International commitments of states to ensuring the right to social security in the context John Rawls theory

Commitments of states to ensure the right to social security are accepted in international instruments and most of the valid theories. But there is no consensus on nature and volume of states’ international commitments. This article will probe the nature of states’ commitments (domestic and international) to ensure the right to social security based on the thought of John Rawls. Contractualism of John Rawls justify state’s domestic commitments to ensure such right, but leaves the international commitments ambiguous. Results show that Rawls accepted limited international assistance in certain circumstances.