Essays about: "justice and poor"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 43 essays containing the words justice and poor.

1. 21. Securing resilience to climate change impacts in coastal communities through an environmental justice perspective: A case study of Mangunharjo, Semarang, Indonesia

   University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms)

   Author : Robin Hansson; Elena Mokeeva; [2015]
   Keywords : resilience; environmental justice; social-ecological system; climate change impacts; coastal community;

   Abstract : Climate change impacts have been shown to increase the social, economic and ecological vulnerabilities of poor groups in coastal communities of Asian countries. Mangunharjo village in Semarang city, Indonesia, has been identified as vulnerable to sea level rise, coastal erosion, tidal inundation and flooding, and the well-being of residents is threatened due to loss of livelihoods. READ MORE

3. 22. Rule of law for whom? : questioning the beneficiaries of Mozambican land and resource rights

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Pascale Magin; [2015]
   Keywords : sustainability science; power structures; economic compensation; land acquisition; property rights; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In recent years, land acquisition has escalated due to increased global demand for food and fuel driven by population growth, urbanisation, and growing energy demand. Mozambique is ranked as one of the world’s top 10 countries with available land for agriculture, forestry and livestock production. READ MORE

4. 23. Economic Land Concessions in Cambodia - At the Expense of Adequate Housing? A Minor Field Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Sanna Kozak Dehlin; [2015]
   Keywords : public international law; human rights law; right to adequate housing; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Idén till denna uppsats kommer från det utbredda fenomenet “land grabbing”, vilket bland annat har lett till att ett stort antal människor över hela världen har blivit tvångsförflyttade. Inom det internationella regelverket för mänskliga rättigheter finns det en rättighet till adekvat (lämplig) bostad. READ MORE

5. 24. Whose and what justice? : A content analysis of the United Nations' Post-2015 Development Agenda

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Pontus Wallin; [2015]
   Keywords : Post-2015; MDGs; social justice; distributive; retributive; transformative; justice;

   Abstract : As the timeframe of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is running out this year, the Post-2015 Development Agenda soon arrive at its final negotiations. Criticisms of the MDGs have primarily concerned the inaccurate implementation of social justice to the most vulnerable and poor, and the limited understanding of the underlying interconnectedness of the goals. READ MORE

6. 25. LEGAL EMPOWERMENT THROUGH LEGAL AID. EXAMINING HOW LEGAL AID PROMOTES LEGAL EMPOWERMENT FOR VULNERABLE WOMEN IN UGANDA

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Josefin Benjaminsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Legal Empowerment; Legal Aid; Uganda; Legal Development; Rule of Law; Capabilities; Development as Freedom; Access to Justice; Rights Awareness; Rights Enablement; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The paper explored current approaches to legal aid and weather they effectively incorporate legal empowerment strategies for vulnerable women in Uganda. The conception and application of legal empowerment of the poor was analyzed from a capabilities perspective informed by “development as freedom” focusing on women. READ MORE