HRBA to Public Finance Primacy of thc humnpanoo s Iarimumryailabb Sryporttuthe maltsaton dlflrrrndglill llardrccqtbntof hrrrrm rtghtr Eqltlldgihbd wnanendlrur nrpect, proEct and fu lfi ll human righta Human rigtttt rcle rnd turpomiUllEer HRBA b publicfinance b a d prhre lacbr fihts norms, ftamework based on hurnan standads and principhs that prqnobr0p rnottltsdon and mdnum ule d the cqrffr ralffi rolourues to prcgnrcstwly retllze lnrman rlghtc brell, espec-lally thooo mct vulnseble, undra mgNme of ;halod control otorthe countfr Al rlghtr mocrved 2011, r liaria Socono L Dlolno While HRBA to public finance recognizes that "human rights are unlikely to provide answers to all economic questions," (lnternational Council on Human Rights Policy, 2010) human rights can-and does-provide guidance to clarify the nature, roles, functions and actions of public finance. From a human rights perspective, public finance refers to the mobilization and use of financial resourcess available to public institutions (duty bearers) for the progressive realization of human rights for all, especially those most vulnerable (claimholders). As duty bearers, public institutions are expected to comply with obligations that arise from human rights. 3 ln contrast io human, technological, natural and other resources. (Robertson, 1994) 23