The postponement of social rights and its relationship to inequality in Latin America

Keywords: Social rights, equality, disadvantaged groups, inequality, Latin America

Abstract

The connection between the postponement of social rights and inequality is an issue of great relevance for Latin America, due to the effect it has on people’s standard of living, especially for those who are part of disadvantaged groups. Therefore, this article analyzes this relationship and explores the evolution of the constitutional protection of these rights, underlining the egalitarian feature with which they emerged and the objections that have arisen to their protection. It then examines the realization of these rights in Latin American realities and concludes by identifying that the existence of effective deprivations of social rights is part of a process of historical accumulation of disadvantages that generate and reproduce inequality in the region.

Received: 26.05.2025
Accepted: 04.07.2025

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Author Biography

Angela Valencia Barboza, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú, San Miguel. Perú

Abogada. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima. Perú
Diploma de Posgrado en Desarrollo Humano: Enfoques y Políticas

Published
2025-12-28
How to Cite
Valencia Barboza, Angela. 2025. “The Postponement of Social Rights and Its Relationship to Inequality in Latin America”. Estudios De Deusto 73 (2), 567-93. https://doi.org/10.18543/ed.3458.
Section
Iberoamerican Public Law