The Principle of International and National Solidarity and its Impact on the Realization of the Right to Development A Foundational Comparative Study between Iraq and the United Arab Emirates

Abstract

This study examines the impact of the principle of solidarity (national and international) on the realization of the right to development within the legislative systems of the Republic of Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. It aims to analyze the constitutional and legal concept of solidarity and the extent to which it has moved from being merely a slogan or a guiding value of a moral nature to a tangible legal principle that gives rise to positive obligations incumbent upon the state and individuals, particularly in the realization of economic, social, and cultural rights and in the distribution of burdens and benefits. The study adopts a comparative analytical approach through two principal sections. The first is devoted to analyzing the dimensions of solidarity and development in Iraqi legislation, beginning with their constitutional and jurisprudential frameworks and extending to their judicial applications and the decisions of the Federal Supreme Court concerning the responsibility of public authorities. The second addresses the constitutional and executive scope of solidarity and development in the United Arab Emirates, highlighting frameworks of social empowerment and human development through public-benefit institutions, newly established ministries, the principle of legality, and the hierarchy of legal rules. The study concludes that constitutional solidarity constitutes a pillar of sustainable development and that its success requires the formulation of binding and procedurally specific legal rules that go beyond formal textual recognition toward fair and sustainable mechanisms of protection and distribution.