Democracy As Human Rights

Author : Michael Goodhart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135431952

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Democracy as Human Rights by Michael Goodhart Pdf

Is global democracy possible? The most prominent institutional manifestations of this concept-the UN, WTO, IMF and World Bank-have been skewered as cloistered anti-democratic institutions by anti-globalization activists. Meanwhile, proponents of globalization advocate reforming these institutions to make them more transparent. Michael Goodhart argues that both views fail to recognize the complex link between modern democracy and the sovereign state and the degree to which globalization challenges the modern conceptualization of democracy. Original and historically informed, Democracy as Human Rights provides a carefully argued theory of democracy in which traditional representative government is supported by global institutions designed to guarantee fundamental human rights.

Author : Carol C. Gould
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521541271

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Globalizing Democracy and Human Rights by Carol C. Gould Pdf

In her new book Carol Gould addresses the fundamental issue of democratizing globalization, that is to say of finding ways to open transnational institutions and communities to democratic participation by those widely affected by their decisions.The book develops a framework for expanding participation in crossborder decisions, arguing for a broader understanding of human rights and introducing a new role for the ideas of care and solidarity at a distance. Accessibly written with a minimum of technical jargon this is a major new contribution to political philosophy.

Author : John R. Wallach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108422574

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Democracy and Goodness by John R. Wallach Pdf

Proposes a new democratic theory, rooted in activity not consent, and intrinsically related to historical understandings of power and ethics.

Author : Todd Landman
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849664868

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Human Rights and Democracy by Todd Landman Pdf

The 20th century has been described as the bloodiest in human history, but it was also the century in which people around the world embraced ideas of democracy and human rights as never before, constructing social, political and legal institutions seeking to contain human behaviour. Todd Landman offers an optimistic, yet cautionary tale of these developments, drawing on the literature, from politics, international relations and international law. He celebrates the global turn from tyranny and violence towards democracy and rights but also warns of the precariousness of these achievements in the face of democratic setbacks and the undermining of rights commitments by many countries during the so-called 'War on Terror'.

Author : Rory O'Connell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107035072

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Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights by Rory O'Connell Pdf

Explores how the European Court of Human Rights understands 'democracy' and might support more deliberative, participatory and inclusive practices.

Author : Hans Köchler
Publisher : International Progress Organization
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 3900704082

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Democracy and Human Rights by Hans Köchler Pdf

Author : Ivelaw L. Griffith,Betty N. Sedoc-Dahlberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : 0367315386

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Democracy and Human Rights in the Caribbean by Ivelaw L. Griffith,Betty N. Sedoc-Dahlberg Pdf

The Caribbean, like regions elsewhere, is caught in what has been called democracy's global ?Third Wave.? In this volume, contributors examine the nature of democratization in the region together with its accessory, human rights. The emphasis is to extend the analysis and debates beyond political democracy and civil and political rights to consider

Author : Silja Voeneky,Gerald L. Neuman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108420945

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Human Rights, Democracy, and Legitimacy in a World of Disorder by Silja Voeneky,Gerald L. Neuman Pdf

Examines a trio of key concepts that help to stabilize states and the international order: human rights, democracy, and legitimacy.

Author : Jamil Salmi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Capitalism
ISBN : UOM:39015029551382

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Violence and Democratic Society by Jamil Salmi Pdf

"While violations of human rights continue all over the world, Western criticisms and campaigns have too often presented them either in a Cold War context or with what some people in the South see as an anti-Third World bias. This not only undermines their political impact, but implies that the human rights record of Western societies is almost blameless." "Jamil Salmi's significant contribution in this book is to develop a new conceptualisation of human rights violations. This goes beyond the Western liberal tradition and provides a broader classification, applicable to any society - be it capitalist or socialist, industrialised or Third World. Drawing on impeccably authoritative sources, including Amnesty International, this plain-speaking and powerful argument illuminates not only cases of clear and direct violence, such as torture, but also forces our attention to situations where violence is disguised and indirect: the threat of environmental damage to human life, the repressive violence of racism and sexism, and the alienating and dehumanising effects of unemployment."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,International Bar Association
Publisher : New York and Geneva : United Nations
Page : 885 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211541417

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Human Rights In The Administration Of Justice by United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,International Bar Association Pdf

Independent legal professionals play a key role in the administration of justice and the protection of human rights. Judges, prosecutors and lawyers need access to information on human rights standards laid down in the main international legal instruments and to related jurisprudence developed by universal and regional monitoring bodies. This publication, which includes a manual and a facilitator's guide, seeks to provide a comprehensive core curriculum on international human rights standards for legal professionals. It includes a CD-ROM containing the full electronic text of the manual in pdf format.

Author : Elizabeth Jelin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780429720673

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Constructing Democracy by Elizabeth Jelin Pdf

In this pathbreaking contribution to debates about human rights, democracy, and society, distinguished social scientists from Latin America and the United States move beyond questions of state terror, violence, and similar abuses to embrace broader concepts of human rights: citizenship, identity, civil society, racism, gender discrimination, and po

Author : Akrivopoulou, Christina
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781522507246

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Defending Human Rights and Democracy in the Era of Globalization by Akrivopoulou, Christina Pdf

The era of technology in which we reside has ushered in a more globalized and connected world. While many benefits are gained from this connectivity, possible disadvantages to issues of human rights are developed as well. Defending Human Rights and Democracy in the Era of Globalization is a pivotal resource for the latest research on the effects of a globalized society regarding issues relating to social ethics and civil rights. Highlighting relevant concepts on political autonomy, migration, and asylum, this book is ideally designed for academicians, professionals, practitioners, and upper-level students interested in the ongoing concerns of human rights.

Author : Eva Erman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351929592

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Human Rights and Democracy by Eva Erman Pdf

This volume explores the relationship between human rights and democracy within both the theoretical and empirical field. It is a book within the tradition of deliberative democracy, although it focuses on global institutions and human rights rather than nation-state or federalist democracy. Eva Erman problematizes the absence of political rights in the global human rights discourse from a deliberative standpoint. Starting out from and at the same time criticizing Habermas' discourse theory of law and democracy, she makes a significant contribution to a discourse theory of human rights and applies it to a global rights institution, the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights. This is an innovative study that offers tools for democratizing existing global political institutions, and is therefore suitable for philosophers, political theorists, scholars of human rights and those interested in democracy.

Author : David Beetham
Publisher : Polity
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745623158

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Democracy and Human Rights by David Beetham Pdf

What is democracy? How do we know when we have it? Is liberal democracy merely one, or the only, version of democracy.

Author : Helmut P. Aust,Esra Demir-Gürsel
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781839108341

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The European Court of Human Rights by Helmut P. Aust,Esra Demir-Gürsel Pdf

This insightful book considers how the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is faced with numerous challenges which emanate from authoritarian and populist tendencies arising across its member states. It argues that it is now time to reassess how the ECHR responds to such challenges to the protection of human rights in the light of its historical origins.