Women's Human Rights in India (Forster Christine)(Paperback)

Women's Human Rights in India (Forster Christine)(Paperback)

This book focuses on women's human rights in India. Drawing on case studies, it provides a clear overview of the key sources on gender and rights in the country. Further, it contextualizes women's rights at the critical intersection of caste, religion and class, and analyses barriers to the

Why Human Rights in Childbirth Matter (Schiller Rebecca)(Paperback)

Why Human Rights in Childbirth explores the rights of women in pregnancy and birth, and offers information and support for mothers, caregivers and campaigners working to improve birth practices and birth experiences. Rebecca Schiller is co-chair of the human rights in childbirth charity Birthrights

Human Rights in the UK - An Introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998 (Hoffman David)(Paperback / softback)

Reimagining Human Rights: Religion and the Common Good (O'Neill William R.)(Paperback)

In Reimagining Human Rights, William O'Neill presents an interpretation of human rights 'from below,' showing how victims of atrocity can embrace the rhetoric of human rights to dismantle old narratives of power and advance new ones. Topics covered include race and mass incarceration, immigration

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

A Philosophical Introduction to Human Rights (Mertens Thomas)(Paperback)

While almost everyone has heard of human rights, few will have reflected in depth on what human rights are, where they originate from and what they mean. A Philosophical Introduction to Human Rights - accessibly written without being superficial - addresses these questions and provides a

Trauma and Human Rights: Integrating Approaches to Address Human Suffering (Butler Lisa D.)(Paperback)

Human rights violations and traumatic events often comingle in victims' experiences; however, the human rights framework and trauma theory are rarely deployed together to illuminate such experiences. This edited volume explores the intersection of trauma and human rights by presenting the

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,

A Global Political Morality: Human Rights, Democracy, and Constitutionalism (Perry Michael J.)(Paperback)

In A Global Political Morality, Michael J. Perry addresses several related questions in human rights theory, political theory and constitutional theory. He begins by explaining what the term 'human right' means and then elaborates and defends the morality of human rights, which is the first truly

Reframing Human Rights in a Turbulent Era (de Brca Grinne)(Paperback)

In recent years, human rights have come under fire, with the rise of political illiberalism and the coming to power of populist authoritarian leaders in many parts of the world who contest and dismiss the idea of human rights. More surprisingly, scholars and public intellectuals, from both the

Christian Human Rights (Moyn Samuel)(Pevná vazba)

In Christian Human Rights, Samuel Moyn asserts that the rise of human rights after World War II was prefigured and inspired by a defense of the dignity of the human person that first arose in Christian churches and religious thought in the years just prior to the outbreak of the war. The Roman

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

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

La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico (Sack Jon)(Paperback)

A front-line human rights defender fighting murderous impunity in the Mexican borderlands The Mexican border state of Chihuahua and its city Ju rez have become notorious the world over as hotbeds of violence. Drug cartel battles and official corruption result in more murders annually in Chihuahua

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

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

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,

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

Core Documents on European and International Human Rights 2018-19 (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

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

Campaigning for Justice: Human Rights Advocacy in Practice (Becker Jo)(Paperback)

Explores the strategies behind some of the most innovative human rights campaigns and exciting human rights victories of recent

Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World (Moyn Samuel)(Paperback)

'No one has written with more penetrating skepticism about the history of human rights.'--Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal 'Moyn breaks new ground in examining the relationship between human rights and economic fairness.'--George Soros The age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. While

Portraits of Wollstonecraft(Mixed media product)

Mary Wollstonecraft's watershed contribution to theories of women's human rights and her international reception by both Western and non-Western intellectuals has ensured she continues to shape contemporary human rights debates around the world. Bringing together over 100 individual responses to

Passage To India (Forster E. M.)(Pevná vazba)

Set in British India in the 1920s, this book looks at racial conflict. The characters struggle to overcome their own differences and prejudices, but when the Indian Dr Aziz is tried for the alleged assault of Adela Quested even the strongest inter-racial friendships come under