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International Poverty Law: An Emerging Discourse by AVAILABILITY: Active Record (Available for Order) Publication Date: April 2006 Publisher: Zed Books, Limited
Binding: Trade Cloth
Topics: LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR; PUBLIC WELFARE
Description: This book provides a new framework for the future theoretical development of international poverty law. It explores specific human rights initiatives that address particular aspects of poverty, including human rights conventions, the right to food as framed in UN development documents, and the development in South Africa of an alternative vision of constitutional law. About the AuthorLucy Williams is a US lawyer with extensive experience of the trans-border dimensions of poverty in North America. Table of ContentsIntroduction * Part 1: Poverty as Legally Constructed * The Right to Development as a Basic Human Right — Ahmed Aoued * Cross-Border Reflections on Poverty: Lessons From the United States and Mexico — Lucy Williams * Poverty as a Violation of Human Rights: The Pinochet Case and the Emergence of a New Paradigm --Camilo Perez-Bustillo * Part 2: Responsibility for Alleviating Poverty * The Politics of Child Support — Peter Robson * The State, Laws and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Bangladesh — Mokbul Morshed Ahmad *.Exclusion and Rights — Paul Spicker * Part 3: The Establishment of Legal Entitlements * Judicial Review, Social Antagonism and the Use of Litigation as a Tool for Combating Poverty — Antonella Mameli * Poverty and Property - Human Rights and Social Security — Asbjørn Kjønstad * The Effect of Legal Mechanisms on Selective Welfare Strategies for Needy Persons: The Greek experience — Gabriel Amitsis * Part 4: Legal Initiatives to Address Specific Aspects of Poverty * Gender Mainstreaming as an Instrument for Combating Poverty — Sue Nott * Does Alcohol and Tobacco Legislation Help Reduce Poverty? The evidence from Sri Lanka Kalinga — Tudor Silva * Child Labour - A threat to survival of civilization - Amita Agarwal * Labour Organization and Labour Relations Law in India: Implications for poverty alleviation — Debi S. Saini Introduction * Part 1: Poverty as Legally Constructed * The Right to Development as a Basic Human Right — Ahmed Aoued * Cross-Border Reflections on Poverty: Lessons From the United States and Mexico — Lucy Williams * Poverty as a Violation of Human Rights: The Pinochet Case and the Emergence of a New Paradigm --Camilo Perez-Bustillo * Part 2: Responsibility for Alleviating Poverty * The Politics of Child Support — Peter Robson * The State, Laws and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Bangladesh — Mokbul Morshed Ahmad *.Exclusion and Rights — Paul Spicker * Part 3: The Establishment of Legal Entitlements * Judicial Review, Social Antagonism and the Use of Litigation as a Tool for Combating Poverty — Antonella Mameli * Poverty and Property - Human Rights and Social Security — Asbjørn Kjønstad * The Effect of Legal Mechanisms on Selective Welfare Strategies for Needy Persons: The Greek experience — Gabriel Amitsis * Part 4: Legal Initiatives to Address Specific Aspects of Poverty * Gender Mainstreaming as an Instrument for Combating Poverty — Sue Nott * Does Alcohol and Tobacco Legislation Help Reduce Poverty? The evidence from Sri Lanka Kalinga — Tudor Silva * Child Labour - A threat to survival of civilization - Amita Agarwal * Labour Organization and Labour Relations Law in India: Implications for poverty alleviation — Debi S. Saini Review(s): [No review or testimonial presently available. Please check back soon for further information.]
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