Human rights, civil rights

The relationship between Islamic law and international human rights law has been the subject of considerable, and heated, debate in recent years.

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right at the heart of any democratic society.

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right at the heart of any democratic society.

An International Bill of the Rights of Man, first published in 1945, is one of the seminal works on international human rights law.

An International Bill of the Rights of Man, first published in 1945, is one of the seminal works on international human rights law.

Vaccination programmes now represent a major part of the effort devoted to improving the health of children in developing countries.

Vaccination programmes now represent a major part of the effort devoted to improving the health of children in developing countries.

How do we understand and justify the particular partialities that discrimination law tries to protect against?

How do we understand and justify the particular partialities that discrimination law tries to protect against?

The field of comparative constitutional law has grown immensely over the past couple of decades.

Advancing the Human Right to Health offers a prospective on the global response to one of the greatest moral, legal, and public health challenges of the 21st century - achieving the human right to health as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other legal instruments.

Advancing the Human Right to Health offers a prospective on the global response to one of the greatest moral, legal, and public health challenges of the 21st century - achieving the human right to health as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other legal instruments.

The Protections for Religious Rights is the first practitioner work to offer a full and systematic treatment of the law as it pertains to religious rights in the UK and abroad.

The Protections for Religious Rights is the first practitioner work to offer a full and systematic treatment of the law as it pertains to religious rights in the UK and abroad.

Jeremy Waldron has been a challenging and influential voice in the moral, political and legal debates surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11.

The margin of appreciation is a judicial doctrine whereby international courts allow states to have a measure of diversity in their interpretation of human rights treaty obligations.

The margin of appreciation is a judicial doctrine whereby international courts allow states to have a measure of diversity in their interpretation of human rights treaty obligations.

Counter-Terrorism Networks in the European Union: Maintaining Democratic Legitimacy after 9/11 presents a model of democratic legitimacy for within international counter-terrorism co-operation.

Counter-Terrorism Networks in the European Union: Maintaining Democratic Legitimacy after 9/11 presents a model of democratic legitimacy for within international counter-terrorism co-operation.

This book provides the first comprehensive account of the role played by the European Convention on Human Rights during the conflict in Northern Ireland from 1968.

This book provides the first comprehensive account of the role played by the European Convention on Human Rights during the conflict in Northern Ireland from 1968.

This book provides a comprehensive and analytical overview of human rights law in Africa.

This book provides a comprehensive and analytical overview of human rights law in Africa.

Do we have positive duties to help others in need or are our moral duties only negative, focused on not harming them?

Writing in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the political theorist Hannah Arendt argued that the plight of stateless people in the inter-war period pointed to the existence of a 'right to have rights'.

Writing in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the political theorist Hannah Arendt argued that the plight of stateless people in the inter-war period pointed to the existence of a 'right to have rights'.

Refugees lie at the heart of world politics.

Ethical constraints on relations among individuals within and between societies have always reflected or invoked a higher authority than the caprices of human will.

From a young age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa.

Jeremy Waldron has been a challenging and influential voice in the moral, political and legal debates surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11.

The Politics of Human Rights provides a systematic introductory overview of the nature and development of human rights.

Is religious freedom being curtailed in pursuit of equality, and the outlawing of discrimination?

Refugees lie at the heart of world politics.

Politically, as well as philosophically, concerns with human rights have permeated many of the most important debates on social justice worldwide for fully a half-century.

Dangerous Talk examines the 'lewd, ungracious, detestable, opprobrious, and rebellious-sounding' speech of ordinary men and women who spoke scornfully of kings and queens.

The Politics of Human Rights provides a systematic introductory overview of the nature and development of human rights.

This is a fully revised and updated new edition of the classic work first published in 1985.

From a young age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa.

Dangerous Talk examines the 'lewd, ungracious, detestable, opprobrious, and rebellious-sounding' speech of ordinary men and women who spoke scornfully of kings and queens.

Politically, as well as philosophically, concerns with human rights have permeated many of the most important debates on social justice worldwide for fully a half-century.

This book explores the promises and limitations of holding individuals accountable for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.

How should constitutional design respond to the opportunities and challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences, and do so in ways that promote democracy, social justice, peace and stability?

The Great Game of Genocide addresses the origins, development and aftermath of the Armenian genocide in a wide-ranging reappraisal based on primary and secondary sources from all the major parties involved.

Ethical constraints on relations among individuals within and between societies have always reflected or invoked a higher authority than the caprices of human will.

The very concept of human rights implies governmental accountability.

The relationship between international order and justice has long been central to the study and practice of international relations.

One of the most important political and ethical questions faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule is how to deal with legacies of repression.

The extent to which humanitarian intervention has become a legitimate practice in post-cold war international society is the subject of this book.

It is often said that one person or society is 'freer' than another, or that people have a right to equal freedom, or that freedom should be increased or even maximized.