Abstract
The thesis presents some reflections regarding the potency of socio-economic rights. The paper points out the role of socio-economic rights and the interdependence of the two sets of rights. The aim of this paper is to argue that there is no reason to deny the economic, social and cultural rights legally binding status under international law and a black-and-white distinction between civil and political rights on one side and economic, social and cultural rights on the other is mistaken and instead a more integrated approach encompassing both sets of rights must be endorsed.