Human rights, civil rights

This work fills a significant gap in the current literature by providing a concise introduction to religious institutions and an insightful analysis of their role in world affairs.

The book offers insights on whether international law can shape the politics of the Security Council and conversely, the extent to which the latter contribute to the development of international law.

This book aims to raise awareness about the possibility of achieving the goals of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), in order for all disabled people to enjoy the benefit of human rights.

Zum sogenannten "Nationalsozialistischen Untergrund" (NSU), seinen Mord- und weiteren Gewalt- und Straftaten liegen diverse Publikationen vor, mehrere Untersuchungsausschüsse der Länder und des Bundes haben sich mit ihm befasst und befassen sich noch damit.

This book examines the basic tenets of nation, nationalism and citizenship.

This book undertakes a critical analysis of international human rights law through the lens of queer theory.

Studying Charles Tilly (1929-2008), American sociologist, historian and political scientist, is essential for understanding political change and social conflict.

The subject of this book is human rights law, focusing on historic achievement of a common standard viewed from a perspective of Pengchun Chang's contributions to the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

This book grapples with the challenges inherent in an uncertain period for global human rights and explores the future of international human rights law and practice.

Michel Foucault identified sexuality as one of the defining biopolitical technologies of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

This handbook presents an expansive exploration of critical theory, critical perspectives, critical praxis, and the impact on the research, theory, and practice of Human Resource Development (HRD).

This important reference work highlights a number of disparate themes relating to the experience of children during the Holocaust, showing their vulnerability and how some heroic people sought to save their lives amid the horrors perpetrated by the Nazi regime.

Chapter 1 reports on freedom of expression and China's pervasive and unrelenting efforts to stifle speech at home and now increasingly abroad.

In this book, Lopez proposes the 'political imaginary' model as a tool to better understand what human rights are in practice, and what they might, or might not, be able to achieve.

Offering an important addition to existing critiques of governance feminism and carceral expansion based mainly on experiences from the Global North, this book critically addresses feminist law reform on violence against women, from a decolonial perspective.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has a complex position in international relations, being the guardian of international humanitarian law but often acting discretely to advance human dignity.

An analysis of the UN human rights treaty bodies, their methods of interpretation, their effectiveness and issues of legitimacy.

A sweeping history of libertarian thought, from radical anarchists to conservative defenders of the status quoLibertarianism emerged in the mid-nineteenth century with an unwavering commitment to progressive causes, from women's rights and the fight against slavery to anti-colonialism and Irish emancipation.

In an era when much of what passes for debate is merely moral posturing--traditional family values versus the cultural elite, free speech versus censorship--or reflexive name-calling--the terms "e;liberal"e; and "e;politically correct,"e; are used with as much dismissive scorn by the right as "e;reactionary"e; and "e;fascist"e; are by the left--Stanley Fish would seem an unlikely lightning rod for controversy.

Should a liberal democratic state permit religious schools?

How racism and discrimination have been central to democracies from the classical period to todayAs right-wing nationalism and authoritarian populism gain momentum across the world, liberals, and even some conservatives, worry that democratic principles are under threat.

Explores the problems of rights, legitimacy and accountability in transnational counter-terrorism.

Has contemporary liberalism's devotion to individual liberty come at the expense of our society's obligations to children?

This book is based upon a lecture series inaugurating the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights that took place in Winnipeg, Canada between September 2013 and May 2014.

This book critically examines how and why Eastern enlargement has impacted on EU human rights policy.

This book aims to re-think the way in which the subject is inscribed in the modern political, and does so by exploring the potentiality of Lacano-Deleuzian theoretical framework.

The rule of law represents the heart of constitutionalism.

This book uses the cases of Syrian factions in rebel-held areas, Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Houthi in Yemen, rebels in Libya, Taliban in Afghanistan, In Iraq, and Somalia to explain the importance of examining genealogies tribalism, common local knowledge and social networks in understanding the institutionalisation of armed group governance systems.

This book critically examines the development of the 'stirring up hatred' offences which are currently found within the UK's Public Order Act 1986.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, observers heralded a new era of social progress, seemingly limitless technological advances, and world peace.

Because commentaries are increasingly complex, preachers face the challenge of mastering the results of critical scholarship and merging the horizons between exegesis and a living word for the congregation.

Una comprensión del derecho y su eficacia en América Latina exige conceptos distintos a las nociones hegemónicas de ""estado de derecho"" que han dominado los debates sobre el derecho, la política y la sociedad, y que reconozcan la diversidad de situaciones y contextos que caracterizan a la región.

Justice in the Question of Palestine is often framed as a question of law.

What do medieval knights, suicide bombers and "e;victimhood culture"e; have in common?

Do anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions affect human rights?

This comprehensive book covers the research, theory, policy and practice context of unusual reproduction using third parties.

This book focuses on two key aspects of hate crime in the UK since 1945: those motivated by racial and religious prejudices.

The futures of reproductive justice and LGBTQIA+ liberation are intimately connected.

How can women’s rights be seen as a universal value rather than a Western value imposed upon the rest of the world?

This unique addition to Civil War literature examines the extensive influence Quaker belief and practice had on Lincoln's decisions relative to slavery, including his choice to emancipate the slaves.

Murdering Animals confronts the speciesism underlying the disparate social censures of homicide and "e;theriocide"e; (the killing of animals by humans), and as such, is a plea to take animal rights seriously.

An all-in-one resource for understanding the issue of torture and enhanced interrogations, including their history as an instrument of state power and warfare, debates over the morality of their use in different contexts, and efforts by human rights organizations and nations to end torture and enhanced interrogation techniques worldwide.

In Kashmirs frigid winter a woman leaves her door cracked open, waiting for the return of her only son.

The book relates three years of history of social movements from Asia and Europe who work on social justice, as a rough overview.

Like other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Moroccans were inspired by the events in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011.

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In Frontiers of Gender Equality, editor Rebecca Cook enlarges the chorus of voices to introduce new and different discourses about the wrongs of gender discrimination and to explain the multiple dimensions of gender equality.

Human trafficking has come to be seen as a growing threat, and transnational advocacy networks opposed to human trafficking have succeeded in establishing trafficking as a pressing political problem.