Examining the Effectiveness of Legal Empowerment as a Pathway Out of Poverty : A Case Study of BRAC
This paper examines the current status of justice and dispute-resolution mechanisms in Bangladesh, ranging from the formal justice system to the traditional shalish (a form of dispute resolution), and focuses on the costs and benefits of utilizing...
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okr-10986-175632021-04-23T14:03:39Z Examining the Effectiveness of Legal Empowerment as a Pathway Out of Poverty : A Case Study of BRAC Kolisetty, Akhila ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ACTS ADR ADVOCACY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ALIMONY ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSETS AUTHORITY BRIBE BRIBES CITIZENSHIP CIVIL LAWS CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMPENSATION COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS COMPROMISES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CORRUPT CORRUPTION COURT COURTS CRIME CRIME CONTROL CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL LAW CUSTOMS DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DIVORCE DIVORCED WOMEN DIVORCES DOMESTIC ABUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EX-HUSBAND EX-WIFE EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS FAMILIES FAMILY LAW FAMILY LAWS FATWAS FEMALE GENDER GENDER EQUITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HINDU LAW HOME HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUMAN TRAFFICKING HUSBAND HUSBANDS IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS IMPRISONMENT INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION INHERITANCE INHERITANCE LAW INITIATIVE INJUSTICE INJUSTICES INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION ISLAMIC LAW JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL REMEDY JUDICIAL SERVICE JUDICIARY JUSTICE LAND DISPUTES LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LAW LIBRARIES LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL AID LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL CHALLENGES LEGAL EDUCATION LEGAL ISSUES LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL REMEDIES LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGAL RIGHT LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LIBERATION LITERACY LITIGATION LOCAL LEGAL AID MARITAL PROPERTY MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MEDIA MEDIATION MEDIATORS MUSLIM WOMEN OFFENCES OFFENDERS OFFENSE POLICE POSSESSION PRISONS PROFESSIONALS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSECUTION PROSECUTORS RAPE RELIGION RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RELIGIOUS LEADERS RESIDENCE RIGHT RIGHTS OF WOMEN RULE OF LAW RURAL WOMEN SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUAL HARASSMENT SOCIAL CHANGE SPOUSAL VIOLENCE SUMMARIES THEFT TRIALS VICTIMS VIOLATIONS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS This paper examines the current status of justice and dispute-resolution mechanisms in Bangladesh, ranging from the formal justice system to the traditional shalish (a form of dispute resolution), and focuses on the costs and benefits of utilizing nongovernmental organization (NGO)-led legal services programs as an alternative form of justice delivery and dispute resolution for the poor, with a focus on women and girls. In particular, this paper takes a closer look at a the Human Rights and Legal Aid Services (HRLS) program of BRAC, a leading NGO that works to empower the poorest and most vulnerable in Bangladesh and eleven other countries across the world. HRLS provides a combination of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)-led shalish, human rights community based education, community mobilization through a corps of community-based outreach workers (known as shebikas), and recourse to the courts via a network of panel lawyers if needed. This paper will examine the successes of this model in rural Bangladesh as well as the challenges it faces in making an impact on solving the justice problems of the poor and contributing to gender equity. Ultimately, it aims to present a case study that illustrates the strengths and challenges of a legal empowerment model that is quickly gaining traction around the world. 2014-04-01T20:02:14Z 2014-04-01T20:02:14Z 2014-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18933865/examining-effectiveness-legal-empowerment-pathway-out-poverty-case-study-brac http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17563 English en_US Justice and development working paper series;no. 26 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia Bangladesh |
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ACTS ADR ADVOCACY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ALIMONY ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSETS AUTHORITY BRIBE BRIBES CITIZENSHIP CIVIL LAWS CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMPENSATION COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS COMPROMISES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CORRUPT CORRUPTION COURT COURTS CRIME CRIME CONTROL CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL LAW CUSTOMS DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DIVORCE DIVORCED WOMEN DIVORCES DOMESTIC ABUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EX-HUSBAND EX-WIFE EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS FAMILIES FAMILY LAW FAMILY LAWS FATWAS FEMALE GENDER GENDER EQUITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HINDU LAW HOME HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUMAN TRAFFICKING HUSBAND HUSBANDS IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS IMPRISONMENT INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION INHERITANCE INHERITANCE LAW INITIATIVE INJUSTICE INJUSTICES INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION ISLAMIC LAW JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL REMEDY JUDICIAL SERVICE JUDICIARY JUSTICE LAND DISPUTES LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LAW LIBRARIES LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL AID LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL CHALLENGES LEGAL EDUCATION LEGAL ISSUES LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL REMEDIES LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGAL RIGHT LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LIBERATION LITERACY LITIGATION LOCAL LEGAL AID MARITAL PROPERTY MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MEDIA MEDIATION MEDIATORS MUSLIM WOMEN OFFENCES OFFENDERS OFFENSE POLICE POSSESSION PRISONS PROFESSIONALS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSECUTION PROSECUTORS RAPE RELIGION RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RELIGIOUS LEADERS RESIDENCE RIGHT RIGHTS OF WOMEN RULE OF LAW RURAL WOMEN SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUAL HARASSMENT SOCIAL CHANGE SPOUSAL VIOLENCE SUMMARIES THEFT TRIALS VICTIMS VIOLATIONS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS |
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ACTS ADR ADVOCACY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ALIMONY ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSETS AUTHORITY BRIBE BRIBES CITIZENSHIP CIVIL LAWS CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMPENSATION COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS COMPROMISES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CORRUPT CORRUPTION COURT COURTS CRIME CRIME CONTROL CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL LAW CUSTOMS DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DIVORCE DIVORCED WOMEN DIVORCES DOMESTIC ABUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EX-HUSBAND EX-WIFE EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS FAMILIES FAMILY LAW FAMILY LAWS FATWAS FEMALE GENDER GENDER EQUITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HINDU LAW HOME HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUMAN TRAFFICKING HUSBAND HUSBANDS IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS IMPRISONMENT INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION INHERITANCE INHERITANCE LAW INITIATIVE INJUSTICE INJUSTICES INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION ISLAMIC LAW JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL REMEDY JUDICIAL SERVICE JUDICIARY JUSTICE LAND DISPUTES LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LAW LIBRARIES LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL AID LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL CHALLENGES LEGAL EDUCATION LEGAL ISSUES LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL REMEDIES LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGAL RIGHT LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LIBERATION LITERACY LITIGATION LOCAL LEGAL AID MARITAL PROPERTY MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MEDIA MEDIATION MEDIATORS MUSLIM WOMEN OFFENCES OFFENDERS OFFENSE POLICE POSSESSION PRISONS PROFESSIONALS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSECUTION PROSECUTORS RAPE RELIGION RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RELIGIOUS LEADERS RESIDENCE RIGHT RIGHTS OF WOMEN RULE OF LAW RURAL WOMEN SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUAL HARASSMENT SOCIAL CHANGE SPOUSAL VIOLENCE SUMMARIES THEFT TRIALS VICTIMS VIOLATIONS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS Kolisetty, Akhila Examining the Effectiveness of Legal Empowerment as a Pathway Out of Poverty : A Case Study of BRAC |
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South Asia Bangladesh |
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Justice and development working paper series;no. 26 |
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This paper examines the current status
of justice and dispute-resolution mechanisms in Bangladesh,
ranging from the formal justice system to the traditional
shalish (a form of dispute resolution), and focuses on the
costs and benefits of utilizing nongovernmental organization
(NGO)-led legal services programs as an alternative form of
justice delivery and dispute resolution for the poor, with a
focus on women and girls. In particular, this paper takes a
closer look at a the Human Rights and Legal Aid Services
(HRLS) program of BRAC, a leading NGO that works to empower
the poorest and most vulnerable in Bangladesh and eleven
other countries across the world. HRLS provides a
combination of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
(BRAC)-led shalish, human rights community based education,
community mobilization through a corps of community-based
outreach workers (known as shebikas), and recourse to the
courts via a network of panel lawyers if needed. This paper
will examine the successes of this model in rural Bangladesh
as well as the challenges it faces in making an impact on
solving the justice problems of the poor and contributing to
gender equity. Ultimately, it aims to present a case study
that illustrates the strengths and challenges of a legal
empowerment model that is quickly gaining traction around
the world. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Kolisetty, Akhila |
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Kolisetty, Akhila |
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Kolisetty, Akhila |
| title |
Examining the Effectiveness of Legal Empowerment as a Pathway Out of Poverty : A Case Study of BRAC |
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Examining the Effectiveness of Legal Empowerment as a Pathway Out of Poverty : A Case Study of BRAC |
| title_full |
Examining the Effectiveness of Legal Empowerment as a Pathway Out of Poverty : A Case Study of BRAC |
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Examining the Effectiveness of Legal Empowerment as a Pathway Out of Poverty : A Case Study of BRAC |
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Examining the Effectiveness of Legal Empowerment as a Pathway Out of Poverty : A Case Study of BRAC |
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examining the effectiveness of legal empowerment as a pathway out of poverty : a case study of brac |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18933865/examining-effectiveness-legal-empowerment-pathway-out-poverty-case-study-brac http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17563 |
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