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The law of Citizens Basic Income

In: A Modern Guide to Citizen’s Basic Income

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Chapter 13 discusses the academic discipline of law, and finds that the complexity of laws on citizenship means that law relating to precisely who should receive a Citizen’s Basic Income might be complicated. How human rights might relate to Citizen’s Basic Income legislation is debated, and a comparison is drawn with law and regulations relating to means-tested benefits, in relation to which the UK’s sanctions regime might be understood as inhuman and degrading treatment. Neither the Universal Declaration of Human Rights nor the European Convention on Human Rights are found to regard a Citizen’s Basic Income as a human right, but provisions in both documents might be understood to provide a sound basis for Citizen’s Basic Income legislation. Lessons are drawn from legislation and court cases relating to a social minimum, and illustrative draft Citizen’s Basic Income legislation for the UK is offered.

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  • ., 2020. "The law of Citizens Basic Income," Chapters, in: A Modern Guide to Citizen’s Basic Income, chapter 13, pages 253-270, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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