The right to Social Security in European Constitutions: Compendium of provisions of European Constitutions related to the right to social security

This document was prepared in October 2012 and revised in July 2015. It contains, for the constitutions of 48 European countries, a compendium of their provisions that affirm the right to social security, social protection, or social assistance; obligations of the State to protect individuals against specific social risks or to protect specific vulnerable groups of persons; or that have a promotional nature and determine the objectives of the State in matter of social security. The Compendium also includes comparative tables of constitutional guarantees.