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The Legal Right to Housing in India
About this book
This book on constructing a legal right to housing in India seeks to achieve three ends: first, examine the costs incurred in translating a moral right into the language of the law; second, unpack the ways in which existing law and policy impact the realisation of the right to housing and situate any attempt to legally guarantee the right within this context; and finally, begin thinking through the many complexities that will arise should the right be articulated within the law. A comprehensive chronology of central housing law and policy provides the descriptive background for this analytical text, while also acting as a rich introductory resource on the subject. Asserting a need as a right and then seeking legislative recognition for the right is a formula often used in rights struggles. This book takes a critical look at this process, in order to facilitate informed engagement with the law.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- The Legal Right to Housing in India
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Cases
- Statutes
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Act of Definition
- Chapter 2 The Indian State in Response to Housing Claims
- Chapter 3 Mapping the Legal Environment
- Conclusions
- Annexure 1 Central Housing Law and Policy
- Annexure 2 National Campaign for Housing Rights
- Annexure 3 The National Right to Homestead Bill, 2013
- References
- Index