Basic right to happiness
The basic right to happiness is a legal asset guaranteed in the constitution of the state of Bhutan . It is increasingly discussed in Western societies , for example on the basis of the demand for the use of the gross national happiness index . It differs from the right to pursue happiness , as formulated in the United States' Declaration of Independence , in that it guarantees the conditions for personal development (see the two-part concept of happiness).
Two-part concept of happiness
The concept of happiness on which the development of people and the community is based is twofold insofar as in a first part the securing of livelihoods, i.e. food, housing, security, clothing and social integration, is understood, which the state is obliged to implement and in In a second part the personal ability of the person to experience happiness is understood, which can be further developed on the basis of the first part of the concept.
Gross National Happiness
As part of this legal constellation, Bhutan has switched from recording gross domestic product to recording gross national happiness . This index is able, for example, to record quality of life factors such as clean water.
Discussion in other countries
Anchoring the fundamental right to happiness in the constitution was discussed in Brazil. In Germany the pirates have called for the introduction of gross national happiness as an index of development.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bhutan Constitution. Retrieved May 24, 2017 .
- ↑ The pursuit of happiness. Retrieved May 24, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Ha Vinh Tho: Basic right to happiness: Bhutan's model for a successful coexistence . Munich 2014.
- ↑ Brazil and the right to happiness. Retrieved May 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Pirate claim. Retrieved May 25, 2017 .