This book is a first-of-its-kind, five-country empirical study of the causes and consequences of social and economic rights litigation. Detailed studies of Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and South Africa present systematic and nuanced accounts of court activity on social and economic rights in each country. The book develops new methodologies for analyzing the sources of and variation in social and economic rights litigation, explains why actors are now turning to the courts to enforce social and economic rights, measures the aggregate impact of litigation in each country, and assesses the relevance of the empirical findings for legal theory. This book argues that courts can advance social and economic rights under the right conditions precisely because they are never fully independent of political pressures.

The work of S.P. Sathe profoundly influenced the discourse on public law and social justice in contemporary India, and helped to raise the quality of law teaching and research in the country. He avoided jargon and remained steadfast in his dedication to the 'demystification' of public law.Much of his work revolved around his sustained analysis of the relationship between social justice and the judicial process, the functioning of the Indian Supreme Court and its interpretation of various constitutional provisions. This volume brings together for the first time a thematic selection ofhis essays, published over a period of almost five decades in law journals, Indian and international, and books, his lectures, and newspaper articles. They address a wide range of themes, especially relevant today when the demand for propriety in public life, transparency in governance, and theprevention of the abuse of the criminal justice system has become increasingly urgent.

Recent years have seen social justice emerge as a powerful driver for work, both in law schools and the legal services sector. However, questions remain about how that term is understood and given meaning within the legal academy and beyond. This edited collection explores the meanings that have emerged and might subsequently be developed, together with a practical exploration of projects that have sought to bring the social justice agenda to life in law schools and in communities around the world. Over the course of eighteen chapters, this volume engages with a range of social justice and legal education themes, including clinical legal education, innocence projects, access to justice, cause lawyering, LGBTQ identities, and sustainability in law schools. In addition, it also explores themes of ethics and values in contemporary legal education in Africa, Australia, North America, and the UK.

""Studies the politics of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in contemporary India"--Provided by publisher".

Inspired by a 1988 trip to El Salvador, Michael J. Perry's new book is a personal and scholarly exploration of the idea of human rights. Perry is one of our nation's leading authorities on the relation of morality, including religious morality, to politics and law. He seeks, in this book, to disentangle the complex idea of human rights by way of four probing and interrelated essays.The book will appeal to students of many disciplines, including (but not limited to) law, philosophy, religion, and politics. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Explores the relationship between law and justice