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 …

This volume brings to light a variety of previously ignored ways in which law can be central
to the causes and structure of poverty, and explores new legal arenas and theories that …

This article adopts an analysis that explicitly politicises poverty and relates it to the concrete
history of racialised capitalism and structural inequality that defined colonialism and …

Socio-legal research on the legal experiences of the poor reflects an understanding of the
close connection between economic inequality and law. The first two parts of this volume …

Poverty has been a central subject of economics, sociology, and other social sciences for a
long time. But it has not been a frequent concern of lawyers until quite recently. The …

Role of law and the legal system in achieving a fairer and more just society–reform of the
law to address areas of particular significance to disadvantaged people–Australia's Law and …

Many different indicators are used to monitor poverty and poverty-related deprivations. Two
kinds of legitimacy worries may arise about any such indicator: one regarding its reliability …

We are currently over half-way through the First United Nations (UN) Decade for the
Eradication of Poverty. The growing gap between rich and poor states and between income …

It is a great honour to be asked to speak at this colloquium on Law and Poverty. I understand
the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the" Constitution") as urging us to …

Amongst the memories of my childhood during the Second World War in South Africa, two
stand out. The first is a picture above the desk of my father, a trade union leader who had …