Human Rights and Standard of Living in Sub-Saharan Africa - Challenges and Prospects

This book examines the right to an adequate standard of living in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), shedding light on the multifaceted challenges, opportunities, and imperatives for action. It provides an evidence-based assessment of SSA currently, highlighting urgent need for comprehensive, context-specific approaches to advancing this right.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Conceptual Framework; 3. Legal Framework; 4. Poverty and Inequality; 5. Access to Healthcare and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa; 6. Access to Adequate Housing and Infrastructure; 7. Environmental Degradation and Climate Change; 8. Access to Justice; 9. Conclusion

About the author

Augustine Edobor Arimoro is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, University of West London, United Kingdom and is a Research Partner of the Centre for Comparative Law in Africa, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Summary

This book examines the right to an adequate standard of living in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), shedding light on the multifaceted challenges, opportunities, and imperatives for action. It provides an evidence-based assessment of SSA currently, highlighting urgent need for comprehensive, context-specific approaches to advancing this right.

Product details

• Authors: Augustine Edobor Arimoro, Augustine Edobor (University of West Lond Arimoro
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032612140
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261214-0
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Routledge Studies in Law, Rights and Justice
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, LAW / General, Africa, LAW / Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Social Law, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Social law and Medical law