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Expanding Human Rights
Edited by Alison Brysk, Michael Stohl
The 21st century demands expanding rights, as the established human rights regime is necessary but not sufficient. This project will analyze the global dynamics of the mobilization of new actors, claims, institutions and modes of account...eBook:Find out more$35.20
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General Principles of EU Law and the Protection of Fundamental Rights
Chiara Amalfitano
This insightful book analyses the role that EU general principles have taken in the protection of fundamental rights within the EU since the Lisbon Treaty. In particular, the author focuses on the relationship between written law (the Ch...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Middle East in Transition
Edited by Nils A. Butenschøn, Roel Meijer
The violent transitions that have dominated developments since the Arab Uprisings demonstrate deep-seated divisions in the conceptions of state authority and citizen rights and responsibilities. Analysing the Middle East through the lens...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Human Rights and Islam
Abdullah Saeed
Is there a basis for human rights in Islam? Beginning with an exploration of what rights are and how the human rights discourse developed, Abdullah Saeed explores the resources that exist within Islamic tradition. He looks at those that ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Using Human Rights to Counter Terrorism
Edited by Manfred Nowak, Anne Charbord
While providing a substantive legal analysis of the links between human rights and counter-terrorism, this book provides the tools to successfully argue that a human rights approach does not undermine the fight against terrorism. Through...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Reconstruction and the Arc of Racial (in)Justice
Edited by Julian M. Hayter, George R. Goethals
This collection of original essays and commentary considers not merely how history has shaped the continuing struggle for racial equality, but also how backlash and resistance to racial reforms continue to dictate the state of race in Am...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Negotiating Cultural Rights
Edited by Lucky Belder, Helle Porsdam
The various reports on cultural rights by UN Special Rapporteur Faridah Shaheed provide a new universal standard on cultural rights with topics ranging from cultural diversity, cultural heritage, and the right to artistic freedom to the ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Individualism and Inequality
Ralph Fevre
A belief in individual self-determination powered the development of universal human rights and inspired social movements from anti-slavery to socialism and feminism. At the same time, every attempt to embed individualism in systems of e...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Access to Justice and International Organizations
Pierre Schmitt
Recent examples such as the cholera outbreak in Haiti demonstrate that individual victims of human rights violations by international organizations are frequently left in the cold. Following an examination of the human rights obligations...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Labor Standards in International Supply Chains
Daniel Berliner, Anne Regan Greenleaf, Milli Lake, Margaret Levi, Jennifer Noveck
Labor Standards in International Supply Chains examines developments in working conditions over the past thirty years. The authors analyze the stakeholders and mechanisms that create challenges and opportunities for improving labor right...eBook:Find out more$35.20
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Refugees, Regionalism and Responsibility
Penelope Mathew, Tristan Harley
Regional cooperation is sometimes seen as the answer to refugee movements. This book examines whether regional arrangements have resulted in protection and durable solutions for refugees and how responsibility for refugees has been share...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Migration and Freedom
Brad K. Blitz
Migration and Freedom is a thorough and revealing exploration of the complex relationship between mobility and citizenship in the European area. Drawing upon over 170 interviews, it provides an original account of the opportunities and c...eBook:Find out more$35.16