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- A Proteção do Direito à Habitação na Carta Social Europeia e no Direito PortuguêsPublication . Afonso, AnaThis paper addresses the recognition of housing rights in the European Social Charter, considering, in particular the extent up to what do the legal measures and practices taken by the Portuguese State meet the European Social Charter requirements. Abstract: Este artigo analisa o direito à habitação reconhecido na Carta Social Europeia, considerando, em particular, até que ponto as políticas legislativas e medidas adotadas pelo Estado português cumprem os requisitos da Carta Social Europeia.
- The right to housing and the residential tenancy regulation: should more be done at a European level?Publication . Afonso, AnaWith a view to «combat social exclusion and poverty», a «right to social and housing assistance» has been included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Article 34, para. 3). In spite of its vagueness, a right to housing can presently be considered a European Union principle. Protection of tenancies is a facet of an effective right to housing and European Union citizens could benefit from a stable and balanced tenancy contract law regulation. However, tenancy contract law has been left out of European Union «agenda». Creating a set of «model rules» could, nonetheless, be most useful. The absence of legal authority of such texts shall not diminish its importance since they slowly settle a common juridical heritage and influence decisions within the Member States. The drafting of a «default contract » or a set of «model rules» is, notwithstanding, far from being a simple task. Adjusting protection of the tenant’s interests to a functioning market is a huge challenge, already at a national level. In fact, wherever average wages are considerably low and rent prices are very high, reconciling landlords and tenants interests seems far from reachable.