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Applied human rights

Author : Bart Wernaart
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789086869435

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What do human rights look like when we present them as action-based, bottom-up concepts, and not exclusively as legal items? After all, when we narrow down human rights to a legal concept only, we do not do justice to its meaning. In many professions and branches the idea of human rights is used in jargon, as guiding principles and as a source of inspiration. Human rights make a difference, albeit not necessarily as an enforceable legal concept. This facet of human rights - its practical application beyond lawmakers and lawyers - is deeply underexplored and deserves much more attention. Applied human rights are not per se a matter of lawmaking and enforcement only: it can be part of a mission and vision of companies, it is sometimes at the core of artistic work, it can be a leading principle in social work - especially considering the rights of the child, and it is used as a guiding principle in technological innovation. Human rights are not just for lawyers, but also for managers, engineers, social workers, musicians, local governments, law enforcers, designers and business people. However, and not surprisingly, in each branch the impact and implications of human rights differ. Therefore, it is time for a comprehensive textbook in which the idea of human rights is not exclusively explored as a legal concept, but instead discussed from various applied perspectives. In this book, we explore human rights as an applied concept: as something we do. The chapters are written by an international group of leading experts in a wide range of disciplines and themes, including technology development, social studies, pedagogy, business strategy, public governance, the arts, philosophy and law.

Human Rights in a Changing World

Author : Artemis Z. Giotsa
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Human rights
ISBN : 1536138835

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Human Rights in a Changing World by Artemis Z. Giotsa Pdf

The key terms in this book human rights, changing the world, research, and applied approaches reflect the approach to explore the relationship between human rights in different disciplines in our changing world. This handbook discusses current issues on human rights, such as research and applied approaches and trends in contemporary society. It opens up new avenues for research in worldwide development and new directions needed in the area of human rights. This book contains twenty chapters from different disciplines covering many aspects of human rights. It was written to be a supplemental textbook for undergraduate and graduate students studying social sciences and human rights, as well as social scientists, researchers and teachers. However, since the subject of the book is intrinsically interesting to almost anyone, the book is written in a way that is comprehensive to other readers.

Applied Human Rights

Author : Bart Wernaart
Publisher : Brill Wageningen Academic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9086863906

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Applied Human Rights by Bart Wernaart Pdf

What do human rights look like when we present them as action-based, bottom-up concepts, and not exclusively as legal items? In this comprehensive textbook the idea of human rights is not exclusively explored as a legal concept, but instead discussed from various applied perspectives.

Protecting Human Rights Defenders at Risk

Author : Alice M. Nah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429688003

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Protecting Human Rights Defenders at Risk by Alice M. Nah Pdf

This book assesses the construction, operation and effects of the international protection regime for human rights defenders, which has evolved significantly over the last twenty years in response to the risks people face as they promote and protect human rights. Drawing upon the experiences of human rights defenders who continue to persevere in their activism in Indonesia, Egypt, Kenya, Mexico and Colombia, this edited collection examines the ways in which formal protection mechanisms by state and civil society actors intersect with self-protection measures and informal protection initiatives by families and friends. It highlights that protection practices are most effective when they are designed to address the specific risks that human rights defenders face (which are gendered and intersectional); reflect how defenders understand ‘risk’, ‘security’ and ‘protection’; and are appropriate for the dynamic sociopolitical and legal contexts in which defenders operate. This book proposes ways in which the protection of human rights defenders at risk should be reimagined and practised. This book will be a thought-provoking guide for students and scholars of politics, international relations, law and human rights, as well as to practitioners engaged in the protection of human rights defenders at risk.

Applied Human Resource Management

Author : Kenneth M. York
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412954914

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Applied Human Resource Management by Kenneth M. York Pdf

Covers critical issues in the effective management of human resources, which can be used for class discussions, or be given as homework problems, or used as essay questions on tests.

Research Methods in Human Rights

Author : Bård A. Andreassen,Claire Methven O’Brien,Hans-Otto Sano
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781803922614

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Research Methods in Human Rights by Bård A. Andreassen,Claire Methven O’Brien,Hans-Otto Sano Pdf

In this thoroughly revised second edition editors Bård A. Andreassen, Claire Methven O’Brien and Hans-Otto Sano advance contemporary discussions on human rights methodology, bringing together an array of leading scholars to offer instruction and guidance on the methodological approaches to human rights research.

Economic Liberties and Human Rights

Author : Jahel Queralt,Bas van der Vossen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351329590

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Economic Liberties and Human Rights by Jahel Queralt,Bas van der Vossen Pdf

The status of economic liberties remains a serious lacuna in the theory and practice of human rights. Should a minimally just society protect the freedoms to sell, save, profit and invest? Is being prohibited to run a business a human rights violation? While these liberties enjoy virtually no support from the existing philosophical theories of human rights and little protection by the international human rights law, they are of tremendous importance in the lives of individuals, and particularly the poor. Like most individual liberties, economic liberties increase our ability to lead our own life. When we enjoy them, we can choose the occupational paths that best fit us and, in so doing, define who they are in relation to others. Furthermore, in the absence of good jobs, economic liberties allow us to create an alternative path to subsistence. This is critical for the millions of working poor in developing countries who earn their livelihoods by engaging in independent economic activities. Insecure economic liberties leave them vulnerable to harassment, bribery and other forms of abuse from middlemen and public officials. This book opens a debate about the moral and legal status of economic liberties as human rights. It brings together political and legal theorists working in the domain of human rights and global justice, as well as people engaged in the practice of human rights, to engage in both foundational and applied issues concerning these questions.

Human Rights at Work

Author : Colin Fenwick,Tonia Novitz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781847315977

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Human Rights at Work by Colin Fenwick,Tonia Novitz Pdf

Concerns associated with globalisation of markets, exacerbated by the 'credit crunch', have placed pressure on many nation states to make their labour markets more 'flexible'. In so doing, many states have sought to reduce labour standards and to diminish the influence of trade unions as the advocates of such standards. One response to this development, both nationally and internationally, has been to emphasise that workers' rights are fundamental human rights. This collection of essays examines whether this is an appropriate or effective strategy. The book begins by considering the translation of human rights discourse into labour standards, namely how theory might be put into practice. The remainder of the book tests hypotheses posited in the first chapter and is divided into three parts. The first part investigates, through a number of national case studies, how, in practice, workers' rights are treated as human rights in the domestic legal context. These ten chapters cover African, American, Asian, European, and Pacific countries. The second part consists of essays which analyse the operation of regional or international systems for human rights promotion, and their particular relevance to the treatment of workers' rights as human rights. The final part consists of chapters which explore regulatory alternatives to the traditional use of human rights law. The book concludes by considering the merits of various regulatory approaches.

Ombuds Institutions, Good Governance and the International Human Rights System

Author : Linda C. Reif
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004273962

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Ombuds Institutions, Good Governance and the International Human Rights System by Linda C. Reif Pdf

This book uses comparative law and comparative international law approaches to explore the role of human rights ombuds, classic-based ombuds and other types of ombuds institutions in human rights protection and promotion, their methods of application of international and domestic human rights law and their roles in strengthening good governance. It highlights the increasing importance of national human rights ombuds institutions globally and their roles as national human rights institutions (NHRIs).

Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights

Author : Christina Binder,Manfred Nowak,Jane A. Hofbauer,Philipp Janig
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 3500 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789903610

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Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights by Christina Binder,Manfred Nowak,Jane A. Hofbauer,Philipp Janig Pdf

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights is the most comprehensive reference work in the field of international human rights protection. Comprising over 340 entries, presented alphabetically, and available online and in print, the Encyclopedia addresses the full range of themes associated with the study and practice of human rights in the modern world. The topics range from substantive human rights to the relevant institutions, legal documents, conceptual and procedural issues of international law and a wide variety of thematic entries. The Encyclopedia has a distinct focus on international human rights law but at the same time is enriched by approaches from the broader social, sciences making it a truly unique and multi-disciplinary resource.

Human Rights Ethics

Author : Clark Butler
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 1557534802

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Human Rights Ethics by Clark Butler Pdf

Human Rights Ethics makes an important contribution to contemporary philosophical and political debates concerning the advancement of global justice and human rights. Butler's book also lays claim to a significant place in both normative ethics and human rights studies in as much as it seeks to vindicate a universalistic, rational approach to human rights ethics. Butler's innovative approach is not based on murky claims to "natural rights" that supposedly hold wherever human beings exist; nor does it succumb to the traditional problems of justification associated with utilitarianism, Kantianism, and other procedural approaches to human rights studies. Instead, Butler proposes "a dialectical justification of human rights by indirect proof" that claims not to be question begging. Very much in the spirit of Hegel and Habermas, Butler proposes to vindicate a "totally rational account of human rights," but one that depends concretely and historically on a dialectically constructed "right to freedom of thought in its universal modes."

Metaphysics of Human Rights 1948-2018

Author : Luca Di Donato,Elisa Grimi
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781622735594

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Metaphysics of Human Rights 1948-2018 by Luca Di Donato,Elisa Grimi Pdf

The 1948 Declaration of Human Rights demanded a collaboration among exponents from around the world. Embodying many different cultural perspectives, it was driven by a like-minded belief in the importance of finding common principles that would be essential for the very survival of civilization. Although an arduous and extensive process, the result was a much sought-after and collective endeavor that would be referenced for decades to come. Motivated by the seventieth anniversary of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and enriched by the contributions of eminent scholars, this volume aims to be a reflection on human rights and their universality. The underlying question is whether or not, after seventy years, this document can be considered universal, or better yet, how to define the concept of “universality.” We live in an age in which this notion seems to be guided not so much by the values that the subject intrinsically perceives as good, but rather by the demands of the subject. Universality is thus no longer deduced by something that is objectively given, within the shared praxis. Conversely, what seems to have to be universal is what we want to be valid for everyone. This volume will be of interest to those currently engaged in research or studying in a variety of fields including Philosophy, Politics and Law.

Human Rights and Development in the new Millennium

Author : Paul Gready,Wouter Vandenhole
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136017605

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Human Rights and Development in the new Millennium by Paul Gready,Wouter Vandenhole Pdf

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.

Using Human Rights to Counter Terrorism

Author : Manfred Nowak
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781784715274

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Using Human Rights to Counter Terrorism by Manfred Nowak Pdf

While providing a substantive legal analysis of the links between human rights and counter-terrorism, this book provides the tools to successfully argue that a human rights approach does not undermine the fight against terrorism. Through practical examples, it shows that a State’s lack of respect for human rights hinders its fight against terrorism and can be counter-productive. The contributing experts represent a wide breadth of experience at the national and international levels, and bring their unique approach to each cross-cutting topic.

The Human Right to a Healthy Environment

Author : John H. Knox,Ramin Pejan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108421195

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The Human Right to a Healthy Environment by John H. Knox,Ramin Pejan Pdf

This book considers and clarifies many different facets of the international human right to a healthy environment.