Law and Poverty

The Legal System and Poverty Reduction

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

AvLucy Williams,Asbjørn Kjønstad,Peter Robson,Comparative Research Programme on Povert

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This volume brings to light a variety of previously ignored ways in which law can be central to the causes and structure of poverty, and explores new legal arenas and theories that could form the basis of a transformative use of law in order to reduce poverty.The contributions range over a wide terrain, including international human rights conventions, domestic constitutional and statutory provisions, and the law relating to social insurance and social assistance. Poverty is examined as being in certain respects legally constructed (i.e. there are ways in which specific laws create and exacerbate poverty). Also explored is the role of law in establishing specific rights or entitlements that contribute to reducing poverty, in particular social security provision and litigation as a tool for combating poverty. Finally, and most concretely, the volume examines divergent approaches to legal initiatives addressing specific aspects of poverty such as tackling child labour, reducing economic discrimination against women, and protecting the freedom of employees to organize collectively. Throughout the volume is an acute awareness of the contradictory ways in which law can impact on poverty, and on the reality of poverty as not simply a domestic issue, but a cross-border and global challenge.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-12-01
Mått214 x 132 x 17 mm
Vikt406 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieInternational Studies in Poverty Research
Antal sidor320
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781842773970

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Part 1: Poverty as Legally Constructed1. The Right to Development as a Basic Human Right - Ahmed Aoued2. Cross-Border Reflections on Poverty: Lessons From the United States and Mexico - Lucy Williams3. Poverty as a Violation of Human Rights: The Pinochet Case and the Emergence of a New Paradigm - Camilo Perez-BustilloPart 2: Responsibility for Alleviating Poverty4. The Politics of Child Support - Peter Robson5. The State, Laws and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Bangladesh - Mokbul Morshed Ahmad6. Exclusion and Rights - Paul SpickerPart 3: The Establishment of Legal Entitlements7. Judicial Review, Social Antagonism and the Use of Litigation as a Tool for Combating Poverty - Antonella Mameli8. Poverty and Property - Human Rights and Social Security - Asbjørn Kjønstad9. The Effect of Legal Mechanisms on Selective Welfare Strategies for Needy Persons: The Greek experience - Gabriel AmitsisPart 4: Legal Initiatives to Address Specific Aspects of Poverty10. Gender Mainstreaming as an Instrument for Combating Poverty - Sue Nott11. Does Alcohol and Tobacco Legislation Help Reduce Poverty? The evidence from Sri LankaKalinga - Tudor Silva12. Child Labour - A threat to survival of civilization - Amita Agarwal13. Labour Organization and Labour Relations Law in India: Implications for poverty alleviation - Debi S. Saini