What does this research mean for the field?

The weakness or absence of effective public policy implementation regarding social and economic rights in South Africa undermines constitutional human rights and hinders efforts to alleviate poverty. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to analyze how public policy implementation aligns with human rights, focusing on social and economic rights.

July 3, 2026Open Access

A human rights perspective on policy implementation processes: observations from the South African public service

Key Points

The aim is to analyze how public policy implementation aligns with human rights, focusing on social and economic rights.
Analyzed the implementation processes of public policy in the South African public service
Focused on social and economic rights as outlined in the Constitution
Identified challenges hindering the alleviation of poverty and improvement access.
Highlights critical weaknesses in the government's ability to ensure social and economic rights
Demonstrates that lack of resources affects the realization of these rights
Suggests policy improvements to enhance availability and accessibility of resources.

Abstract

This study considers the implementation of public policy from a human rights perspective, and relates to the broad application of human rights defined in the Constitution of South Africa, including civil and political rights, social and economic rights, and a right to development. This study has chosen to refer only to social and economic rights in the Constitution of South Africa because of the extensive developmental challenges that these present for governments to alleviate conditions of poverty and facilitate availability and accessibility to the means of improvement, the absence or weakness of which could undermine these human rights.

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