Law: Human rights and civil liberties

The book analyzes a contemporary policy question at the nexus of democracy, criminal justice, and constitutional citizenship.

The meteoric rise in criminal prosecutions of former heads of state is examined for the first time in this probing and engaging narrative.

This book examines the South African Constitutional Court to determine how it has functioned during the nation''s transition.

This book examines reciprocity between asymmetrical sides in war and conflict.

This book examines the Supreme Court''s proper role in adjudicating moral controversies that implicate constitutional rights.

An assessment of the transitional processes aimed at creating a stable and just society in South Africa.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of how to attain equality in the area of disability discrimination.

This book is about the UN''s role in housing, land, and property rights in countries after violent conflict.

This book is about the places of First Amendment expression.

This book examines trends in the constitutional and legal regulations in all Latin American countries regarding the amparo proceedings.

This 2007 book examines the development of Chinese police powers since the 1950s.

A commentary on Customary International Humanitarian Law (Cambridge, 2005).

This comprehensive 2007 volume provides an approach to equality and anti-discrimination law in the European Union.

Commentary on the European Convention and a groundbreaking work of theory which challenges human rights orthodoxy.

A collection of essays examining the judicial decision-making process under the Human Rights Act 1998.

This book assesses economic rights and explains their evolution, measurement, and implementation internationally.

This book critically appraises the European Convention on Human Rights at a time of considerable change.

Considers the challenges faced by privacy laws in changing technological, commercial and social environments.

A timely book which considers aspects of human rights law and the armed forces.

A critique of the treatment of the right to freedom of religion within the UN and Europe, first published in 2005.

An unprecedented attempt to analyze the role of the law in the global movement for social justice.

Exposes the tension between the legal status of immigrants and the government emphasis on integration.

When Arthur Gochman filed a class-action suit in 1968 on behalf of San Antonio school children, he and his clients were directly challenging the inequality of education funding in Texas.

Este libro constituye un ejercicio de filosofía del Derecho privado, entendida de un modo amplio, tanto en lo que hace a la filosofía como al Derecho privado.

Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-FictionLonglisted for the National Book AwardOne of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2017Former public defender James Forman, Jr.

'A wonderful book .

'An indispensable guide to the law and your rights, giving you a lawyer in your pocket for a multitude of legal questions and problems that crop up in everyday life.

Wall Street JournalBestseller| USA TodayBestsellerReally an interesting read, would make a great Christmas gift!

There are two oppositional narratives in relation to telling the story of indigenous peoples and minorities in relation to globalization and intellectual property rights.

"e;A deft and unflinching expose on America's treatment of people of color"e; from the attorney who took on the George Floyd and Breonna Taylor cases (Kenya Barris, creator of Black-ish).

The ';superb' (The Guardian) biography of an American who stood against all the forces of Gilded Age America to fight for civil rights and economic freedom: Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan.

"e;The history of the black lawyer in South Carolina,"e; writes W.

The inspiring story of one man’s fight against his wrongful incarceration and his eventual triumph—both inside and outside the boxing ring.

Patrick Dorismond, Abner Louima, and Amadou Diallo -- hear what a jury of prominent African Americans has to say about the black man's struggle for justice in AmericaPrompted by the killing of Amadou Diallo and the acquittal of the four New York City police officers who mistook him for an armed criminal, this collection of essays by prominent black male writers offers twelve unique and startling perspectives on what it's like for a black man living in an inherently racist society.

Growing interest in reparations for African Americans has prompted a range of responses, from lawsuits against major corporations and a march in Washington to an anti-reparations ad campaign.

Unlike many national constitutions, which contain explicit positive rights to such things as education, a living wage, and a healthful environment, the U.

A provocative new approach to race in the workplaceWhat role should racial difference play in the American workplace?

What can straight people do to support gay rights?

What is black culture?

Knocking on the Door is the first book-length work to analyze federal involvement in residential segregation from Reconstruction to the present.

"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.

Until the watershed leak of top-secret documents by Edward Snowden to the Guardian UK and the Washington Post, most Americans did not realize the extent to which our government is actively acquiring personal information from telecommunications companies and other corporations.

Freedom of religion or belief is deeply entrenched in international human rights conventions and constitutional traditions around the world.

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.

It is increasingly implausible to speak of a purely domestic abortion law, as the legal debates around the world draw on precedents and influences of different national and regional contexts.

Spain is a notable exception to the implicit rules of late twentieth-century democratization: after the death of General Francisco Franco in 1975, the recovering nation began to consolidate democracy without enacting any of the mechanisms promoted by the international transitional justice movement.

Each year, more than half a million migrant children journey from countries around the globe and enter the United States with no lawful immigration status; many of them have no parent or legal guardian to provide care and custody.

The world seems to have reached agreement on a set of ideals regarding state human rights behavior and the appropriate institutions to promote and protect those ideals.

Most Americans assume that the United States provides a gold standard for human rightsa 2007 survey found that 80 percent of U.

The 1998 arrest of General Augusto Pinochet in London and subsequent extradition proceedings sent an electrifying wave through the international community.