This book on constructing a legal right to housing in India seeks to achieve three ends: first, examine the costs incurred in translating a moral right into the language of the law; second, unpack the ways in which existing law and policy impact the realisation of the right to housing and situate any attempt to legally guarantee the right within this context; and finally, begin thinking through the many complexities that will arise should the right be articulated within the law. A comprehensive chronology of central housing law and policy provides the descriptive background for this analytical text, while also acting as a rich introductory resource on the subject. Asserting a need as a right and then seeking legislative recognition for the right is a formula often used in rights struggles. This book takes a critical look at this process, in order to facilitate informed engagement with the law.

Examines the benefits of seeking legal recognition for the right to housing, within the Indian legal context.

About the Author
Anindita Mukherjee is a Research Fellow at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad. Her research focuses on the ways in which the law structures the physical spaces we inhabit, through its conceptions of publicness. A fascination with the processes of claim-making before the law, especially by social justice movements, led her to study the implications of constructing a legal right to housing.


Book Information
ISBN 9781108720274
Author Anindita Mukherjee
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 154mm * 19mm