Latin America and the Caribbean (33 countries): existence of constitutional and specific regulations on sectoral social issues and concerning specific population groups (In numbers of countries)
| Axis |
Category |
Constitutional regulations
(Total with indirect mentions
not included) |
Constitutional regulations
(Total with indirect mentions
included) |
Specific national regulations |
| Sectoral social issues |
Education |
22 |
23 |
27 |
| Sectoral social issues |
Employment protection/Social Security |
20 |
23 |
32 |
| Sectoral social issues |
Health |
19 |
21 |
28 |
| Sectoral social issues |
Housing |
15 |
16 |
24 |
| Sectoral social issues |
Social development |
1 |
8 |
9 |
| Specific population groups |
Children and adolescents |
17 |
18 |
29 |
| Specific population groups |
Youth |
7 |
10 |
20 |
| Specific population groups |
Older persons |
16 |
16 |
19 |
| Specific population groups |
Womens |
10 |
14 |
20 |
| Specific population groups |
Persons with disabilities |
15 |
17 |
23 |
| Specific population groups |
Afro-descendants |
12 |
13 |
14 |
| Specific population groups |
Migrants |
2 |
6 |
29 |
Metadata
For the elaboration of this chart, each States’ Political Constitution in the region was analyzed to identify which of them mention the protection of principal rights regarding sectoral topics and prioritized segments of the population. Certain analysis criteria were established in which these rights could be expressed explicitly (indicated with a green checkmark) or indirectly (indicated with a yellow checkmark). To be categorized as “explicit”, the Constitution must recognize the rights that citizens possess regarding main sectoral topics and the rights of specific population groups, establishing that they are protected by the State and its Constitution. To be categorized as “indirect”, constitutional texts that provided mechanisms for the promotion and protection of sectoral topics and prioritized segments of the population were considered, but without classifying them as social rights.
For the elaboration of these charts, official information from the States was used to identify the existence of national legal instruments (laws or decrees) that establish the mechanisms for social protection of main sectoral topics and for certain population segments. Some States are not included in the graphic because they do not have official information on legal instruments available.
