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OverviewHomeless people want to be treated with dignity and respect: by the law, by the community, by government systems and by individuals. The reality is that they instead face constant discrimination, rejection and exclusion. \nThe law perpetuates this sense of exclusion. Terms such as ‘public nuisance’, ‘offensive’, ‘anti-social’, ‘causing anxiety’, ‘causing an obstruction’, ‘move-on’ are all found in criminal laws that the homeless are disproportionately prosecuted under. \nThis book explores the many ways in which laws in Australia, at federal, State and Territory level, operate to cause or perpetuate homelessness, as well as how the law might be used to address the causes and consequences of homelessness. \nDr Tamara Walsh examines legal conceptions of home and ‘homelessness’ and legal responses to them; law and order approaches to homelessness including offences and defences; social welfare law; impairment, disability and capacity in relation to decision making; discrimination and access to justice, and homelessness and human rights. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tamara WalshPublisher: Federation Press Imprint: Federation Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781862878143ISBN 10: 1862878145 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 01 June 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsTamara Walsh's comprehensive, insightful and rigorous examination of the fraught intersection between homelessness and the Australian legal system is, as she says, the culmination of many years of research... Dr Walsh's book Homelessness and the Law powerfully demonstrates the potential for the law to improve one of Australia's gravest, if largely hidden, social problems. At the same time, it demonstrates the limitations on what can be achieved through the legal system. It is a book worthy of close study not only by lawyers interested in social justice, but by anyone troubled about one of the most serious manifestations of inequality in Australian society. - Justice Ronald Sackville, from the Foreword Author InformationDr Tamara Walsh teaches and researches at the University of Queensland. Her research in the broad field of social welfare law has included examinations of public space law, child protection interventions, social security fraud and social exclusion. Her research has been widely published, both in Australia and internationally. She also lectures in human rights law, discrimination law and constitutional law. She has degrees in both law and social work. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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