Challenges Of Human Rights In Latin America

Author : César Landa
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781527521032

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Challenges of Human Rights in Latin America by César Landa Pdf

Latin America offers a democratic and constitutional process, with the goals to respect fundamental human rights and control the excess of power. Nevertheless, the weaknesses of the rule of law’s institutions does not guarantee for all citizens the protection of old and new rights. In this sense, the Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference organized by the Inter-American Network on Fundamental Rights and Democracy (RED–IDD) is an annual meeting of professors and researchers from the different universities of Latin America, addressing topics of particular importance regarding the possibilities and challenges of the consolidation of the constitutional state in the region. This book presents the minutes of the Fourth Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference, and explores topics such as political rights and the consolidation of democracy in Latin America; impeachment and judicial guarantees; the challenges of freedom of information: and judicial protection and due process, amongst others.

Author : Casar Landa,César Landa Arroyo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 1527518000

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Challenges of Human Rights in Latin America by Casar Landa,César Landa Arroyo Pdf

Latin America offers a democratic and constitutional process, with the goals to respect fundamental human rights and control the excess of power. Nevertheless, the weaknesses of the rule of laws institutions does not guarantee for all citizens the protection of old and new rights. In this sense, the Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference organized by the Inter-American Network on Fundamental Rights and Democracy (REDIDD) is an annual meeting of professors and researchers from the different universities of Latin America, addressing topics of particular importance regarding the possibilities and challenges of the consolidation of the constitutional state in the region. This book presents the minutes of the Fourth Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference, and explores topics such as political rights and the consolidation of democracy in Latin America; impeachment and judicial guarantees; the challenges of freedom of information: and judicial protection and due process, amongst others.

Author : Sonia Cardenas
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780812201543

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Human Rights in Latin America by Sonia Cardenas Pdf

For the last half century, Latin America has been plagued by civil wars, dictatorships, torture, legacies of colonialism and racism, and other evils. The region has also experienced dramatic—if uneven—human rights improvements. The accounts of how Latin America's people have dealt with the persistent threats to their fundamental rights offer lessons for people around the world. Human Rights in Latin America: A Politics of Terror and Hope is the first textbook to provide a comprehensive introduction to the human rights issues facing an area that constitutes more than half of the Western Hemisphere. Leading human rights researcher and educator Sonia Cardenas brings together regional examples of both terror and hope, emphasizing the dualities inherent in human rights struggles. Organized by three pivotal topics—human rights violations, reform, and accountability—this book offers an authoritative synthesis of research on human rights on the continent. From historical accounts of abuse to successful transnational campaigns and legal battles, Human Rights in Latin America explores the tensions underlying a vast range of human rights initiatives. In addition to surveying the roles of the United States, relatives of the disappeared, and truth commissions, Cardenas covers newer ground in addressing the colonial and ideological underpinnings of human rights abuses, emerging campaigns for disability and sexuality rights, and regional dynamics relating to the International Criminal Court. Engagingly written and fully illustrated, Human Rights in Latin America creates an important niche among human rights and Latin American textbooks. Ample supplementary resources—including discussion questions, interdisciplinary reading lists, filmographies, online resources, internship opportunities, and instructor assignments—make this an especially valuable text for use in human rights courses.

Author : Edward L. Cleary
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-08-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173004529216

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The Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America by Edward L. Cleary Pdf

6. Transnational networking for human rights protection

Author : Anna Berti Suman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004367814

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The Human Right to Water in Latin America by Anna Berti Suman Pdf

In The Human Right to Water in Latin America, Anna Berti Suman investigates the development of the right to water and of water law in the Latin American context, illustrating the Latin American contribution in stimulating the social, political, and economic debate on the right to water, regionally and worldwide.

Author : Malayna Raftopoulos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351135610

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Social-Environmental Conflicts, Extractivism and Human Rights in Latin America by Malayna Raftopoulos Pdf

This book focuses on the issues of global environmental injustice and human rights violations and explores the scope and limits of the potential of human rights to influence environmental justice. It offers a multidisciplinary perspective on contemporary development discussions, analysing some of the crucial challenges, contradictions and promises within current environmental and human rights practices in Latin America. The contributors examine how the extraction and exploitation of natural resources and the further commodification of nature have affected local communities in the region and how these policies have impacted on the promotion and protection of human rights as communities struggle to defend their rights and territories. The book analyses the emergence of transnational activism in the context of collective action organised around socio-environmental conflicts, the infringement of basic human rights and the emergence of alternative and sometimes conflicting development models. Furthermore, it critically discusses why governments are often willing to override their commitments to sustainability and human rights to promote their development agenda. The chapters originally published as a special issue in The International Journal of Human Rights.

Author : John R. Bolton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Elections
ISBN : MINN:31951002976033J

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Human Rights Challenges in Central America for the UN by John R. Bolton Pdf

Author : Maria Eugenia Ibarrarán,José Luis Garcia Aguilar
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781800712522

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From Human to Post Human Security in Latin America by Maria Eugenia Ibarrarán,José Luis Garcia Aguilar Pdf

From Human to Post Human Security in Latin America provides a fresh look to some acute problems regarding human security in Latin America: human rights and dignity, water, food and health insecurities. This is essential reading for professionals, practitioners, and those interested in human security in Latin America.

Author : Liliana Lyra Jubilut,Marcia Vera Espinoza,Gabriela Mezzanotti
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800731158

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Latin America and Refugee Protection by Liliana Lyra Jubilut,Marcia Vera Espinoza,Gabriela Mezzanotti Pdf

Looking at refugee protection in Latin America, this landmark edited collection assesses what the region has achieved in recent years. It analyses Latin America’s main documents in refugee protection, evaluates the particular aspects of different regimes, and reviews their emergence, development and effect, to develop understanding of refugee protection in the region. Drawing from multidisciplinary texts from both leading academics and practitioners, this comprehensive, innovative and highly topical book adopts an analytical framework to understand and improve Latin America’s protection of refugees.

Author : Mariana Cunha,Antônio Márcio da Silva
Publisher : Springer
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783319962085

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Human Rights, Social Movements and Activism in Contemporary Latin American Cinema by Mariana Cunha,Antônio Márcio da Silva Pdf

This edited collection explores how contemporary Latin American cinema has dealt with and represented issues of human rights, moving beyond many of the recurring topics for Latin American films. Through diverse interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological approaches, and analyses of different audiovisual media from fictional and documentary films to digitally-distributed activist films, the contributions discuss the theme of human rights in cinema in connection to various topics and concepts. Chapters in the volume explore the prison system, state violence, the Mexican dirty war, the Chilean dictatorship, debt, transnational finance, indigenous rights, social movement, urban occupation, the right to housing, intersectionality, LGBTT and women’s rights in the context of a number of Latin American countries. By so doing, it assesses the long overdue relation between cinema and human rights in the region, thus opening new avenues to aid the understanding of cinema’s role in social transformation.

Author : Laurie S. Wiseberg,Harry M. Scoble
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : UOM:39015015028965

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Human Rights Directory, Latin America, Africa, Asia by Laurie S. Wiseberg,Harry M. Scoble Pdf

Author : Luis van Isschot
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780299299842

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The Social Origins of Human Rights by Luis van Isschot Pdf

Offering deep insight to the lives of human rights activists in a conflict zone, against the backdrop of major historical changes that shaped Latin America in the twentieth century, this book illuminates the critical role of human rights organizations in bringing violence to public attention and analyzing its causes and consequences.

Author : Sonia Cardenas,Rebecca K. Root
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512822663

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Human Rights in Latin America by Sonia Cardenas,Rebecca K. Root Pdf

For decades, Latin America has been plagued by civil wars, dictatorships, torture, legacies of colonialism, racism, and inequality. The region has also experienced dramatic—if uneven—human rights improvements, shedding light on the politics of transformation. The accounts of how Latin America’s people have dealt with the persistent threats to their fundamental rights offer lessons for people around the world. Human Rights in Latin America provides a comprehensive introduction to the human rights issues facing an area that constitutes more than half of the Western Hemisphere. This second edition brings together regional case studies and thematic chapters to explore cutting-edge issues and developments in the field. From historical accounts of abuse to successful transnational campaigns and legal battles, Human Rights in Latin America explores the dynamics underlying a vast range of human rights initiatives. In addition to surveying the roles of the United States, relatives of the disappeared, and truth commissions, Sonia Cardenas and Rebecca Root cover newer ground in addressing the colonial and ideological underpinnings of human rights abuses, emerging campaigns for gender and sexuality rights, and regional dynamics relating to the International Criminal Court. Engagingly written and fully illustrated, Human Rights in Latin America fills an important niche among human rights and Latin American textbooks. Ample supplementary resources—including discussion questions, interdisciplinary reading lists, filmographies, online resources, internship opportunities, and instructor assignments—make this an especially valuable text for use in human rights courses.

Author : Elizabeth Jelin,Eric Hershberg
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037439315

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Constructing Democracy by Elizabeth Jelin,Eric Hershberg Pdf

Comprises 12 essays which cover the the adjustment of the armed forces to democracy, human rights in democratization processes, the Latin American human rights network, the looting of democratic discourse by the Guatemalan military, citizenship in democracy, indigenous rights, racial and sex discrimination, and violence in the Latin American democratic transition.

Author : Cath Collins
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780271036878

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Post-transitional Justice by Cath Collins Pdf

"Analyzes how activists, legal strategies, and judicial receptivity to human rights claims are constructing new accountability outcomes for human rights violations in Chile and El Salvador"--Provided by publisher.