Human rights, civil rights

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the broad spectrum of human rights issues and violations as they are experienced by women and sexual minorities across civil, political, social, economic, and/or cultural domains, in different regions, countries, and contexts.

It is established that as a ratified State of international human rights treaties the respective State should comply with its commitments and implement those rights giving effectiveness into domestic laws.

This is the first book offering a comprehensive historical and contemporary analysis of the emerging business and human rights field.

On February 22, 1895, a naval force laid siege to Brass, the chief city of the Ijo people of Nembe in Nigeria's Niger Delta.

Sexuality, Human Rights, and Public Policy explores the intersection of public policy, human rights, and sexuality as they relate to inclusion and exclusion across diverse cultural settings.

School desegregation and "e;forced"e; busing first brought people to the barricades during the 1960s and 1970s, and the idea continues to spark controversy today whenever it is proposed.

This up-to-date analysis of the Supreme Court's landmark rulings on civil rights and liberties is a discussion of the facts, legal issues, and constitutional questions surrounding those rulings.

The Subject of Human Rights is the first book to systematically address the "e;human"e; part of "e;human rights.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the world's best-known and most translated documents.

The right of indigenous peoples under international human rights law to give or withhold their Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) to natural resource extraction in their territories is increasingly recognized by intergovernmental organizations, international bodies, and industry actors, as well as in the domestic law of some States.

Pimp-controlled sex workers, exploited migrants, domestic servants, and sex trafficking of runaway and homeless youth are just a few of the many forms of sex trafficking and labor trafficking going on all around the world-including in the United States.

"e;Sport has the power to change the world,"e; South African president Nelson Mandela told the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo in 2000.

What prompts the United Nations Security Council to engage forcefully in some crises at high risk for genocide and ethnic cleansing but not others?

This highly topical collection of essays addresses contemporary issues facing Indigenous communities from a broad range of multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives.

The last two decades have been marked by momentous changes in forms of governance throughout the post-Soviet region.

Este libro investiga si el principio de proporcionalidad es un criterio adecuado para la interpretación y aplicación de los derechos fundamentales, sobre todo frente a las decisiones políticas adoptadas por el Legislador.

This volume is a collection of some of the key essays by Ramesh Thakur on the origins, implementation and future prospects of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm.

This book provides a robust gendered analysis and establishes a feminist approach to international actors' responses to sexual violence crimes in conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the impact of these global political practices on local gendered power relations.

Against the recent backdrop of sociopolitical crisis, radical thinking and activism to challenge the oppressive operation of power has increased.

Distinguished scholars examine the balance between group autonomy and individual rights in this edited volume.

This edited collection explores the intersectionality of childhood and disability.

The politics of claiming rights and strategies of mobilisation exhibited by marginalised social groups lie at the heart of this volume.

This book investigates the modern privatisation of war.

The field of human rights and the environment has grown phenomenally during the last few years and this textbook will be one of the first to encourage students to think critically about how many environmental issues lead to a violation of existing rights.

The book rethinks the means of harmonization of prima facie norm conflicts in light of the multitude of international agreements across regimes.

Lawless elements are ascendant in Mexico, as evidenced by the operations of criminal cartels engaged in human and drug trafficking, often with the active support or acquiescence of government actors.

This book studies the indigenous political movements of Latin America in the twentieth century.

This volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law takes a close look at the role of so-called "e;expert manuals"e; in the interpretation and development of the international law of armed conflict and connected branches of international law relating to military operations.

This is the first monograph providing a comprehensive legal analysis of the criminalisation of migration in Europe.

Although international cooperation on migration is often promoted, scholars have been unable to arrive at a consensus about the extent of cooperation in the current system.

Bread from Stones, a highly anticipated book from historian Keith David Watenpaugh, breaks new ground in analyzing the theory and practice of modern humanitarianism.

This book will challenge the orthodox view that children cannot have the same rights as adults because they are particularly vulnerable.

This book examines violence against women in Africa and criminal justice from the perspective of African scholars, practitioners and experts.

Revolutionary Nonviolence: Concepts, Cases and Controversies provides an advanced introduction to the central philosophy, ideas, themes, controversies and challenges of applying revolutionary nonviolence in political struggles today, with a particular emphasis on reframing nonviolence through a postcolonial lens.

A book such as this both demonstrates the progress that has been made over recent years, and will also serve to enhance respect for the human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the years to come.

This book introduces "e;biolaw"e; as an integrated and distinct field in contemporary legal studies.

Human rights have fallen on hard times, yet they are more necessary than ever.

'Noncitizenship', if it is considered at all, is generally seen only as the negation or deprivation of citizenship.

Same-Sex Marriage and Children is the first book to bring together historical, social science, and legal considerations to comprehensively respond to the objections to same-sex marriage that are based on the need to promote so-called "e;responsible procreation"e; and child welfare.

What does it mean to claim, two decades into the twenty-first century, that citizenship is on the edge?

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

This interdisciplinary study engages with the fields of human rights law, health law, and public health.

Hinduism is the largest religion in India, encompassing roughly 80 percent of the population, while 14 percent of the population practices Islam and the remaining 6 percent adheres to other religions.

This book explores how prison life is normalized in different countries, with a critical and detailed look at 'Scandinavian exceptionalism' - the idea that Scandinavian prisons have exceptionally humane conditions - and compares these prisons to ones in Belgium.

This peer-reviewed book features essays on the Armenian massacres of 1915-1916.

How do ordinary people experience and make sense of the informal justice system?