Human rights, civil rights

Among several contesting views about the purpose of development and how progress should be evaluated, human rights and capabilities (or human development) stand out as two approaches that are concerned first and foremost with the well-being of individuals, their freedom, dignity and empowerment.

Among several contesting views about the purpose of development and how progress should be evaluated, human rights and capabilities (or human development) stand out as two approaches that are concerned first and foremost with the well-being of individuals, their freedom, dignity and empowerment.

This book discusses issues concerning human rights and religion.

This book discusses issues concerning human rights and religion.

In the last five to ten years, pressure for political liberalisation, and the growth of civil society and independent media, inside Arab countries have prompted the debate about violent events in the postcolonial period.

In the last five to ten years, pressure for political liberalisation, and the growth of civil society and independent media, inside Arab countries have prompted the debate about violent events in the postcolonial period.

Global Sex Workers presents the personal experiences of sex workers around the world.

Global Sex Workers presents the personal experiences of sex workers around the world.

First published in 1996.

First published in 1996.

This edited volume explores the theoretical and practical implications of war and terror situations for citizenship in democratic states.

This edited volume explores the theoretical and practical implications of war and terror situations for citizenship in democratic states.

This authoritative text concerns itself with freedom and `alternatives to freedom', based on original survey research of public attitudes to civil and political rights.

This authoritative text concerns itself with freedom and `alternatives to freedom', based on original survey research of public attitudes to civil and political rights.

Do the Press have a case for asserting their right and moral obligation to call figures in the public eye to account?

Do the Press have a case for asserting their right and moral obligation to call figures in the public eye to account?

This Companion provides the essential background to the defining fate of the African diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean from the 15th to the 20th centuries.

This Companion provides the essential background to the defining fate of the African diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean from the 15th to the 20th centuries.

Human Rights: An Introduction is an important text that provides a comprehensive overview of human rights and related issues from a social science perspective.

Human Rights: An Introduction is an important text that provides a comprehensive overview of human rights and related issues from a social science perspective.

The early 1990s marked a critical turning point in the relationship between the United States and Peru.

The early 1990s marked a critical turning point in the relationship between the United States and Peru.

Elie Wiesel: Humanist Messenger for Peace is part biography and part moral history of the intellectual and spiritual journey of Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, human rights activist, author, university professor, and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Elie Wiesel: Humanist Messenger for Peace is part biography and part moral history of the intellectual and spiritual journey of Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, human rights activist, author, university professor, and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

This book explores how the notion of human identity informs the ethical goal of justice in human rights.

This book explores how the notion of human identity informs the ethical goal of justice in human rights.

This book examines the 'cultural apparatus' of Human Rights in India today.

This book examines the 'cultural apparatus' of Human Rights in India today.

In the last decade or so, China and India have emerged on the global stage as two powerful free market economies.

In the last decade or so, China and India have emerged on the global stage as two powerful free market economies.

This book delves into the complexities of genocide as a legal concept, offering a fresh perspective by exploring the rights of groups to exist under international criminal law.

Efforts to teach students pursuing graduate degrees in urban and regional planning are often frustrated by the "e;case books"e; that have been prepared for use by law professors teaching similar courses.

Efforts to teach students pursuing graduate degrees in urban and regional planning are often frustrated by the "e;case books"e; that have been prepared for use by law professors teaching similar courses.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of UNICEF's development and operations, whilst exploring the significance of UNICEF's achievements and the reasons behind them.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of UNICEF's development and operations, whilst exploring the significance of UNICEF's achievements and the reasons behind them.

'This work goes where other books fear to tread.

'This work goes where other books fear to tread.

Over the past few years, secularism has become an intrinsic component of discussions on religious freedom and religious governance.

Over the past few years, secularism has become an intrinsic component of discussions on religious freedom and religious governance.

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The highly anticipated U.

There is much debate about the scope of international law, its compatibility with individual state practice, its enforceability and the recent and limited degree to which it is institutionalized.

There is much debate about the scope of international law, its compatibility with individual state practice, its enforceability and the recent and limited degree to which it is institutionalized.

This book traces the life of free speech in Russia from the final years of the Soviet Union to the present.

This book considers the philosophical, sociological and legal implications of the distinction between universal human rights accorded to all because of their membership of the human species, and the more particularistic 'citizenship' rights, accorded to those who are members of a political community.

This book considers the philosophical, sociological and legal implications of the distinction between universal human rights accorded to all because of their membership of the human species, and the more particularistic 'citizenship' rights, accorded to those who are members of a political community.

Essentials of Holocaust Education: Fundamental Issues and Approaches is a comprehensive guide for pre- and in-service educators preparing to teach about this watershed event in human history.

Essentials of Holocaust Education: Fundamental Issues and Approaches is a comprehensive guide for pre- and in-service educators preparing to teach about this watershed event in human history.