The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 32
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Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the 21st Century
Author: Yves Haeck
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-19
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9400775997
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume contributes to the on-going legal discussion on pressing procedural and substantial law issues in the ambit of international human rights and civil liberties. While the 20th century has seen the true awakening of human rights, the 21st century poses new challenges to this ever-unfolding area of law. Not only do international tribunals and quasi-tribunals worldwide and domestic US and European continental courts have to deal with increasing numbers of complaints and petitions from individuals and groups on a vast array of societal problems, the legal issues put to them are sometimes extremely difficult to resolve as they relate to very sensitive issues. This book examines issues ranging from the status of human rights under US law to the status of the ECHR in the broader context of international law. It looks at the role of positive obligations in the case law of the Strasbourg Court, as well the impact of its case-law on childbirth and push-back operation towards boat people, but also at the growing unwillingness of ECHR member states to cooperate with the Strasbourg Court. It explores the new frontiers in US Capital punishment litigation, the first case before the International Criminal Court and the legal effect of judgments of the European Court on third states.
The Debasement of Human Rights
Author: Aaron Rhodes
Publisher: Encounter Books
Published: 2018-04-17
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1594039801
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe idea of human rights began as a call for individual freedom from tyranny, yet today it is exploited to rationalize oppression and promote collectivism. How did this happen? Aaron Rhodes, recognized as “one of the leading human rights activists in the world” by the University of Chicago, reveals how an emancipatory ideal became so debased. Rhodes identifies the fundamental flaw in the Universal Declaration of Human of Rights, the basis for many international treaties and institutions. It mixes freedom rights rooted in natural law—authentic human rights—with “economic and social rights,” or claims to material support from governments, which are intrinsically political. As a result, the idea of human rights has lost its essential meaning and moral power. The principles of natural rights, first articulated in antiquity, were compromised in a process of accommodation with the Soviet Union after World War II, and under the influence of progressivism in Western democracies. Geopolitical and ideological forces ripped the concept of human rights from its foundations, opening it up to abuse. Dissidents behind the Iron Curtain saw clearly the difference between freedom rights and state-granted entitlements, but the collapse of the USSR allowed demands for an expanding array of economic and social rights to gain legitimacy without the totalitarian stigma. The international community and civil society groups now see human rights as being defined by legislation, not by transcendent principles. Freedoms are traded off for the promise of economic benefits, and the notion of collective rights is used to justify restrictions on basic liberties. We all have a stake in human rights, and few serious observers would deny that the concept has lost clarity. But no one before has provided such a comprehensive analysis of the problem as Rhodes does here, joining philosophy and history with insights from his own extensive work in the field.
Civil Liberties and Human Rights in Twentieth-Century Britain
Author: Chris Moores
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-02-16
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 1108124526
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL) was formed in the 1930s against a backdrop of fascism and 'popular front' movements. In this volatile political atmosphere, the aim of the NCCL was to ensure that civil liberties were a central component of political discourse. Chris Moores's new study shows how the NCCL - now Liberty - had to balance the interests of extremist allies with the desire to become a respectable force campaigning for human rights and civil liberties. From new social movements of the 1960s and 1970s to the formation of the Human Rights Act in 1998, this study traces the NCCL's development over the last eighty years. It enables us to observe shifts and continuities in forms of political mobilisation throughout the twentieth century, changes in discourse about extensions and retreats of freedoms, as well as the theoretical conceptualisation and practical protection of rights and liberties.
Civil Liberties & Human Rights
Author: Ruth Costigan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 571
ISBN-13: 0198744277
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA straightforward and stimulating account of this fascinating area of law that covers all the key topics on undergraduate human rights modules. It includes detailed analysis of key cases throughout that puts the law into context and encourages students to engage with contemporary issues and debates.
Civil Liberties and Human Rights
Author: Helen Fenwick
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-06-02
Total Pages: 1724
ISBN-13: 1135329230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a detailed, thought-provoking and comprehensive text that is valuable not only for students but also for all those interested in the development of civil liberties in the Human Rights Act era
Civil Liberties and Human Rights in England and Wales
Author: David Feldman
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 1108
ISBN-13: 9780198765035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new edition of the successful and authoritative textbook has been extensively updated. It discusses developments such as the growing importance of the ECHR, the increased commitment of the EC to human rights, and the election of a Labour government in the UK which is determined to increase respect for rights and civil liberties. A new section on equality and discrimination law has been added.
Human Rights and Civil Liberties
Author: Steve Foster
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 780
ISBN-13: 9781405824729
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Economic Liberties and Human Rights
Author: Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-06-30
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781032092621
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe status of economic liberties remains a serious lacuna in the theory and practice of human rights. Should a minimally just society protect the freedoms to sell, save, profit and invest? Is being prohibited to run a business a human rights violation? While these liberties enjoy virtually no support from the existing philosophical theories of human rights and little protection by the international human rights law, they are of tremendous importance in the lives of individuals, and particularly the poor. Like most individual liberties, economic liberties increase our ability to lead our own life. When we enjoy them, we can choose the occupational paths that best fit us and, in so doing, define who they are in relation to others. Furthermore, in the absence of good jobs, economic liberties allow us to create an alternative path to subsistence. This is critical for the millions of working poor in developing countries who earn their livelihoods by engaging in independent economic activities. Insecure economic liberties leave them vulnerable to harassment, bribery and other forms of abuse from middlemen and public officials. This book opens a debate about the moral and legal status of economic liberties as human rights. It brings together political and legal theorists working in the domain of human rights and global justice, as well as people engaged in the practice of human rights, to engage in both foundational and applied issues concerning these questions.
Your Rights
Author: John Wadham
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780745315775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book covers the spectrum of human rights and civil and political liberties in England and Wales.
