Human Rights In The New Millennium
Human Rights In The New Millennium

Author: Nayyar Shamsi

Publisher:

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9788126114436

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Human Rights In The Modern Context Are Not Only The Fundamental Rights Of An Individual, But A Valuable Asset Of A Society Or Nation. In Cases, These Prove To Be An Acid Test For A Government Or Those At The Helm.Human Rights Movement Is A Powerful Movement, The World Over Today. Still, The Goal- Of Equal Rights For All Human Beings- Is A Distant Dream. The Situation Is A Particularly Grim In The Developing World. All Those Concerned With The Well Being Of The Humanity And Especially The Academics And The Intelligentsia Are Bound To React Positively And Do Their Bit. Hence, This Work On The Subject, In A New Perspective. It Must Prove To Be A Ready Reference For Scholars And The General Readers.

Rethinking Human Rights for the New Millennium
Rethinking Human Rights for the New Millennium

Author: A. Fields

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2003-01-17

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 023010925X

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This book invites people to think more deeply about human rights in an attempt to overcome many of the traditional arguments in the human rights literature. Belden Fields argues that human rights should be reconceptualized to combine philosophical, historical, and empirical-practical dimensions. The best way to understand human rights is not as a set of universal abstractions but rather as a set of past and ongoing social practices rooted in the claims and struggles of peoples against what they consider to be political, economic, or social domination. Fields aptly shows how a people's fight for recognition is often closely tied to rights claims and that these connections to identify can help bridge the gulf between universalistic and cultural relativistic arguments in the human rights debate.

Human Rights and Development in the New Millennium
Human Rights and Development in the New Millennium

Author: Paul Gready

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780203796405

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In recent years human rights have assumed a central position in the discourse surrounding international development, while human rights agencies have begun to more systematically address economic and social rights. This edited volume brings together distinguished scholars to explore the merging of human rights and development agendas at local, national and international levels. They examine how this merging affects organisational change, operational change and the role of relevant actors in bringing about change. With a focus on practice and policy rather than pure theory, the volume also addresses broader questions such as what human rights and development can learn from one another, and whether the connections between the two fields are increasing or declining. The book is structured in three sections: Part I looks at approaches that combine human rights and development, including chapters on drivers of change; indicators; donor; and legal empowerment of the poor. Part II focuses on organisational contexts and includes chapters on the UN at the country level; EU development cooperation; PLAN's children's rights-based approach; and ActionAid's human rights-based approach. Part III examines country contexts, including chapters on the ILO in various settings; the Congo; Ethiopia; and South Africa. Human Rights and Development in the new Millennium: Towards a Theory of Change will be of strong interest to students and scholars of human rights, development studies, political science and economics.

Human Rights and Development in the new Millennium
Human Rights and Development in the new Millennium

Author: Paul Gready

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-23

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1136017682

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In recent years human rights have assumed a central position in the discourse surrounding international development, while human rights agencies have begun to more systematically address economic and social rights. This edited volume brings together distinguished scholars to explore the merging of human rights and development agendas at local, national and international levels. They examine how this merging affects organisational change, operational change and the role of relevant actors in bringing about change. With a focus on practice and policy rather than pure theory, the volume also addresses broader questions such as what human rights and development can learn from one another, and whether the connections between the two fields are increasing or declining. The book is structured in three sections: Part I looks at approaches that combine human rights and development, including chapters on drivers of change; indicators; donor; and legal empowerment of the poor. Part II focuses on organisational contexts and includes chapters on the UN at the country level; EU development cooperation; PLAN’s children’s rights-based approach; and ActionAid’s human rights-based approach. Part III examines country contexts, including chapters on the ILO in various settings; the Congo; Ethiopia; and South Africa. Human Rights and Development in the new Millennium: Towards a Theory of Change will be of strong interest to students and scholars of human rights, development studies, political science and economics.

Human Rights for the New Millennium
Human Rights for the New Millennium

Author: Frances Butler

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-10-18

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9004478809

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The British Institute of Human Rights has long argued the case for incorporation of the European Convention of Human Rights into UK law. But how does the Human Rights Act achieve this and what changes will it make to the legal, social and political landscape? This book analyses the historical and political imperatives behind the new human rights legislation and provides a detailed examination of the interpretative record of the judiciary so far. The mechanics of implementation of the Act are explored in detail: who has rights, who has responsibilities and how these are enforced. There is in-depth analysis of three specific areas affected by the new legislation: criminal justice, equality and employment, and disputes within families. In each case, the potential in the Human Rights Act, assisted by Strasbourg decisions and other international jurisprudence, is tested against the prevailing position under domestic law. Finally, there is reflection on the UK's other international human rights commitments and scrutiny of governmental compliance with them. With contributions from leading human rights lawyers, jurists and thinkers, this book deconstructs the Human Rights Act and explains its meaning and significance.

The Global New Deal
The Global New Deal

Author: William F. Felice

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2010-01-15

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0742567281

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Global human suffering in the twenty-first century seems bitterly entrenched, with almost half of the world's people remaining impoverished and over 26,000 children dying daily from preventable causes. This powerful and empowering text offers a way forward, presenting a realistic roadmap for enhanced benevolent global governance with practical, workable solutions to mass poverty. Now fully updated, including new chapters, The Global New Deal outlines the legal responsibilities for all institutions, organizations, and states under international law to respect, protect, and fulfill economic and social human rights. William F. Felice focuses on seven key areas: the dynamics within international political economy that contribute to economic inequality and create human suffering, the U.N.'s approach to economic and social human rights, the priority of ecosystem protection within all development strategies, the degree of racial bias prevalent in global economics, the relationship between gender equality and economic growth, the impact of military spending on human development, and the importance for the United States to adopt a human-rights approach to poverty alleviation. Arguing for a "global new deal," a set of international and national public policy proposals designed to protect the vulnerable and end needless suffering, this book provides a viable direction for structural reform to protect those left behind by the global economy.

Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium
Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium

Author: Carolyn L. Mazloomi

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2019-04-12

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780764357404

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"A powerful way to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Declaration--the most translated document in the history of the world--this book reminds us of its impact and each of its 30 principles, using 91 intriguing art quilts. Sometimes taking us by surprise, these visions help us rethink human rights and the devastating impats of intolerance and bigotry"--Page [4] of cover.

Rethinking Human Rights for the New Millennium
Rethinking Human Rights for the New Millennium

Author: A. Fields

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2003-02-06

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781403960610

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This book invites people to think more deeply about human rights in an attempt to overcome many of the traditional arguments in the human rights literature. Belden Fields argues that human rights should be reconceptualized to combine philosophical, historical, and empirical-practical dimensions. The best way to understand human rights is not as a set of universal abstractions but rather as a set of past and ongoing social practices rooted in the claims and struggles of peoples against what they consider to be political, economic, or social domination. Fields aptly shows how a people's fight for recognition is often closely tied to rights claims and that these connections to identify can help bridge the gulf between universalistic and cultural relativistic arguments in the human rights debate.