillment of human lie beyond simple survival is access to adequate housing. The right to housing codified as a human right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And The right to housing is included in several international legally-binding documents such as UN-Habitat and UN Housing Rights Programme, Among the most significant of these is UN International Covenant of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights(Article 11.1). Although most states do not stipulates a clear right to housing, most do have legislation and national programs related to housing. Korea has the constitution and national laws that promote the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing. In Korea legal protection of the right to housing at the national level often involve arbitrary eviction, safety and health regulations, or equal protection issues. The housing policy should be oriented around securing the right to housing and the affordability of housing, particularly for the underprivileged groups.

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