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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Right To Adequate Housing"”.
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The constitutional right to adequate housing for women in Uganda: problems and prospects
… out as exhibiting particularly unpromising indicators on a range of internationally stipulated socio-economic parameters. On the other hand, it has one of the highest population growth rates in the world, which two factors together make for a problematic combination. From 2017 to 2021, for …
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The right to adequate housing : the need for its justiciability in the Zambian constitution.
Zambia's housing problems cannot be overstated. The current Constitution of Zambia does not recognise the right to adequate housing as a fundamental human right. It provides that the State shall endeavour to provide decent shelter for all but as a directive principle of state policy. In essence, as …
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Shaky structures on solid foundation : the impact of low-income state-subsidised housing on the realisation of the right to adequate housing in post-apartheid South Africa
… examines the impact of state-subsidised housing on the realisation of the right to adequate housing in South Africa. The incremental housing policy adopted in 1994 has its roots in the work of the Urban Foundation and others, who significantly shaped the discussions in the National …
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Housing Rights Implications of Hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Toronto and Vancouver: Towards a Legal Framework that Effectively Protects the Right to Adequate Housing in Canada
… organizes the greatest sporting event in the history of soccer – the FIFA World Cup (FWC). The 2026 FWC starts in June 2026, with Canada, Mexico, and the US as host nations. This thesis focuses on Canada to ascertain how the hosting of the 2026 FWC could impact the right to adequate housing in …
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To sell or not to sell? An analysis of the Tafelberg sale in the light of the right to adequate housing in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
… Cape Provincial government (‘WCPG') decided to sell the Tafelberg estate, an old school building located at Seapoint, a suburb of Cape Town. The property was no longer used and the WCPG wanted to generate additional financial means for the construction of an administrative building in central …
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A human rights analysis of housing informality in Namibia: Challenges, ambitions, and misses
This thesis set out to assess the legislative, administrative, and financial measures taken by the Namibian Government to address the proliferation of informal settlements in the country as per the dictates of international human rights law. It did this by applying the OPERA framework of …
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Supportive housing in the age of market fundamentalism : a human rights-based approach to the provision of supportive housing for mentally ill homeless people
Despite its cost-effectiveness, supportive housing is grossly underprovided. In this paper, I build a rights-based strategy for supportive housing advocates, specifically structured around meeting the needs of mentally ill homeless people. A rights-based strategy, emanating from constitutional law, …
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An evaluation of the right to access to adequate housing in Musina Local Municipal, South Africa - 1994 to date
Among the rights in the Bill of Rights contained in the South African Constitution is the right to access to adequate housing. This right is bound up with other rights in the Constitution, including the right to have their human dignity respected, and the right to water and health care. The right …
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A comparative analysis of housing policies of Namibia and South Africa
… and South Africa have had mixed success in their housing policies since the advent of democracy in both countries in the 1990s. This paper proceeds from the hypothesis that each country can learn useful lessons from each other in respect of housing policy. The primary purpose of this research was …
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Do property stokvels allow for greater economic inclusion than traditional mortgages?
… there are areas where progress still leaves much to be desired such as the provision of quality housing, particularly to low-income earners in the country. Since 1994, the South African Government has adopted various interventions with the aim of expediting the supply of housing to ordinary South …
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Public acceptance of alternative building technologies for rural housing development in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
… Goal (MDG) Target 11 states, "By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers." Indicator 32 (7.2) of the MDGs clarifies the expected outcome as "the proportion of households with access to secure tenure." The Constitution of the …