“Housing for the Impoverished: A Basic Human Right”, 28 July 2019
Scope and Contents
The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.
Dates
- Publication: 28 July 2019
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Baxi argues that the "right to shelter" is a prerequisite for the "right to life." He critiques the state’s failure to provide affordable housing, leading to the "criminalization of poverty" through slum demolitions. The article posits that forced evictions without rehabilitation are "unconstitutional." Baxi calls for a "human rights approach to housing," where the state acts as a provider rather than a destroyer. The synopsis emphasizes that "housing for all" is not a "policy goal" but a "constitutional obligation" that demands judicial enforcement against the "neoliberal" logic of urban clearance and gentrification. In India Legal.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository