Commission on Legal Empowerment for the Poor

This page contains documents relevant to the Legal Empowerment agenda. However, Legal Empowerment does not take credit nor is it responsible for the content of the documents, unless noted.

Journals and Articles

ANGOC. (2005). Sustainable Agriculture: A Viable Alternative for Resource-Poor Farmers. Highlights of Proceedings.

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. (2004). Judicial Reform Index for Albania. American Bar Association. Vol. 2.

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. (2004). Judicial Reform Index for Armenia. American Bar Association. Vol. 2.

Central and East European Law Initiative. (2001). Judicial Reform for Bosnia and Herzegovina. American Bar Association.

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. (2006). Judicial Reform Index for Bulgaria. American Bar Association. Vol. 3.

Central and East European Law Initiative. (2002). Judicial Reform Index
for Croatia. American Bar Association.

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. (2005). Judicial Reform Index for Georgia. American Bar Association.

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. (2004). Judicial Reform Index for Kazakhstan. American Bar Association.

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. (2004). Judicial Reform Index for Kosovo. American Bar Association. Vol. 2.

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. (2003). Judicial Reform Index For Macedonia. American Bar Association. Vol. 2.

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. (2005). Judicial Reform
Index for Serbia. American Bar Association. Vol. 2.

Central and East European Law Initiative. (2002). Judicial Reform Index for Slovakia. American Bar Association.

Central and East European Law Initiative. (2002). Judicial Reform Index for Moldova. American Bar Association.

Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. (2005). Judicial Reform Index for Ukraine. American Bar Association. Vol. 2.

Central and East European Law Initiative. (2002). Judicial Reform Index for Uzbekistan. American Bar Association.

FAO. (2004). Baux Agricoles. Notes sur les Regimes Fonciers. 1. Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas para La Agricultura y la Alimentacion.

FAO. Land and Livelihoods: Making Land Rights Real for India’s Rural Poor. Livelihood Support Programme. WP 12. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO. (2004). Leasing Agricultural Land. Land Tenure Notes. 1. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

FAO. (2003). Multilingual Thesaurus on Land Tenure. English Version. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO. (March 2004). Small Homegarden Plots and Sustainable Livelihoods for the Poor. Livelihood Support Programme. WP 11. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

FAO. (July 2004). Till to Tiller: Linkages between International Remittances and Access in West Africa. Livelihood Support Programme. WP 14. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

FAO Etudes sur les Regimes Fonciers. (2005). Acces a l’espace Rural et Administration fonciere Apres des Conflit Violents. No.8. Organisation des Nation Unies Pour L’Alimentation et L’Agriculture.

FAO Etudes sure les Regimes Fonciers. (2002). Directives Concernant les Bonnes Pratiques en Matiere de Baux Agricoles. Organisation des Nations Unies Pour L’Alimentation et L’Agriculture.

FAO Etudes sure Les Regimes Fonciers. (2004). La Decentralisation et L’impot sur la Propriete Rurale. No.7. Organisation des Nations Unies Pour L’Alimentation et L’Agriculture.

FAO Etudes sur les Regimes Fonciers. (2003). La Parite Hommes-Femmes et l’acces a la terre. No. 4. Organisation des Nations Unies pour L’Alimentation et L’Agriculture.

FAO Etudes sur les Regimes Fonciers. (2003). Le Regime Foncier et le Developpement Rural. No. 3. Organizsation des Nations Unies Pour L’Alimentation et L’Agriculture.

FAO Land Reform. (2003). Land Settlement and Cooperatives. No 1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO Land Reform. (2004). Land Settlements and Cooperatives. No. 1.

FAO Land Reform. (2002). Land Settlement and Cooperatives. No. 2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO Land Reform. (2003). Land Settlement and Cooperatives. No 2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO Land Reform. (2005). Land Settlement and Cooperatives. No 2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO Land Reform. (2005). Land Settlements and Cooperatives. No. 2.

FAO Land Reform. (2003). Land Settlement and Cooperatives. Special Edition. No 3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO Land Tenure Manuals. (2004). Operations Manual for Land Consolidation Pilot Projects in Central and Eastern Europe. No.1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO Land Tenure Studies. (2005). Access to Rural Land and Land Administration After Violent Conflicts. No.8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO Land Tenure Studies. (2001). Good Practice Guidelines for Agricultural Leasing Arrangements. No. 2. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

FAO Land Tenure Studies. (2002). Land Tenure and Rural Development. No. 3. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

FAO Land Tenure Studies. (2002). Gender and Access to Land. No. 4. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

FAO Land Tenure Studies. (2003). The Design of Land Consolidation Pilot Projects in Central and Eastern Europe. No. 6. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

FAO Land Tenure Studies. (2004). Decentralization and Rural Property Taxation. No.7. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

FAO Legislative Study. (2004). Land and Water – The Rights Interface. No. 84. FAO Legal Office.

FAO Legislative Study. (1987). Land Tenure Systems and Forest Policy. No. 41. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO Legislative Study. (2002). Law and Sustainable Development Since Rio. Legal Trends in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management. No. 73. FAO Legal Office.

FAO Legislative Study. (2004). Legislating for Property Rights in Fisheries. No. 83. FAO Legal Office.

Human Rights Watch. (2003). Double Standards: Women’s Property Rights Violations in Kenya. Vol. 15, No. 5.

Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation. (2005). Annual Report 2004. Prepared Based on Programme Report and Human Rights Problems Report. YLBHI.

International Property Rights Index 2007 Report. Study
conducted by Alexandra C. Horst.

International Forum on Globalization Committee on Indigenous Peoples. Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance to Economic Globalization. Special Report.

International Organisation of Employers. (2005). Annual Report 2005.

Legal Empowerment, UECE, DFID. (2006). UK DFID/UNECE Regional Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Third Party Arbitration (TPAC). Kyiv.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. (2006). Land Lines. Vol 18, no. 2.

Ministry of Cities. (2005). Land Regularization. No. 2. Washington Alves/Light Press.

Manushi. (2006). Santosh: Proud Owner of a ‘Legal’ Stall. Issue 152 (25).

Manushi. (2003). The Humble Rickshaw: Source of Livelihood and a Home Away from Home. Issue 137 (25).

Manushi. (2003). The Many Meanings of Kali. Issue 134 (25).

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (2006). Legal Empowerment – A Way Out of Poverty. Issue 1.

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (2006). Legal Empowerment – A Way Out of Poverty. Issue 2.

Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Counties and Small Island Developing States. (2002). Declaration and Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010. United Nations.

Quizon, Antonio B (ANGOC 2005). Asian NGO Perspective on Agrarian Reform and Access to Land. ANGOC Policy Discussion Paper. ANGOC Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development.

Steinberg, David Joel. (1994). The Philippines: A Singular and a Plural Place. Nations of the Modern World: Asia. 3 ed.

United Nations Development Programme. (2002). An Assessment of the Situation of the Informal Sector in the Philippines: A Human Rights Perspctive. Manila, Philippines.

United Nations Development Programme. (2006). Conduct of Further Study on Operations and Linkages of the 5 Pillars of Justice. Final Report. CPRM Consultants, Inc.

United Nations Development Programme. (2006). Decentralized Governance of Natural Resources. 1 ed. UNDP Drylands Development Centre.

United Nations Development Programme. (2006). Human Development Report 2006: Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis. Palgrave MacMillan.

United Nations Development Programme. (2004). Institutional Strengthening of the Shari’A Justice System (Phase 1): Final Report. Supreme Court of the Phillipines.

United Nations Development Programme. (2006). Sharing Innovative Experiences: Examples of Successful Experiences in Providing Safe Drinking Water. Vol 11.

United Nations Development Programme. The Global Drylands Imperative. Land Tenure Reform and the Drylands. Challenge Paper Series.

UNFPA. (2006). State of World Population 2006: A Passage to Hope, Women and International Migration. United Nations Population Fund.

United Nations-Habitat. (June 2006). Habitat Debate. 30+ Dreams and Reality. Vol.12. No.2.

VIEW. (2006). Connecting to the Global: Scottish Civil Society’s Place in the World. Issue 5: Spring 2006.

Books

AG, GTZ, UNDP. (2006). Microinsurance: Demand and Market Prospects. Indonesia.

AG, GTZ, UNDP. (2006). Microinsurance: Demand and Market Prospects. India.

AG, GTZ, UNDP. (2006). Microinsurance: Demand and Market Prospects. Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Alam et al. (2005). Growth, Poverty, and Inequality. Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. The World Bank.

American Bar Association. (2002).. 2002-2003 Annual Report. Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative.

Anderson, Bernstein, Gray. (2005). Judicial Systems in Transition Economies: Assessing the Past, Looking to the Future. The World Bank.

Anderson et al. (2004). Building market Institutions in South Eastern Europe: Comparative Prospects for Investment and Private Sector Development. The World Bank.

Angel, Civco, Shappard. (2005). The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion. Transport and Urban Development Department. The World Bank.

ANGOC, ILC. (2006). Enhancing Access of the Poor to Land and Common Property Resources. Resource Book.

Asian Development Bank. (2001). Moving the Poverty Reduction Agenda Forward in Asia and the Pacific. The Long-Term Strategic Framework of the Asian Development Bank.

Balkenhol & Qinones. (1992). Collateral Substitutues: Broadening the Poor’s Access to Institutional Credit. Apraca Publications.

Banco Mundial. (2004). Iniciativas de Reforma juridical y judicial. Vicepresidencia de Asuntos Juridicos.

Buendia et al. Mapping and Analysis of Indigenous Governance Practices in the Philippines and Proposal for Establishing an Indicative Framework for Indigenous People’s Governance. Towards a Broader and Inclusive Process of Governance in the Philippines.

Canegie UK Trust. (2005). For the Common Good? The Changing Role of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland. Democracy and Civil Society Programme.

Carino, Ledivina V. (2006). Participation and Representation of Disadvantaged Groups in Parliamentary Processes in the Philippines. United Nations Development Programmes.

Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions. (2005). A Place to Live: Women’s Inheritance Rights in Africa.

Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions. (2004). Bringing Equality Home: Promoting and Protecting the Inheritance Rights of Women. A Survey of Law and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Centre for World Solidarity. (2006). Women’s Self-Help Organizations in India: Opportunities for Counseling and Legal Assistance. Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty.

Chen, Vanek, Carr. (2004). Mainstreaming Informal Employment and Gender in Poverty Reduction. Commonwealth Secretariat.

Conceicao & Kaul. (2006). The New Public Finance: Responding to Global Challenges. Oxford University Press.

de Soto, Hernando. (2000). The Myster of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumps in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. Basic Books.

de Soto, Hernando. (2002). The Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism. Perseus Books Group.

de Soto, Hernando and Francis Cheneval, eds. (2006). Realizing Property Rights, Swiss Human Rights Books (Vol 1). Ruffer & Rug.

de Waal, Alex. (1997). Famine Crimes: Politics & The Disaster Relief Industry in Africa. African Rights and the International Institute.

FAO. (1981). Carta Del Campesino. Declaracion de Principios y Programa de Accion de la Conferencia Mundial Sobre Reforma Agraria y Desarrollo Rural. Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas para La Agricultura y la Alimentacion.

FAO. (2003). Gender and Sustainable Development in Drylands. An Analysis of Field Experiences. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FAO. (2004). Rural Women’s Access to Land and Property in Selected Countries. Progress Towards Achieving the Aims of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women.

FAO. (1981). The Peasants’ Charter. The Declaration of Principles and Programme of Action of the World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Institute for Human Development. (2001). Informal Sector in India. Perspectives and Policies. Manohard Publishers.

Inter-American Development Bank. Building Opportunity for the Majority.

International Center for Research on Women. (2006). Property Ownership and Inheritance Rights of Women for Social Protection – The South Asia Experience. Synthesis Report of Three Studies.

International Labor Organisation. (2003). Promoting Better Working Conditions: A Guide to the International Labor Standards System. ILO.

Loayza, Oviedo, Serven. (2005). The Impact of Regulation on Growth and the Informal Sector: Cross Country Evidence. World Bank’s Latin America Regional Studies Program.

Narag, Raymund E. (2005). Freedom and Death Inside the Jail: A Look Into the Condition of the Quezon City Jail. United Nations Development Programme.

Overseas Development Institute. (2006). Policy Engagement: How Civil Society Can be More Effective. Rapid Research and Policy Development.

Panganiban, Artemio V. (2005). Judicial Renaissance. The Supreme Court Printing Press.

Picciotto, Olonisakin, Clarke. (2005). Global Development and Human Security: Towards a Policy Agenda. Global Development Studies No. 3. Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden.

Programma de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo. (2006). Informe Sobre Desarrollo Humano 2006. Grupo Mundi-Prensa.

Roitman, Janet. (2005). Fiscal Disobedience. An Anthropology of Economic Regulation in Central Africa. Princeton University Press.

Rutkowski and Scarpetta. (2005). Enhancing Job Opportunities. Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. The World Bank.

Sait & Lim. (2006). Land, Law & Islam: Property & Human Rights in the Muslim World. UN-Habitat.

The World Bank. (2002). Court Records Assessment Manual. Legal Vice Presidency.

The World Bank. (2005). Empowering People by Transforming Institutions. Social Development in World Bank Operations.

The World Bank. (2006). Gender, Justice, and Truth Commissions. Gender and Development Group.

The World Bank. (2004). Initiatives in Legal and Judicial Reform. Legal Vice Presidency.

The World Bank. (2002). Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment Manual. Legal Vice Presidency.

The World Bank. (2003). Legal Services for the Poor Best Practices Handbook. Legal Vice Presidency.

The World Bank. (2003). Slum Upgrading and Participation: Lessons from Latin American. Directions in Development.

The World Bank. (2003). Social Analysis Sourcebook: Incormporating Social Dimensions into Bank-Supported Projects. Social Development Department.

The World Bank. (2002). Transition: The First Ten Years. Analysis and Lessons for Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.

The World Bank. (2004). Village Justice in Indonesia. Case Studies on Access to Justice, Village Democracy and Governance.

United Nations. (2006). Building Inclusive Financial Sectors for Development. Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

United Nations Development Programme. (2006). At Risk: Roma and the Displaced in Southeast Europe. Regional Bureau for Europe.

United Nations Development Programme. (2004). Capacity development for Environmental Sustainability. UNDP Country Level Initiatives.

United Nations Development Programme. (2003). Decisions for the Earth: Balance, Voice, and Power. World Resources 2002-2004.

United Nations Development Program. (2005). En Route to Equality. A Gender Review of National MDG Reports. Bureau of Development Policy.

United Nations Development Programme. (2005). Enhancing Capacities on Sustainable Agriculture for Poverty Reduction. Asia-Japan Partnership Network for Poverty Reduction.

United Nations Development Programs. 2005. International Cooperation at a Crossroads: Aid trade and security in an unequal world. Human Development Report 2005.

United Nations Development Programs. (2006). Integrated Bar of the Philippines on the Jail Decongestion Project. IBP News.

United Nations Development Program. (2004). Jordan Human Development Report. Building Sustainable Livelihoods. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.

United Nations Development Programme. (2006). Land Rights Reform and Governance in Africa: How to Make it Work in the 21^st Century?. UNDP Drylands Development Centre.

United Nations Development Programme. (2004). National Survey of Inmates and Institutional Assessment. Supreme Court of the Philippines.

United Nations Development Programme. (2005). Programming for Justice: Access for All. A Practitioner’s Guide to a Human Rights-Based Approach to Access to Justice. Asia-Pacific Rights and Justice Initiative.

United Nations Development Programme. (2006). Rights-Based Approach Systems and Tools Manual. Commission on Human Rights of Philippines.

United Nations Development Programme. (2003). Strengthening the Other Pillars of Justice through Reforms in the Department of Justice. Judicial Reform: Strengthening Access to Justice by the Disadvantaged.

United Nations Development Programme. The Sustainable Difference: Energy and the Environment to Achieve the MDGs. Bureau for Development Policy.

United Nations Development Fund for Women. (2005). Progress of the World’s Women. Women, Work, and Poverty.

UNICEF. (2005). Gender Achievements and Prospects in Education. The Gap Report. Part I.

United Nations-Habitat. (2000). The Agency for Cities and Shelter. United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Kenya.

United Nations Millennium Project Task Force. (2005). Health, Dignity, and Development: What Will It Take?. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

World Resources Institute. (2005). The Wealth of the Poor: Managing Ecosystems to Fight Poverty. World Resources 2005.

Wui & Tadem. (2006). People, Profit, and Politics: State-Civil Society Relations in the Context of Globalization. United Nations Development Programme.

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