The Law of International Human Rights Protection (Kalin Walter)(Paperback)

The Law of International Human Rights Protection (Kalin Walter)(Paperback)

At a time when human rights are coming under increasing pressure, in-depth knowledge and understanding of their foundations, conceptual underpinnings and current practice remain crucial. The second edition of Walter Kalin and Jorg Kunzli's authoritative book provides a concise but comprehensive

International Human Rights Law Documents (Khaliq Urfan)(Paperback)

This accessible collection of important international human rights documents is an essential resource for students and researchers of international human rights law. In addition to standard instruments such as the Universal Declaration, the 1966 United Nations Covenants and the European Convention

International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials, Commentary (de Schutter Olivier)(Paperback)

International human rights law has expanded remarkably since the 1990s. It is therefore more important than ever to identify, beyond specific controversies, its deeper structure and the general pattern of evolution. Moreover, it has a logic of its own: though part of international law, it borrows

International Human Rights (Alston Philip)(Paperback)

The definitive work in the field, International Human Rights provides a comprehensive analysis of this wide and diverse subject area. Written by world-renowned scholars Philip Alston and Ryan Goodman, this book is the successor to the widely acclaimed International Human Rights in Context.Alston

The International Human Rights Movement: A History (Neier Aryeh)(Paperback)

A fascinating history of the international human rights movement as seen by one of its founders During the past several decades, the international human rights movement has had a crucial hand in struggles against totalitarian regimes and crimes against humanity. Today, it grapples with the war

International Human Rights (Donnelly Jack)(Paperback)

Fully updated, the sixth edition of International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory, history, international and regional institutions,

The Making of International Human Rights (Jensen Steven L. B.)(Paperback)

This book fundamentally reinterprets the history of international human rights in the post-1945 era by documenting how pivotal the Global South was for their breakthrough. In stark contrast to other contemporary human rights historians who have focused almost exclusively on the 1940s and the 1970s

A Guide to International Disarmament Law (Casey-Maslen Stuart)(Paperback)

Disarmament is integral to the safeguarding and promotion of security, development, and human rights. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent each year on disarmament operations, yet no comprehensive guide exists to explain clearly the international rules governing disarmament. This book seeks to

International Human Rights Law: Returning to Universal Principles, Second Edition (Gibney Mark)(Paperback)

This clear and compelling text confronts the dominant thinking on human rights, taking issue with the notion adopted by all states and even many academics that human rights obligations extend no further than their own territorial borders. Mark Gibney critiques cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, the

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights (Smith Rhona K. M.)(Paperback)

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights offers a carefully tailored overview of the subject that covers sources and theories, institutions and structures, and substantive rights. The fourth edition is fully updated to include all key developments in the law, in particular issues around

Human Rights of Women: National and International Perspectives (Cook Rebecca J.)(Paperback)

Human Rights of Women National and International Perspectives Edited by Rebecca J. Cook 'The multiple perspectives offered by this collection of eminently readable and interesting papers make it a valuable resource for upper-division classes in women's studies, international relations, and

Human Rights in the Age of Platforms (Jorgensen Rikke Frank)(Paperback)

Scholars from across law and internet and media studies examine the human rights implications of today's platform society.Today such companies as Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter play an increasingly important role in how users form and express opinions, encounter information,

International Human Rights Law: Returning to Universal Principles, Second Edition (Gibney Mark)(Pevná vazba)

This clear and compelling text confronts the dominant thinking on human rights, taking issue with the notion adopted by all states and even many academics that human rights obligations extend no further than their own territorial borders. Mark Gibney critiques cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, the

Human Rights Law (Amos Merris)(Paperback)

This textbook comprehensively examines and analyses the interpretation and application of the United Kingdom's Human Rights Act 1998. The third edition has been fully updated to include the last seven years of case law. Part I covers key procedural issues including: the background to the Act; the

The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History (Moyn Samuel)(Paperback)

Human rights offer a vision of international justice that today's idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became familiar only a few decades ago when it profoundly reshaped our hopes for an improved humanity. In this pioneering book, Samuel Moyn elevates

Between Equal Rights: A Marxist Theory of International Law (Miville China)(Paperback)

Mieville critically examines existing theories of international law and offers a compelling alternative Marxist

The Subject of Human Rights (Celermajer Danielle)(Paperback)

The Subject of Human Rights is the first book to systematically address the 'human' part of 'human rights.' Drawing on the finest thinking in political theory, cultural studies, history, law, anthropology, and literary studies, this volume examines how human rights-as discourse, law, and

World Report 2020: Events of 2019 (Human Rights Watch)(Paperback)

The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close

Law Express: Human Rights, 5th edition (De Than Claire)(Paperback / softback)

War, Conflict and Human Rights: Theory and Practice (Sriram Chandra Lekha)(Paperback)

War, Conflict and Human Rights is an innovative inter-disciplinary textbook, combining aspects of law, politics and conflict analysis to examine the relationship between human rights and armed conflict. This third edition has been fully revised and updated, and contains a completely new chapter on

The Diary of a Gulag Prison Guard (Chistyakov Ivan)(Paperback)

In the archives of the Memorial International Human Rights Centre in Moscow is an extraordinary diary, a rare first-person testimony of a commander of guards in a Soviet labour camp.Ivan Chistyakov was sent to the Gulag in 1935, where he worked at the Baikal-Amur Corrective Labour Camp for over a

The European Court of Human Rights (Nussberger Angelika)(Paperback)

The European Court of Human Rights, by Angelika Nussberger is the first title in a new series, The Elements of International Law. Providing a fresh, objective, and non-argumentative approach to the discipline of international law, this series is an accessible go-to source for practicing

The Subject of Human Rights (Celermajer Danielle)(Pevná vazba)

The Subject of Human Rights is the first book to systematically address the 'human' part of 'human rights.' Drawing on the finest thinking in political theory, cultural studies, history, law, anthropology, and literary studies, this volume examines how human rights-as discourse, law, and

Core Documents on European and International Human Rights 2017-18 (Smith Rhona)(Paperback / softback)

Compiled in response to student need, Core Documents on European and International Human Rights is designed to provide essential materials in an easily navigable format at a value-for-money