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One of the most significant contemporary lessons from development work around the world is that national judicial systems—and access to them—are of critical importance in the struggle against poverty. This book is the result of an initiative by the Democratic Governance Group of the UNDP. It is based on ground-level experience from diverse parts of the world. It aims to establish the necessary connection between justice programming and poverty alleviation, contending that legal strategies are indispensable in efforts to protect people from human rights violations, to ensure human security, and to secure rights, civil, political, socio-economic or cultural.
The book clarifies conceptual issues relating to justice from the perspective of the weak and the marginalized. The essays in the volume address crucial questions: What are the most appropriate, practical, and effective strategies for securing access to justice for the poor? What are the means for evaluating justice programming form a results-based perspective? What level of interplay exists between poverty, good governance, and accountability in the realization of the Millennium Development Goals and in ensuring participation and non-discrimination in developmental decision-making? Covering major issues such as access to justice in plural legal systems, denial of women’s rights, public interest litigation, and the effects of globalization, the book examines judicial reform initiatives and critically appraises the institutionalization of strategies for ensuring access to justice by the poor. It offers practical recommendations for development and justice programming.
Contributors
Shedrack C. Agbakwa • Zena Ali Ahmed • Shaheen Sardar Ali • Alejandro Álvarez • Fareda Banda • Upendra Baxi • Geoff Budlender • Jill Cottrell • Francesca Dagnino • Ayesha Dias • Noha El-Mikawy • Julio Faundez • James Thuo Gathi • Yash Ghai • James A. Goldston • Stephen Golub • Michael Kirby • David McQuoid Mason • Allan McChesney • Obiora Chinedu Okafor • Leire Otamendi • Mohamed C. Othman • Silvina Ramírez • R. Sudarshan • Gita Welch
ISBN - 0195692055
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