Poverty and the Law

by Kjonstad, Asbjorn; Robvson, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781841131917
• ISBN10: 1841131911
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-03
• Publisher: Hart Publishing

Summary

This collection of essays focuses attention on the global impact of legal policies on levels of poverty. They illustrate the distinct dimensions of poverty in a range of different political and cultural settings and also show how poverty is exacerbated by quite discrete local cultural factors in some instances. There is,nonetheless a universal element which runs through all the contributions. The fate of those who are disadvantaged in society depends crucially on their access to goods through the world of work. Thus gender, ethnic background or disability can result in individuals having a much higher chance of experiencing poverty than those outwith these groups and the success of these groups in achieving a measure of prosperity is bound up with a multiplicity of geographical and political factors.This book is part of the O_ati International Series in Law and Society.

Author Biography

Peter Robson is Professor of Law at Strathclyde University, Scotland.
Asbjorn Kjonstad is Professor of Law at the University of Oslo.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	ix
About the Contributors	xi
Introduction: Poverty and the Law	xiii
Asbjorn Kjonstad
Peter Robson
Introduction
The Rights of the Poor: Conceptual Issues	3	(14)
Paul Spicker
THE EXPERIENCE OF POVERTY
The Law and the Poor: Institutional Support and Economic Need in Italy	17	(18)
Yuri Kazepov
Strategies for Police Accountability and Community Empowerment	35	(24)
Ross Hastings
R. P. Saunders
STRATEGIES TO CONFRONT POVERTY
Poverty, Social Exclusion and the Impact of Selected Legal Measures against Caste Discrimination in South Asia	59	(14)
Kalinga Tudor Silva
Ajith Hettihewage
Disability and Poverty in the United Kingdom	73	(36)
Peter Robson
Nicola Loughran
ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE POOR
The Development of the Notion of Poverty and the Equal Protection Clauses: A Comparative Analysis of Italy and the United States	109	(12)
Antonella Mameli
Substantive Justice and Procedural Fairness in Social Security: The UK Experience	121	(30)
Michael Adler
OVERVIEWS
The Rule of Law and Poverty Reduction: Some Issues	151	(24)
Helene Grandvoinnet
An Army of Ideas: Marginalisation, Indigenous Rights and Civil Society in Mexico since the Zapatista Rebellion.	175	(18)
Camilo Perez-Bustillo
Appendix
CR OP Publications	191	(2)
Index	193