Research Handbook on Human Rights and Poverty

Research Handbooks in Human Rights series

由玛莎·戴维斯,编辑想ty Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University, School of Law, US, Morten Kjaerum, Adjunct Professor, University of Aalborg, Denmark and Director of Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund, Sweden and Amanda Lyons, Executive Director and Lecturer in Law, Human Rights Center, University of Minnesota Law School, US

This important Research Handbook explores the nexus between human rights, poverty and inequality as a critical lens for understanding and addressing key challenges of the coming decades, including the objectives set out in the Sustainable Development Goals. The Research Handbook starts from the premise that poverty is not solely an issue of minimum income and explores the profound ways that deprivation and distributive inequality of power and capability relate to economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights.

‘The Research Handbook presents an important collection of insights on crucial ties between poverty and human rights from an impressive interdisciplinary exercise. This is an essential contribution for researchers and academics to enrich their understanding of poverty, its causes and how the phenomenon progressively transforms.’
– Ane Aranguiz, European Journal of Social Security

‘The first goal of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere”. However the definition and measurement of poverty, its relationship with other global challenges such as inequality and environmental justice, and methods to combat it are deeply contested. Human rights have been largely marginalized in national and international discourses and initiatives on poverty. This Research Handbook illuminates the many important dimensions of poverty that are obscured by the neglect of human rights. In so doing, it makes a significant contribution to our understanding of poverty and opens up new avenues for pursuing its eradication.’
– Sandra Liebenberg, University of Stellenbosch, former Vice-Chair, UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

‘The Research Handbook on Human Rights and Poverty is a timely and welcome addition to the growing literature on poverty, economic inequality and human rights. Coming at a propitious global moment, in the wake of a crushing pandemic that has reinforced and exacerbated the historical causes, impacts and patterns of poverty, this volume provides cogent and innovative insights into confronting poverty as a core human rights issue. An impressively interdisciplinary exploration by a collection of thoughtful and informed scholars and advocates who are well versed in the issues of poverty and human rights, the Handbook is a compelling and useful text for educators. Hopefully, it may also spawn commitments from policy makers and governments worldwide to confront the urgent need to eradicate poverty and inequality.’
– Penelope Andrews, President, Law & Society Association (2019-2021); Professor of Law and Director, Racial Justice Project, New York Law School