Author : Emilie Hafner-Burton
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,33 MB
Release : 2013-03-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 0691155364
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-265) and index.
Author : Kathryn Sikkink
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 25,47 MB
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0691192715
A history of the successes of the human rights movement and a case for why human rights work Evidence for Hope makes the case that yes, human rights work. Critics may counter that the movement is in serious jeopardy or even a questionable byproduct of Western imperialism. Guantánamo is still open and governments are cracking down on NGOs everywhere. But human rights expert Kathryn Sikkink draws on decades of research and fieldwork to provide a rigorous rebuttal to doubts about human rights laws and institutions. Past and current trends indicate that in the long term, human rights movements have been vastly effective. Exploring the strategies that have led to real humanitarian gains since the middle of the twentieth century, Evidence for Hope looks at how essential advances can be sustained for decades to come.
Author : Amnesty International
Publisher : Zest Books ™
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 42,92 MB
Release : 2021-09-17
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1728449685
"This book is a guide for every young person who believes in a better world for all"—Malala Yousafzai Adults are aware of their universal human rights of freedom and equality, but children often are ignorant of the rights they possess before reaching the age of majority. Enter Know Your Rights and Claim Them, written in partnership with Amnesty International, Angelina Jolie, and Geraldine Van Bueren. Know Your Rights and Claim Them details the rights promised in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, starting with the history of child rights, and providing a clear description of the types of child rights, the young activists from around the world who fought to defend them, and how readers can stand up for their own rights. "This is the perfect book for young people who care about the world and want to make a difference"—Greta Thunberg
Author : Hurst Hannum
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 43,36 MB
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 1108417485
Focuses on understanding human rights as they really are and their proper role in international affairs.
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,81 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Civil rights
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Author : John Pollock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,71 MB
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351711156
Making Human Rights News: Balancing Participation and Professionalism explores the impact of new digital technology and activism on the production of human rights messages. It is the first collection of studies to combine multidisciplinary approaches, "citizen witness" challenges to journalism ethics, and expert assessments of the "liberating role" of the Internet, addressing the following questions: 1. What can scholars from a wide range of disciplines – including communication studies, journalism, sociology, political science, and international relations/studies – add to traditional legal and political human rights discussions, exploring the impact of innovative digital information technologies on the gathering and dissemination of human rights news? 2. What questions about journalism ethics and professionalism arise as growing numbers of untrained "citizen witnesses" use modern mobile technology to document claims of human rights abuses? 3. What are the limits of the "liberating role" of the Internet in challenging traditional sources of authority and credibility, such as professional journalists and human rights professionals? 4. How do greater Internet access and human rights activism interact with variations in press freedom and government censorship worldwide to promote respect for different categories of human rights, such as women's rights and rights to health? This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Human Rights.
Author : Matthew McManus
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 34,57 MB
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 1786834650
In recent years, there has been an explosion of writing on the topic of human dignity across a plethora of different academic disciplines. Despite this explosion of interest, there is one group – critical legal scholars – that has devoted little if any attention to human dignity. This book argues that these scholars should attend to human dignity, a concept rich enough to support a whole range of progressive ambitions, particularly in the field of international law. It synthesizes certain liberal arguments about the good of self-authorship with the critical legal philosophy of Roberto Unger and the capabilities approach to agency of Amartya Sen, to formulate a unique conception of human dignity. The author argues how human dignity flows from an individual’s capacity for self-authorship as defined by the set of expressive capabilities s/he possesses, and the book demonstrates how this conception can enrich our understanding of international human rights law by making the amplification of human dignity its fundamental orientation.
Author : Nina Reiners
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 16,4 MB
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 1108845541
Explores how expert bodies and non-state empowered professionals come together to shape human rights law.
Author : Human Rights Watch
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 813 pages
File Size : 15,86 MB
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1644210061
The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Author : Molly K. Land
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1107179637
Provides a roadmap for understanding the relationship between technology and human rights law and practice. This title is also available as Open Access.
