Law, Poverty and Development

Unit I — Concept of Poverty and Development

Socio economic philosophy reflected under the Indian constitutional scheme · conflicting socio · economicphilosophiesandtheirreconciliation-thefeasibilityoftyingthenation’sbasic legal document with any economicphilosophy.

Unit II — International Principles and Goals

Poverty reduction initiatives of ILO · United Nations Organisation · Sustainable Development Goals · WTO · UDHR

• Role of ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF and WHO
• UN SDG's, Right to Environment, Role of NGOs in protection of Human Rights
• The UN Human Rights System and UDHR
• WTO

Unit III — Welfare Schemes and Policies

Social and Economic Welfare Schemes and Legislations on Poverty eradication · Employment · The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 · Food and nutrition · National Food Security Act,2013 · Education · Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 · Health · Housing

• National Food Security Act, 2013
• The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

Unit IV — Rights and Access to Justice of the Poor

RighttofreeLegalAid-Art.21oftheConstitutionofIndia-Section304ofCriminalProcedure Code · Rights of the Indigent Person · Civil Procedure Code · Lok Adalats · Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 · Right to Services

• Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
• Authorities
• Services
• Persons entitled to services
• Lok Adalats
• Mode of Taking Evidence and General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials — Section 266 to 352

Unit V — Conflict between Development and Poverty

Land Acquisition and Displacement · Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 · Impact of forest legislations on tribal and other rural folk · right to livelihood and access to resources-fisheries regulation and the rights of traditional fishermen · environmental issues and the livelihood issues, Role of Law.

• Indian Forest Act 1927 and Forest Conservation Act, 1980