The right to national solidarity, concept. bases and examples

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Hassan Ghasemi Moghadam
law department, Yazd University
10.22047/hsd.2025.492960.1047
Abstract
National solidarity, according to the second article of Islamic Republic of Iran constitution is a duty of state. This research, using a descriptive-analytical method, intends to study the theoretical bases for justifying the right to national solidarity, the examples of this right in legal systems and its internal structure. The research results showed that right to national solidarity is rooted in individual autonomy and the need for human safety from social vulnerabilities. This right is reflected in the constitutions of countries such as France, and despite its stipulation in the Iranian constitution, no law has been passed to define and explain the mechanisms for its realization. National solidarity is structurally a composite right consisting of the right to claim, the right to freedom, the right to power, and the right to immunity in the areas of identity, power, wealth, and national protection.
Keywords
National Solidarity
Individual Right
Human Rights
Vulnerability
Constitution
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Volume 6, Spring & Summer 2025, No.11
September 2025
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