This thesis approaches poverty from a legal viewpoint, more specifically from the
perspective of human rights. The fact that poverty is a violation of most human rights has …

The proposal that poverty be regarded as a violation of human rights and therefore
abolished is presented as a new paradigm in the fight against poverty that has the potential …

This chapter addresses the challenge posed by poverty to the protection of human rights.
Human rights define the entitlements considered necessary for a life of dignity in society …

The Human Development Report 2000 of the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) noted:'People are turning more and more to the law–including international human …

The last 30 years have seen a revival of the debate on human rights and poverty, as
reflected in the draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights currently being …

This chapter addresses two interrelated questions. First, why do we need to adopt the
human rights approach in matters related to poverty? Second, assuming the first question is …

'Poverty is the absence of all human rights.'This statement appeared on a tweet by the UN
Human Rights office,@ UNHumanRights, on 17 October 2018, to mark the International Day …

Difficult as it is to admit, poverty cannot be defined in law. In the tension between dealing
with poverty and focusing on extreme poverty, there is an indeterminacy that makes …

Collected here in one volume are fifteen cutting-edge essays by leading academics which
together clarify and defend the claim that freedom from poverty is a human right with …

In this chapter, we examine the proposition that 'poverty is a violation of human rights', which
has been put forward by UNESCO and some other human rights activists to mobilize …