Abstract
After having situated Grenada, the legal framework of the right to social security is examined. The relevant constitutional provisions are mentioned, after which an overview of the social security legislation and structure is provided. Attention is also paid to the enforcement of constitutional and statutory rights. In a next part of the chapter, general data on the population and its composition are followed by a description of the personal scope of the social insurance and social assistance schemes. The administration of social security is dealt with as well as the topic of the coordination of the national social security schemes with foreign social security provisions.
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National Insurance Act, Chapter 205 of the Laws of Grenada.
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Main legal acts in relation with the special public service pensions are to be found in Chapters 233–236 of the Laws of Grenada.
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This information was provided by the official website of the NIS. Accessed on: http://www.nisgrenada.org/contributors/details/self-employed as last consulted on 9 April 2020. It is in contradiction with many other sources denying the self-employed the NIS sickness benefits (see e.g.: https://www.issa.int/en/country-details?countryId=GD®ionId=AME&filtered=false) and in contradiction with Article 3 section 2 of the National Insurance (Self-Employed Persons) Regulations, stating: “For the avoidance of doubt regulations relating to Sickness Benefit contained in the National Insurance (Benefit) Regulations do not apply to self-employed persons.”
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Information provided on the official website of the Ministry. Accessed on: https://www.gov.gd/ministries//social_development.html.
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Rata and Xu as referred to in: P. Lewis, Social Policies in Grenada, Social Policies in Small States Series, N°.2, Commonwealth Secretariat/UNRISD, p. 35. Accessed on: http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/httpNetITFramePDF?ReadForm&parentunid=50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41&parentdoctype=book&netitpath=80256B3C005BCCF9/(httpAuxPages)/50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41/$file/Grenada%20(small).pdf.
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P. Lewis, Social Policies in Grenada, Social Policies in Small States Series, N°.2, Commonwealth Secretariat/UNRISD, p. 31 referring also to Barrientos. Accessed on: http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/httpNetITFramePDF?ReadForm&parentunid=50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41&parentdoctype=book&netitpath=80256B3C005BCCF9/(httpAuxPages)/50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41/$file/Grenada%20(small).pdf.
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Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Canada and the Government of Grenada. Accessed on: https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/print-imprimer.aspx.
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Charles (2014), p. 27.
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P. Lewis, Social Policies in Grenada, Social Policies in Small States Series, N°.2, Commonwealth Secretariat/UNRISD, p. 47. Accessed on: http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/httpNetITFramePDF?ReadForm&parentunid=50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41&parentdoctype=book&netitpath=80256B3C005BCCF9/(httpAuxPages)/50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41/$file/Grenada%20(small).pdf.
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P. Lewis, Social Policies in Grenada, Social Policies in Small States Series, N°.2, Commonwealth Secretariat/UNRISD, p. 35. Accessed on: http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/httpNetITFramePDF?ReadForm&parentunid=50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41&parentdoctype=book&netitpath=80256B3C005BCCF9/(httpAuxPages)/50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41/$file/Grenada%20(small).pdf.
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Ministry of Social development and Housing, Social Safety Net Policy framework. Final, December 2012. Accessed on: https://www.mgovernance.net/sites/mocr/files/docs/Documents/grn149451.pdf.
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P. Lewis, Social Policies in Grenada, Social Policies in Small States Series, N°.2, Commonwealth Secretariat/UNRISD, p. 32. Accessed on: http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/httpNetITFramePDF?ReadForm&parentunid=50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41&parentdoctype=book&netitpath=80256B3C005BCCF9/(httpAuxPages)/50F82735B441C66DC12577EB004CDC41/$file/Grenada%20(small).pdf.
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Pieters, D. (2021). Grenada. In: Social Security Law in Small Jurisdictions. The World of Small States, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78247-4_11
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