Balancing Socio-economic Rights
Confronting Covid-19 in South Africa’s Informal Urban Settlements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12965238 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marius Pieterse (0000-0001-5163-8846, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-50 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nordic Journal of Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1891-814X • E-ISSN: 1891-8131 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/18918131.2021.1918433 |
| OpenAlex | W3193098468 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In the context of a stand-off between housing rights advocates and the South African government over the appropriate way to safeguard the right to health in the country's urban informal settlements during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, this article reflects on some of the strengths and weaknesses of the local understanding of human rights. It argues for a holistic understanding of interdependent rights that allows for a reconciliation of seemingly competing concerns, for renewed engagement with rights' positive and participatory dimensions, and for the cross-fertilisation of concepts and mechanisms associated with their separable jurisprudential development
Citizen journalism · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Human rights · Human settlement · Informal settlements · Interdependence · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Human Rights and Development · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |