Homelessness and the ‘over-judicialisation’ of welfare

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ID21495490
AutoresEmma Laurie (0000-0002-2178-1593, University of Southampton, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen41
Número1
Páginas39-54
Fecha de publicación2021-03-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLegal Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0261-3875 • E-ISSN: 1748-121X
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/lst.2020.22
OpenAlexW3132977928
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas11

Members of the senior judiciary have expressed concern about the ‘over-judicialisation’ of welfare in the context of homelessness decision-making and adjudication. This paper examines how those fears have been manifested and makes a link with the concept of proportionate dispute resolution (PDR). It argues that the statutory scheme incorporates elements of PDR and judges should therefore refrain from introducing additional layers. The courts’ denial of the application of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights to the homelessness context is disputed, and the paper makes the case for continuing rigorous judicial oversight of front-line decision-making, recommending that attention is focused on assessing procedural safeguards rather than disputing the ambit of Article 6

Adjudication · Convention · Denial · Human rights · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Statutory law · Welfare · European and International Law Studies · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal principles and applications · Psychology

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