Do artigo de SARAH GANTY, com o título em epígrafe, publicado no GERMAN LAW JOURNAL, online, em 1 de setembro último, a ler AQUI:
New narratives through the language of non-discrimination and equality law are an important tool to break the cycles perpetuating poverty and, in the words of Olivier De Schutter in his capacity as UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, allows the discrimination faced by disadvantaged individuals and households to be seen “for what it is: a form of systemic discrimination that affects a range of areas including health, education, housing and employment.” The law needs to narrate the poor differently, not only to participate in changing the status quo but also to make the participation and the rights of people in poverty effective. In this Article, I have argued that the law needs alternative narratives about people in poverty, truthful to their historical, social, political and economic reality, which judges could use as the main (meta)narrators through the language of non-discrimination and equality. These myths are interconnected and exist across various juridictions embedded within different legal cultures, highlighting the importance of addressing them holistically and on a global scale.
Telling these stories in court is an important step in redressing some troubling situations of social exclusion, poverty and inequality. Indeed, new narratives free of harmful myths are a necessary but non-sufficient step to effect structural social changes. Ultimately, as long as myths about poverty prevail, any attempt to tackle the issue of socioeconomic exclusion through law is hopeless.
