Legal empowerment in informal settlements : grassroots experiences in the Global South /
Adrian di Giovanni, Luciana Bercovich.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book investigates grassroots, community-led justice strategies - known as legal empowerment - being used to promote the human rights of people living in informal settlements in the Global South. Residents of informal settlements, also known as slums or favelas, encounter a complex array of human rights violations; from systemic discrimination by public officials, to threats to physical security from forced evictions, or arbitrary arrests, to a lack of access to basic services such as housing, water, sanitation, and education. This book shows how grassroots justice organizations around the world are working with residents to defend their rights and secure more dignified living conditions. Drawing on original empirical research across 10 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the book demonstrates how legal empowerment can put residents at the centre of holistic approaches to urban development and confront exclusionary and undemocratic systems of governance. The book encompasses practical recommendations and strategies such as rights-based approaches to informality, participation, community mobilization and litigation. Bridging the gaps between the law on the books and the harsh realities of informality on the ground, this book will be an important read for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, working in realms of social and economic rights, access to justice and urban poverty and development"--
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
9781032886282 1003538800 1040343368 9781040343340 1040343341 9781040343364
CIPO000199055 10.4324/9781003538806 doi
9781003538806 Taylor & Francis
2024056104
GBC517586 bnb
300518516 Uk
Legal assistance to the poor--Africa.
Legal assistance to the poor--Asia.
Legal assistance to the poor--Latin America.
Urban poor--Service for.--Africa
Urban poor--Service for.--Asia
Urban poor--Service for.--Latin America
Squatter settlements--Government policy--Africa.
Squatter settlements--Government policy--Asia.
Squatter settlements--Government policy--Latin America.
Aide juridique aux pauvres--Afrique.
Aide juridique aux pauvres--Asie.
Electronic books.
K133
362.58
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book investigates grassroots, community-led justice strategies - known as legal empowerment - being used to promote the human rights of people living in informal settlements in the Global South. Residents of informal settlements, also known as slums or favelas, encounter a complex array of human rights violations; from systemic discrimination by public officials, to threats to physical security from forced evictions, or arbitrary arrests, to a lack of access to basic services such as housing, water, sanitation, and education. This book shows how grassroots justice organizations around the world are working with residents to defend their rights and secure more dignified living conditions. Drawing on original empirical research across 10 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the book demonstrates how legal empowerment can put residents at the centre of holistic approaches to urban development and confront exclusionary and undemocratic systems of governance. The book encompasses practical recommendations and strategies such as rights-based approaches to informality, participation, community mobilization and litigation. Bridging the gaps between the law on the books and the harsh realities of informality on the ground, this book will be an important read for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, working in realms of social and economic rights, access to justice and urban poverty and development"--
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
9781032886282 1003538800 1040343368 9781040343340 1040343341 9781040343364
CIPO000199055 10.4324/9781003538806 doi
9781003538806 Taylor & Francis
2024056104
GBC517586 bnb
300518516 Uk
Legal assistance to the poor--Africa.
Legal assistance to the poor--Asia.
Legal assistance to the poor--Latin America.
Urban poor--Service for.--Africa
Urban poor--Service for.--Asia
Urban poor--Service for.--Latin America
Squatter settlements--Government policy--Africa.
Squatter settlements--Government policy--Asia.
Squatter settlements--Government policy--Latin America.
Aide juridique aux pauvres--Afrique.
Aide juridique aux pauvres--Asie.
Electronic books.
K133
362.58