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The human right to adequate housing and land

Kothari Miloon

The human right to adequate housing and land - 2nd Rep - New Delhi National Human Rights Commission 2012 - 99p

Contents
Introduction;
Human Right to Adequate Housing and Land;
Human Right to Adequate Housing and Land and its Relation to other Rights;
Legal Basis for the Human Right to Adequate;
Housing and Land;
Factors Impacting the Realisation of the Human Right to Adequate Housing and Land
Manifest Violations of the Human Right to Adequate Housing and Land;
• Homelessness;
• Slums and Inadequate Settlements;
• Forced Evictions;
• Housing and Land Rights in Post-disaster Scenario – Tsunami ;
• Development-induced Displacement;
• Landlessness;
Recommendations;
Check Your Progress;
Annexure – I Sources of the Human Right to Adequate Housing and Land in International Human Rights Law;
Annexure – II Over-riding Human Rights Principles;
Annexure – III Selected text of recent orders passed by the Delhi High Court and Supreme Court relating to human rights to adequate housing and land;
Annexure – IV Using the UN System;
Annexure –V Some Online Resources.



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