Human rights, civil rights

Each state in Europe has its own national laws which affect religion and these are increasingly the subject of political and academic debate.

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

In international law, as in any other legal system, respect and protection of human rights can be guaranteed only by the availability of effective judicial remedies.

Tom Bingham (1933-2010) was the 'greatest judge of our time' (The Guardian), a towering figure in modern British public life who championed the rule of law and human rights inside and outside the courtroom.

The threats to human rights posed by non-state actors are of increasing concern.

This new study offers a fresh interpretation of apartheid South Africa.

The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle is the international community's major response to the problem of genocide and mass atrocities - a problem seen in Bosnia, Rwanda and more recently in Syria.

The intersections between culture and human rights have engaged some of the most heated and controversial debates across international law and theory.

The intersections between culture and human rights have engaged some of the most heated and controversial debates across international law and theory.

Europe is currently experiencing a "e;refugee crisis"e;, demonstrated by millions of displaced people unseen since World War II.

Europe is currently experiencing a "e;refugee crisis"e;, demonstrated by millions of displaced people unseen since World War II.

The fifth edition of this highly praised study charts and explains the progress that continues to be made towards the goal of worldwide abolition of the death penalty.

The fifth edition of this highly praised study charts and explains the progress that continues to be made towards the goal of worldwide abolition of the death penalty.

What makes something a human right?

What makes something a human right?

As local media institutions collapse and news deserts sprout up across the country, the US is facing a profound journalism crisis.

As local media institutions collapse and news deserts sprout up across the country, the US is facing a profound journalism crisis.

Bearing Witness While Black tells the story of this century's most powerful Black social movement through the eyes of 15 activists who documented it.

Bearing Witness While Black tells the story of this century's most powerful Black social movement through the eyes of 15 activists who documented it.

We speak of being 'free' to speak our minds, free to go to college, free to move about; we can be cancer-free, debt-free, worry-free, or free from doubt.

Refuge beyond Reach shows how rich democracies deliberately and systematically shut down most legal paths to safety.

Refuge beyond Reach shows how rich democracies deliberately and systematically shut down most legal paths to safety.

Between 2009 and 2014, an anti-homosexuality law circulating in the Ugandan parliament came to be the focus of a global conversation about queer rights.

Between 2009 and 2014, an anti-homosexuality law circulating in the Ugandan parliament came to be the focus of a global conversation about queer rights.

Throughout her prodigious life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society, channeling her outrage at the discrimination she faced to make America a more democratic country.

Throughout her prodigious life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society, channeling her outrage at the discrimination she faced to make America a more democratic country.

This remarkable collection of letters reveals the debate over universal human rights.

The business of journalism has an extensive, storied, and often romanticized history.

The business of journalism has an extensive, storied, and often romanticized history.

Ballot box voting is often considered the essence of political freedom.

Ballot box voting is often considered the essence of political freedom.

'This is a book for the future: it gives us exactly the tools we need to dismantle racial injustice in our society' Baroness Doreen Lawrence 'A powerful, salient and gracefully written study of the corrosive dynamics of race in Britain from a trusted voice on the subject.

'Women so empowered are dangerous'Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female strength and solidarity, and a cry to speak out against those who seek to silence anyone they see as 'other'.

'Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, the command to love one's enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival'Advocating love as strength and non-violence as the most powerful weapon there is, these sermons and writings from the heart of the civil rights movement show Martin Luther King's rhetorical power at its most fiery and uplifting.

'A landmark piece of non-fiction' Janet Maslin, The New York TimesFrom the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this is one of the great untold stories of American history: the migration of black citizens who fled the south and went north in search of a better life From 1915 to 1970, an exodus of almost six million people would change the face of America.

In 1919, award-winning poet Eve L.

Carolyn Forch is 27 when a mysterious stranger calling himself Leonel appears on her doorstep, having driven direct from El Salvador.

The New York Times bestseller and 'Bible of a social movement' (San Francisco Chronicle)Once in a great while a book comes along that radically changes our understanding of a crucial political issue and helps to fuel a social movement.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2018A New York Times Notable Book of 2018Even the men in black armor, the onesJangling handcuffs and keys, what elseAre they so buffered against, if not love's bladeSizing up the heart's familiar meat?

'The story of the negro in America is the story of America .

Although the young Edward VI's death in 1553 led to resounding defeat for his Protestant allies, his reign has a significance out of all proportion to its brief six-year span.

THE CASE OF THE POPE delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret legal system that shields paedophile priests from criminal trial around the world.

Does free information mean free people?

'Sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle .

In one of the most influential philosophical works ever writer, John Stuart Mill explores the risks and responsibilities of liberty.

One of the great classics on democracy, Rights of Man was published in England in 1791 as a vindication of the French Revolution and a critique of the British system of government.

In this important new collection of interviews with the acclaimed radio journalist David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky discuses U.

The United States asserts the right to use military force against failed states around the globe.

After 9/11.

A law criminalizing incitement to religious hatred has been high on the Labour Government's list of priorities.