THE RIGHT TO THE CITY: A UTOPIAN IDEA, NASCENT HUMAN RIGHT OR LOFTY SLOGAN UNITING CITIZENS? Cover Image

PRAWO DO MIASTA – UTOPIJNA IDEA, RODZĄCE SIĘ PRAWO CZŁOWIEKA CZY WZNIOSŁE HASŁO JEDNOCZĄCE MIESZKAŃCÓW?
THE RIGHT TO THE CITY: A UTOPIAN IDEA, NASCENT HUMAN RIGHT OR LOFTY SLOGAN UNITING CITIZENS?

Author(s): Patrycja Trzeja
Subject(s): Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Civil Society
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: the right to the city;urban movements;human rights;democratization of life;international regulations

Summary/Abstract: This article is aimed at expanding the reader’s knowledge of urban issues, especially the concept of the right to the city, as well as raising their civic awareness. In particular, it intends to present the origin of the above term and various proposals for its understanding. Moreover, the work is concerned with an attempt to determine the content of the right to the city by establishing its essential features. Another issue raised by the author is a reflection on whether it is valid to distinguish the right to the city and perceive it as belonging within the sphere of human rights. The entire analysis takes into account selected legislation related to the discussed subject matter. In addition, the theoretical considerations have been accompanied with examples of how the right to the city is implemented in practice. The final part of the paper contains a summary of the author’s considerations and her addition to the debate over the essence of the right to the city as a concept.

  • Issue Year: 17/2019
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 23-42
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish