The constitutional social security rights in Latvia

The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia contains two articles explicitly providing social security rights. Article 109 provides: ‘Everyone has the right to social security in old age, for work disability, for unemployment and in other cases as provided by law.’ Article 111 stipulates: ‘The State shall protect human health and guarantee a basic level of medical assistance for everyone.’ However there are few more norms which are connected with the social security rights. Those are - Article 110 providing for the obligation of the state to protect marriage, family, rights of the parents and children, Article 105 providing the right to property and Article 91 providing the principle of equality. The paper describes material and personal scope of these provisions

The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia contains two articles explicitly providing social security rights. Article 109 provides: ‘Everyone has the right to social security in old age, for work disability, for unemployment and in other cases as provided by law.’ Article 111 stipulates: ‘The State shall protect human health and guarantee a basic level of medical assistance for everyone.’ However there are few more norms which are connected with the social security rights. Those are - Article 110 providing for the obligation of the state to protect marriage, family, rights of the parents and children, Article 105 providing the right to property and Article 91 providing the principle of equality. The paper describes material and personal scope of these provisions