CESCR decisions on the Right to Housing in Spain. Domestic case law and legislative responses

Authors

  • Juan Carlos Benito Sánchez Centre de philosophie du droit, UCLouvain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/lexsocial.4228

Keywords:

CESCR, right to housing, Spain, case law, national legislation, international and European human rights law

Abstract

This article examines the decisions taken by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) regarding the right to housing in Spain between 2017 and 2018, in particular concerning forced evictions. The Committee’s views in the case of Ben Djazia et al. are especially noteworthy. Domestic case law and legislative developments are then presented and analysed, in order to evaluate whether these responses are aligned with the  CESCR’s interpretation and whether they incorporate the guarantees surrounding the right to adequate housing in international and European human rights law.

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Published

2019-07-09

How to Cite

Benito Sánchez, J. C. (2019). CESCR decisions on the Right to Housing in Spain. Domestic case law and legislative responses. Lex Social: Journal of Social Rights, 9(2), 579–603. https://doi.org/10.46661/lexsocial.4228

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2019)

Section

SEGUNDA PARTE

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