Human Rights in the Americas
Human Rights in the Americas

Author: James T. Lawrence

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781590339343

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The existence of human rights helps secure the peace, deter aggression, promote the rule of law, combat crime and corruption, and prevent humanitarian crises. These human rights include freedom from torture, freedom of expression, press freedom, women's rights, children's rights, and the protection of minorities. This book surveys the countries of the Americas and is augmented by a current bibliography and useful indexes by subject, title and author.

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Newsletter

Author: Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13:

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International Handbook of Human Rights
International Handbook of Human Rights

Author: Jack Donnelley

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1987-11-06

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 0313045410

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This collection of essays on the current human rights climate in 19 countries includes Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Israel, Poland, the USA, and USSR, and represents a variety of regimes, cultural traditions, and geographical areas. . . . For analysis of the facts this volume excels. A well-crafted introduction describes current debate about human rights theory and practice, traces the development of human rights instruments, and discusses problems of implementation. Strongly recommended. Library Journal The bulk of the scholarly literature on human rights deals with international law and politics. In contrast, this volume offers nineteen case studies of national human rights practices. Although international factors cannot be ignored, most human rights violations are perpetrated by states against their own citizens; the principal causes of the respect for and violation of human rights lie in national social and political structures.