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Author : William A. Edmundson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107010987
A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications and political tendencies of the idea of rights.
Author : William A. Edmundson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107378629
An Introduction to Rights is a readable and accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications and political tendencies of the idea of rights. It is organized chronologically and discusses important historical events such as the French and American Revolutions. It treats a range of historical figures, including Grotius, Paley, Hobbes, Locke, Bentham, Burke, Godwin, Douglass, Mill and Hohfeld and relates the concept of rights to contemporary debates such as consequentialism versus contractualism. This thoroughly updated second edition includes a new preface and expands the discussion of the surprising role that slavery has played in the history of rights. It includes new material on egalitarianism, distributive justice and what the demand for equal rights means.
Author : Darren O'Byrne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317873983
Human Rights: An Introduction is an important text that provides a comprehensive overview of human rights and related issues from a social science perspective. First, this book does more than discuss theory, it uses case studies and personal testimonies in the debate. Human rights as an area of academic interest cannot be easily divorced from human rights struggles and the reality of contemporary conditions. Second, the book is aimed at what is an emerging and growing cross-disciplinary field of study. Human rights issues are increasingly coming to the fore in a number of academic debates. Whereas the study of human rights has traditionally been included in departments of law, international relations and philosophy, a number of courses are now being set up in departments of sociology and anthropology. Consequently, there is an increasing need to bring these disparate approaches together.
Author : Thomas Mertens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108416313
Provides students with an introduction to legal philosophy, using the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to reflect on human rights.
Author : William Atkins Edmundson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 1139229265
"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--
Author : William A. Edmundson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521803985
The only accessible and readable introduction to rights.
Author : Andrew Clapham
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198706168
Focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, and discrimination, this book will help readers to understand for themselves the controversies and complexities behind human rights.
Author : Tom Campbell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134461769
In this comprehensive introduction, Tom Campbell introduces and critically examines the key philosophical debates about rights.
Author : Edmundson, William Atkins Edmundson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 1107228727
"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--
Author : Hilaire Barnett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780429840524
This book identifies the definition of a child within the law, the rights of children, and discusses the extent to which primarily English law gives adequate recognition to and protection of these rights. To what extent does English law gives adequate recognition to and protection of the rights of children? Historically the idea of and protection of rights has focused on parental rights rather than the rights of the child. The rights of children have remained far less recognised and certain until recently. Using case studies from the United Kingdom and beyond, this book takes a thematic approach to children’s rights and considers topics including: underlying concepts such as the welfare of the child and safeguarding, the right to education and to medical treatment, the right to freedom from abuse and/or sexual and commercial exploitation, including contemporary challenges from forced marriage, FGM, modern slavery and trafficking, the role of the State in relation to children in need of care and protection, children's rights in the criminal justice system, the right to contract and employment. In addition, the book provides an introduction to key aspects of domestic and international law, including the Children Act 1989, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998. The book will be of great interest to law and social science students in the areas of Child Development and Protection, Human Rights Law, Family Law, Child Law, and Child Studies, as well as to social workers, police officers, magistrates, probation officers and other related professions.
Author : William A. Edmundson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521008700
This is the only accessible and readable introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights. It is organized chronologically, and discusses important events, such as the French Revolution. As an undergraduate text it is well-suited to introductions to political philosophy, moral philosophy, and ethics. It could also be used in courses on political theory in departments of political science and government, and in courses on legal theory in law schools.
Author : Mary E. Williams
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028571235
"The rights of women, refugees, child laborers, and political prisoners are among the issues debated in this collection of articles and essays ... Contributors from many sides include Hillary Rodham Clinton, Midge Decter, Katha Pollitt, Jimmy Carter, Amnesty International, and the China Internet Information Center ... There are fine bibliographies to stiumulate students' further reading." Booklist.
Author : Michael Haas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135005795
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to international human rights -- international human rights law, why international human rights have increasingly risen to world prominence, what is being done about violations of human rights, and what might be done to further promote the cause of international human rights so that everyone may one day have their rights respected regardless of who they are or where they live. It explains: how the concept of international human rights has developed over time the variety of types of human rights (civil-political rights, economic-social rights, as well as a delineation of war crimes) empirical findings from statistical research on human rights institutional efforts to promote human rights an extensive listing of international human rights agreements identification of recent prosecutions of war criminals in domestic and international tribunals ongoing efforts to promote human rights through international aid programs the newest dimensions in the field of human rights (gay rights, animal rights, environmental rights). Richly illustrated throughout with case studies, controversies, court cases, think points, historical examples, biographical statements, and suggestions for further reading, International Human Rights is the ideal introduction for all students of human rights. The book will also be useful for human rights activists to learn how and where to file human rights complaints in order to bring violators to justice. The new edition is fully updated and includes new material on: the Obama presidency the Arab Spring and its aftermath the workings of the International Criminal Court quantitative analyses of human rights war crimes.
Author : Dinah L. Shelton
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839103193
Now in its second edition, Dinah Shelton’s pioneering book provides a uniquely accessible introduction to the history and the latest developments in international human rights law. Exploring the origins, customs and institutions that have emerged globally and regionally in the last two centuries, this incisive book guides readers through the major treaties and declarations that form the foundations of the discipline today.
Author : Brett G. Scharffs,Ewelina U. Ochab
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000457346
The Punta del Este Declaration, and this book dedicated to elaborating upon it, is devoted to exploring the ways that human dignity for everyone everywhere can be a useful tool in helping to address the challenges and strains facing human rights in the world today. In 2018, an initiative was instigated to revitalize the human rights project by way of engaging the notion of human dignity. This resulted in the Punta Del Este Declaration on Human Dignity for Everyone Everywhere (Punta Del Este Declaration), a declaration co-authored by over 30 human rights experts from all over the world. The Punta Del Este Declaration simplifies and brings coherence to the concept of human dignity in 10 brief statements that capture the many dimensions and aspects of human dignity and the practical ways that human dignity is useful in the promotion of human rights. This book provides an overview of how the notion of human dignity has been used to strengthen human rights. It discusses how human dignity playsmany different roles in human rights discourse and has the force to revitalize the human rights project; it is the foundational principle upon which the human rights project is built. But it is also the telos, or end goal, of human rights. At the same time, it is an important evaluative mechanism for assessing how well a country is doing in the implementation of human rights. The book will be a valuable resource for all those working in the areas of International Human Rights Law, Legal Philosophy, and Law and Religion.