Legal mobilisation
Legal mobilisation is the employment of legal processes and resources by activist groups or individuals in order to achieve specific social and political outcomes.[1][2] It is a form of social mobilisation that focuses on successfully pleading strategic litigation cases before the courts.[3][4]
The mobilisation of the law may involve multiple stakeholders, including advocacy groups, marginalised communities, non-governmental organisations, independent government agencies, and lawyers.[5]
Definition
[edit]An early definition of legal mobilisation by Frances Kahen Zemans describes the law as being mobilised when "a desire or want is translated into a demand as an assertion of one's rights". [6]
Process
[edit]Legislative activity creates an opportunity for legal mobilization. The courts become particularly relevant when petitioners have grounds to file suit.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vanhala, Lisa (November 2011). "Legal Mobilization". Political Science. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/obo/9780199756223-0031. ISBN 9780199756223. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ odi.org. "The politics of legal empowerment: legal mobilisation strategies and implications for development". odi.org. publications/8485-legal-empowerment-mobilisation. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ a b Pettinicchio, David (February 4, 2013). "The When, Why, and How of Legal Mobilization". Mobilizing Ideas. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Colling, Trevor (June 2009). Marginson, Paul (ed.). "Court in a trap? Legal Mobilisation by Trade Unions in the United Kingdom" (PDF). Warwick Papers in Industrial Relations. 91. Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom: Industrial Relation s Research Unit University of Warwick Coventry. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Cotula, Lorenzo (1 Jan 2007). Legal Empowerment for Local Resource Control: Securing Local Resource Rights Within Foreign Investment Projects in Africa. IIED, 2007. p. 48. ISBN 9781843696674. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Zemans, Frances (Sep 1983). "Legal Mobilization: The Neglected Role of the Law in the Political System". The American Political Science Review. 77 (3). USA: American Political Science Association: 690–703. doi:10.2307/1957268. JSTOR 1957268. S2CID 147561468.
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