The politics of legal empowerment: Legal mobilisation strategies and implications for development

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The politics of legal empowerment: Legal mobilisation strategies and implications for development
Abstract
 Legal mobilisation can improve the lives of poor or marginalised people by: o contributing to pro-poor change in policy, law and regulation of service delivery across different sectors; o advancing the realisation of rights, and achieving redress for rights violations; o contesting unjust and illegal practices of resource allocation and power relations, including in relation to land and natural resources; o enabling citizens to exercise social accountability through legal action.  The outcomes of legal empowerment of the poor are not politically neutral and need to be understood within broader social and political environments;  Better coordination between justice, sector and governance interventions will maximise the development and social impact of international support for legal empowerment.
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ODI
Date
June 2014
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2018-12-10
Citation
Domingo, P., & O’Neil, T. (2014). The politics of legal empowerment: Legal mobilisation strategies and implications for development [Report]. ODI. https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/9008.pdf