Author : Naiade el-Khoury
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 19,24 MB
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004439765
In Irrational Human Rights? An Examination of International Human Rights Treaties Naiade el-Khoury pursues the question how effective international human rights treaties really are and offers a discussion on the effects of treaty mechanisms.
Author : Dan Ariely
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 33,73 MB
Release : 2008-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 006135323X
Intelligent, lively, humorous, and thoroughly engaging, "The Predictably Irrational" explains why people often make bad decisions and what can be done about it.
Author : Justin E. H. Smith
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0691210519
"What every leader needs to know about dignity and how to create a culture in which everyone thrives. This landmark book from an expert in dignity studies explores the essential but under-recognized role of dignity as part of good leadership. Extending the reach of her award-winning book Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, Donna Hicks now contributes a specific, practical guide to achieving a culture of dignity. Most people know very little about dignity, the author has found, and when leaders fail to respect the dignity of others, conflict and distrust ensue. She highlights three components of leading with dignity: what one must know in order to honor dignity and avoid violating it; what one must do to lead with dignity; and how one can create a culture of dignity in any organization, whether corporate, religious, governmental, healthcare, or beyond. Brimming with key research findings, real-life case studies, and workable recommendations, this book fills an important gap in our understanding of how best to be together in a conflict-ridden world."--
Author : Susan Stefan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 24,78 MB
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0199981205
When should we try to prevent suicide? Should it be facilitated for some people, in some circumstances? For the last forty years, law and policy on suicide have followed two separate and distinct tracks: laws aimed at preventing suicide and, increasingly, laws aimed at facilitating it. In Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws legal scholar Susan Stefan argues that these laws co-exist because they are based on two radically disparate conceptions of the would-be suicide. This is the first book that unifies policies and laws, including constitutional law, criminal law, malpractice law, and civil commitment law, toward people who want to end their lives. Based on the author's expert understanding of mental health and legal systems, analysis of related national and international laws and policy, and surveys and interviews with more than 300 suicide-attempt survivors, doctors, lawyers, and mental health professionals, Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws exposes the counterproductive nature of current policies and laws about suicide. Stefan proposes and defends specific reforms, including increased protection of mental health professionals from liability, increased protection of suicidal people from coercive interventions, reframing medical involvement in assisted suicide, and focusing on approaches to suicidal people that help them rather than assuming suicidality is always a symptom of mental illness. Stefan compares policies and laws in different states in the U.S. and examines the policies and laws of other countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including the 2015 legalization of assisted suicide in Canada. The book includes model statutes, seven in-depth studies of people whose cases presented profound ethical, legal, and policy dilemmas, and over a thousand cases interpreting rights and responsibilities relating to suicide, especially in the area of psychiatric malpractice.
Author : Paul Tiedemann
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 19,86 MB
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 3031322924
This textbook presents a range of classical philosophical approaches in order to show that they are unsuitable as a foundation for human rights. Only the conception of human dignity –based on the Kantian distinction between price and dignity – can provide a sufficient basis. The derivation of human rights from the principle of human dignity allows us to identify the most crucial characteristic of human rights, namely the protection of personhood. This in turn makes it possible (1) to distinguish between real moral human rights and spurious ones, (2) to assess the scope of protection for many codified human rights according to the criteria of “core” and “yard,” and (3) offers a point of departure for creating new, unwritten human rights. This philosophical basis supports a substantial reassessment of the case law on human rights, which will ultimately allow us to improve it with regard to legal certainty, clarity and cogency. In the second edition, errors have been corrected in numerous places, the text has been made clearer and easier to understand. In addition, more recent human rights issues have been newly included, especially those related to the Corona epidemic and climate change. The textbook is primarily intended for advanced law students who are interested in a deeper understanding of human rights. It is also suitable for humanities students, and for anyone in the political or social arena whose work involves human rights and their enforcement. Each chapter is divided into four parts: Abstracts, Lecture, Recommended Reading, and Questions to check reader comprehension. Sample answers are included at the end of the book.
Author : Lisa Webley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 31,18 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Public law
ISBN : 0198853181
'Complete Public Law' combines extracts from key primary and secondary materials with jargon-free text to provide a resource for the student new to the study of constitutional and administrative law.
Author : Dr. A. A. GADWAL
Publisher : Ashok Yakkaldevi
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 33,68 MB
Release : 2020-06-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 1716820448
Meaning and Concepts: Human rights are universal norms framed for and rights granted to the of the people of the whole world against the political, social, and legal abuse. All human beings irrespective of their sex, race, religion, language, place of birth are entitled to enjoy their human rights. The provisions and practice of human rights protects all human beings from exploitation, humiliation, deprivation, violence and injustice. Human rights emphases on humanitarian approach towards all human being, it believes in and promotes human values, ethics, morals, dignity, justice, liberty, equality and integrity of all human beings. Human rights are supported by constitution and legal machinery of the state. The origin of the human rights is traced to framed back in in Magana Carta under Declaration of Human Rights. Before understanding the origin, nature and provision in human rights one must know the basic concepts used in, hence an attempt is made here to explain the concepts used in the draft of human rights some of them are as following: Human Values In common parlance it is said that, an individual has value or importance or an object of use has this much value, the two usages have different meaning. Human values is immeasurable and distinctive from the value of an object. Human values have been employed so distinctively in different ways and times. The term Value is originated from the Latin word Valere. Which means ‘to be of worthy’. The concise Oxford dictionary defines the term Value ‘as the worth, desirability or utility of a thing’. In other words Value means Relative worth or importance. Monetary or material worth, Values are the ideas customs institutions etc of a society towards which the people of the group have an effective regard. These values may be positive, as cleanliness, freedom, or education, negative, as security, crime or blasphemy. The aim of education is concerned with values of all kinds, modern education itself is value oriented. The social aims and believes which are regarded as the important aspect of a culture then the different aspects of culture are also values.
Author : Guy Laron
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 17,15 MB
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0300226322
The author of Origins of the Suez Crisis “mak[es] us look afresh at the events that led to conflict between Israel and its neighbors” (Financial Times). One fateful week in June 1967 redrew the map of the Middle East. Many scholars have documented how the Six-Day War unfolded, but little has been done to explain why the conflict happened at all. Now, historian Guy Laron refutes the widely accepted belief that the war was merely the result of regional friction, revealing the crucial roles played by American and Soviet policies in the face of an encroaching global economic crisis, and restoring Syria’s often overlooked centrality to events leading up to the hostilities. The Six-Day War effectively sowed the seeds for the downfall of Arab nationalism, the growth of Islamic extremism, and the animosity between Jews and Palestinians. In this important new work, Laron’s fresh interdisciplinary perspective and extensive archival research offer a significant reassessment of a conflict—and the trigger-happy generals behind it—that continues to shape the modern world. “Challenging . . . well worth reading.”—Moment “A penetrating study of a conflict that, although brief, helped establish a Middle Eastern template that is operational today . . . The author looks beyond Cold War maneuvering to examine the conflict in other lights . . . Readers with an interest in Middle Eastern geopolitics will find much of value.”—Kirkus Reviews
Author : Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Publisher : Public Affairs
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 32,21 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1586487809
The authors explore how discoveries in decision sciences will enhance traditional ideas about economics and challenges the conventional wisdom about how to make the right decisions in an emerging new era, in a book that includes informative charts.
Author : Mark Goulston
Publisher : AMACOM
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 29,85 MB
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0814439594
No matter how hard you try to reason with irrational people, it never works. So how do you talk to someone who just won't listen? You can't win by ignoring the insanity, and you can't argue it away. However, you can stop it cold. Top-ranked psychiatrist and communication expert Mark Goulston shows you just how to do so in this life-changing book for everyone trapped in maddening personal or professional relationships. Goulston unlocks the mysteries of the irrational mind, and explains how faulty thinking patterns develop. His keen insights are matched by a set of counterintuitive strategies proven to defuse crazy behavior, along with scripts, examples, and exercises that teach you how to use them. In Talking to “Crazy”, you will learn: Why people act the way they do How instinctive responses can exacerbate the situation, and what to do instead When to confront a problem and when to walk away How to activate the Sanity Cycle, which quickly transforms you from threat to ally How to use 14 simple yet effective communication techniques, including assertive submission flattery, the kiss-off, and more You can't reason with unreasonable people, but you can reach them. Talking to “Crazy” shows you just how easy it is to do it.
