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The Use of Human Rights Instruments in the Struggle Against (Extreme) Poverty
Genugten, Willem van - 2013
Human rights are the expression of a specific social goal, that is: creating the legal, economic and social conditions under which persons all over the world can live a life worthy of human beings. See the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, using words such as quot;inherent dignityquot;...
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Human Rights as a Source of Inspiration and an Instrument for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty
Genugten, Willem van; Perez-Bustillo, Camilo - 2013
The article addresses the function human rights instruments can have in the context of the fight against (extreme) poverty. Human rights law is no panacea for the intractable problem of poverty, but it can serve as a basis for, and complement to, social mobilization. The article deals with...
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Poverty, Agency and Resistance in the Future of International Law : An African Perspective
Okafor, Obiora C. - 2010
This article enquires into the likely posture of future international law with respect to African peoples. It does so by focusing on three of the most important issues that have defined, and are likely to continue to define, international law's engagement with Africans. These are: the grinding...
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Africa and global human rights : normative hegemony and economic insecurity
Conteh-Morgan, Earl - In: Journal of development alternatives and area studies 24 (2005) 1/2, pp. 142-158
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Mining in Africa : regulation and development
Campbell, Bonnie K. (contributor) - 2009 - 1. publ.
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Life, Dignity, and the Pursuit of Happiness : Human Rights and Living Standards in Africa
Udombana, Nsongurua J. - 2011
pursuit of happiness - and assesses the extent of its realization in Africa. The paper assumes the normativity of socio …, unemployment, crime, homelessness and other pathologies that plague Africa and show no signs of abating. The Author concludes …
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Thirty years in Africa's development : from structural adjustment to structural transformation?
Addison, Tony - 2015
Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has … of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to Asia's success stories. Structural adjustment did not change the … manufacturing and service clusters, Africa is yet to follow East Asia in integrating with the global economy in ways that add value …
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World Poverty and Food Insecurity
Gonzalez, Carmen G. - 2015
The article draws upon the insights of Yale philosopher Thomas Pogge to suggest a way that we might think about the structural inequities in the global economic order that produce food insecurity. The article argues that chronic undernourishment is not a function of food scarcity, bad weather,...
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Poverty and the Hidden Effects of Sex Discrimination : An Empirical Study of Inequality
Day, Gregory - 2016
Sexist laws are more prevalent in regions where poverty is endemic. The corollary is also true; the places where women experience less discrimination are typically more developed. The legal academy has drawn several inferences from this observation, including that poverty and the development...
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Bankruptcy for the Poor?
Ben-Ishai, Stephanie; Schwartz, Saul - 2014
For two reasons, the conventional wisdom is that the poor are not heavy users of the insolvency system. First, creditors are reluctant to extend credit to the poor because the risks of non-payment are high. Not having been able to borrow, the poor are not over-indebted and are therefore not in...
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