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In Korea, there is no broad consensus about the idea that social rights must be essential elements of human rights and constitutional basic rights. Even more, there is very stark tendency which regards social rights only in the frame of political-ideological struggle. To correct this constellation, we need to clarify, besides the universal validity of human rights, especially of social rights, the idea of democratic republic anew. I will argue that the normative status of social rights must not be separated from liberal rights and not be regarded as marginal human rights. They are, first of all, necessary basic rights for the constitution of the moral order in which all human being can be protected in their dignity from the vulnerability. But they are also essential from the perspective regarding fundamental needs of human being that must be fulfilled absolutely. Lastly, I want to show how the demand of legal implementation of social rights resides intrinsically within the idea of democratic republic itself.