Abstract
Despite the growing attention to and burgeoning literature on legal empowerment, there has been surprisingly little focus on how it might promote greater social justice during political transitions from authoritarianism and from conflict. Such transitions can provide opportunities for challenging structural inequalities and for promoting legal mobilisation. This introductory article provides an overview of legal empowerment before examining its links to peacebuilding and transitional justice.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 229-241 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International Journal of Human Rights |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Access to justice
- Legal empowerment
- Peacebuilding
- Rule of law
- Transitional justice
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