Law: Human rights and civil liberties

A critical analysis of Israel''s control of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, advocating a normative and functional approach.

One of the most ambitious legacies of the 20th century was the universal commitment to ensure freedom from want as a human right.

Property as a human rights concern is manifested through its incorporation in international instruments and as a subject of the law through property-related cases considered by international human rights organs.

Canadians like to see themselves as champions of human rights in the international community.

When the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, its primary target was the outright exclusion of women from particular jobs.

This thought-provoking book provides a systematic, philosophically-grounded reconceptualisation of press freedom and press regulation.

A collection of expert essays analysing the AFSJ and its implications from the point of view of fundamental rights.

The Right to be Forgotten is one of the most publicised areas of the GDPR and has received massive worldwide publicity following judicial and legal developments in Europe.

Provides an overview of the UN Convention on Migrant Workers'' Rights, including its history, content and implementation.

This volume considers the way in which the focus on individual rights may constitute an obstacle to ensuring fairness in criminal proceedings.

A human right to higher education was included in the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), which came into force in 1976.

While young children's rights have received considerable attention and have accordingly advanced over the past two decades, the rights of adolescents have been neglected.

This collection of essays addresses human rights in relation to the historical settings in which its language was drafted and adopted.

The subjects of Privacy and Data Protection are more relevant than ever, and especially since 25 May 2018, when the European General Data Protection Regulation became enforceable.

This stirring collection of essays and talks by activist and former judge Albie Sachs is the culmination of more than 25 years of thought about constitution-making and non-racialism.

This book charts the ambiguous and contested meanings of civil rights in law and culture, confronting important questions about race in contemporary America.

Explores the effect of justice measures on ''regime consolidation'' in a post-transition context.

This book examines the concept of intersectional discrimination and why it has been difficult for jurisdictions around the world to redress it in discrimination law.

This detailed examination explores the extent to which non-pecuniary damages can properly be awarded to companies.

This collection of essays addresses human rights in relation to the historical settings in which its language was drafted and adopted.

Over the past few decades, European countries have witnessed a proliferation of legal norms concerning marginalised individuals and minorities who increasingly invoke them in front of courts to assert their rights and claim protection.

This book offers a comprehensive critique of the principle of proportionality and balancing as applied to human and constitutional rights.

Establishes a framework for analyzing and assessing the accountability mechanisms of international organizations, and applies it to three case studies.

"e;This collection of short meditations, written from a prison cell, captures the past two decades of police violence that gave rise to Black Lives Matter while digging deeply into the history of the United States.

An examination of the debates regarding whether judicial review is an effective and appropriate way to regulate counter-terrorism measures.

In a comprehensive examination of the constitutional systems of Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore, Po Jen Yap contributes to a field that has traditionally focussed on Western jurisdictions.

Indirect discrimination (or disparate impact) concerns the application of the same rule to everyone, even though that rule significantly disadvantages one particular group in society.

Should religious people who conscientiously object to facilitating same-sex weddings, and who therefore decline to provide cakes, photography, or other services, be exempted from antidiscrimination laws?

In The Journey to Separate but Equal: Madame Decuirs Quest for Racial Justice in the Reconstruction Era, Jack Beermann tells the story of how, in Hall v.

The value of work cannot be underestimated in today's world.

Anita Whitney was a child of wealth and privilege who became a vocal leftist early in the twentieth century, supporting radical labor groups such as the Wobblies and helping to organize the Communist Labor Party.

This feminist critique of just war reasoning argues for an expansion of responsibility for harms inflicted on civilians in war.

This is an edited volume of essays that examines the ideas of speech and silence - particularly their circumstances of use and contexts - in American law.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the law and procedure of the European Court of Human Rights.

This monograph investigates the International, European and Commonwealth Caribbean approaches to human trafficking from an Analytical Eclectic perspective.

Explores how two landmark transnational human rights lawsuits operated as transitional justice mechanisms in the former Western bloc.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, breathtaking changes in technology are posing stark challenges to our constitutional values.

When first written into the Constitution, intellectual property aimed to facilitate "e;progress of science and the useful arts"e; by granting rights to authors and inventors.

Free to Believe investigates the protection for freedom of conscience and religion – the first of the “fundamental freedoms” listed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – and its interpretation in the courts.

Over the past few decades, European countries have witnessed a proliferation of legal norms concerning marginalised individuals and minorities who increasingly invoke them in front of courts to assert their rights and claim protection.

La dignidad humana es el valor maximo en las constituciones democraticas.

Interdisciplinary exploration of Asian understandings of human dignity and human rights in courts, religion, and socio-political changes.

In Media and Law: Between Free Speech and Censorship, Mathieu Deflem and Derek M.

How can we guarantee a right to life or a right to health without also guaranteeing a decent environment in which to exercise these rights?

The book addresses the legality of indefinite detention in countries including Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada, enabling a rich cross-fertilisation of experiences and discourses.

Provides an international comparative study of the implementation of disability rights law and policy focused on the emerging principles of self-determination and personalisation.