The role of human rights lawyers in rights based approach to reduction of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

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University of Pretoria

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The purpose of this research is to describe the role of human rights lawyers in a rights based approach to poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective is to inform these role players of their proper functions and powers in using human rights regime to fight poverty in the region.

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Mini Dissertation (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2005.
Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervison of Dr Christopher Mbazira, of the Community Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape.

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UCTD, Human rights lawyers, Poverty reduction, Sub-Saharan Africa, Rights based approach

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Akintayo, AE 2005, The role of human rights lawyers in rights based approach to reduction of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5278>