Human Rights Based Change

Author : Paul Gready,Wouter Vandenhole
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,9 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.

Author : Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso,Hans-Otto Sano
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781315459431

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Human Rights-Based Change by Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso,Hans-Otto Sano Pdf

This book provides different analytical perspectives into how human rights-based approaches to development (HRBADs) contribute to change. Based on the understanding that HRBADs are increasingly integrated into development and governance discourse and processes in many societies and organisations, it explores how the reinforcement of human rights principles and norms has impacted the practices and processes of development policy implementation. To reflect on the nature of the change that such efforts may imply, the chapters examine critically traditional and innovative ways of mainstreaming and institutionalising human right in judicial, bureaucratic and organisational processes in development work. Attention is also paid to the results assessment and causal debates in the human rights field. The articles discuss important questions concerning the legitimacy of and preconditions for change. What is the change that development efforts should seek to contribute to and who should have the power to define such change? What is required of institutional structures and processes within development organisations and agencies in order for human rights integration and institutionalisation to have transformative potential? This book was previously published as a special issue of the Nordic Journal of Human Rights.

Author : Ottavio Quirico,Mouloud Boumghar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317662686

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Climate Change and Human Rights by Ottavio Quirico,Mouloud Boumghar Pdf

Do anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions affect human rights? Should fundamental rights constrain climate policies? Scientific evidence demonstrates that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions contribute to increasing atmospheric temperatures, soon passing the compromising threshold of 2° C. Consequences such as Typhoon Haiyan prove that climate alteration has the potential to significantly impair basic human needs. Although the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and human rights regulatory regimes have so far proceeded separately, awareness is arising about their reciprocal implications. Based on tripartite fundamental obligations, this volume explores the relationship between climate change and interdependent human rights, through the lens of an international and comparative perspective. Along the lines of the metaphor of the ‘wall’, the research ultimately investigates the possibility of overcoming the divide between universal rights and climate change, and underlying barriers. This book aims to be a useful resource not only for practitioners, policymakers, academics, and students in international, comparative, environmental law and politics and human rights, but also for the wider public.

Author : Stephen Humphreys
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780521762762

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Human Rights and Climate Change by Stephen Humphreys Pdf

This inquiry into the human rights dimensions of climate change identifies future perspectives, concerns and dilemmas for law and policy.

Author : Jude Rand
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780855986070

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Rights-based Approaches by Jude Rand Pdf

This report presents the findings of a collaborative Learning Project between CARE USA and Oxfam America, who compared RBA projects with non-RBA projects and identified best practices; and lessons that could be used to improve the application of rights-based approaches in programming.

Author : Samuel Hickey,Diana Mitlin
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781565492721

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Rights-based Approaches to Development by Samuel Hickey,Diana Mitlin Pdf

* Comprehensive summary and case studies of major of rights-based approach to development * Arranged in point/counterpoint format The associations between human rights and the work of development activists didn’t receive widespread attention from international development agencies until the mid to late 1990s. The most visible sign that attitudes were changing occurred when the UN held its World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen in 1995. From that point on, rights became a stated objective of most agencies, regardless of the level of effort they actually spent in incorporating these ideas into their activities. Now, over a decade after that crucial turning point, Rights-Based Approaches to Development reflects on the effect of the development community’s major shift in focus from market-based frameworks to a rights-based one. Contributors, both academics and practitioners, reflect on their experience with rights-based development activities. They draw out the current debates, theoretical and practical concerns and achievements, and larger implications about poverty and the relationship between citizens and the state. With powerful insights into where the development community has been and where it needs to go, Rights-Based Approaches to Development is critical to understanding the role of social justice in the context of development.

Author : Anita Cheria,Sriprapha Petcharamesree,Edwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Human rights
ISBN : UOM:39015061254465

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A Human Rights Approach to Development by Anita Cheria,Sriprapha Petcharamesree,Edwin Pdf

Author : Sumudu Atapattu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317910619

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Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change by Sumudu Atapattu Pdf

Despite the clear link between climate change and human rights with the potential for virtually all protected rights to be undermined as a result of climate change, its catastrophic impact on human beings was not really understood as a human rights issue until recently. This book examines the link between climate change and human rights in a comprehensive manner. It looks at human rights approaches to climate change, including the jurisprudential bases for human rights and the environment, the theoretical framework governing human rights and the environment, and the different approaches to this including benchmarks. In addition to a discussion of human rights implications of international environmental law principles in the climate change regime, the book explores how the human rights framework can be used in relation to mitigation, adaption, and adjudication. Other chapters examine how vulnerable groups –women, indigenous peoples and climate "refugees" – would be disproportionately affected by climate change. The book then goes on to discuss a new category of people created by climate change, those who will be rendered stateless as a result of states disappearing and displaced by climate change, and whether human rights law can adequately address these emerging issues.

Author : Michael Grodin,Daniel Tarantola,George Annas,Sofia Gruskin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1074 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136688638

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Health and Human Rights in a Changing World by Michael Grodin,Daniel Tarantola,George Annas,Sofia Gruskin Pdf

Health and Human Rights in a Changing World is a comprehensive and contemporary collection of readings and original material examining health and human rights from a global perspective. Editors Grodin, Tarantola, Annas, and Gruskin are well-known for their previous two volumes (published by Routledge) on this increasingly important subject to the global community. The editors have contextualized each of the five sections with foundational essays; each reading concludes with discussion topics, questions, and suggested readings. This book also includes Points of View sections—originally written perspectives by important authors in the field. Section I is a Health and Human Rights Overview that lays out the essential knowledge base and provides the foundation for the following sections. Section II brings in notions of concepts, methods, and governance framing the application of health and human rights, in particular the Human Rights-based Approaches to Health. Section III sheds light on issues of heightened vulnerability and special protection, stressing that the health and human rights record of any nation, any community, is determined by what is being done and not done about those who are most in need. Section IV focuses on addressing system failures where health and human rights issues have been documented, recognized, even at times proclaimed as priorities, and yet insufficiently attended to as a result of State denial, unwillingness, or incapacity. Section V examines the relevance of the health and human rights paradigm to a changing world, underscoring contemporary global challenges and responses. Finally, a Concluding Note brings together the key themes of this set of articles and attempts to project a vision of the future.

Author : Par Engstrom,Courtney Hillebrecht
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000008432

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The Inter-American Human Rights System by Par Engstrom,Courtney Hillebrecht Pdf

At the time of the adoption of the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man in 1948, there was little indication that the Declaration would ultimately yield a highly institutionalized system comprised of a quasi-judicial Inter-American Commission and an authoritative Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Today, however, the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS) has emerged as a central actor in the global human rights regime. This comprehensive volume explores the institutional changes and transformations that the IAHRS has undergone since its creation, offering contributions and insights from a variety of disciplines including history, law, and political science. The book shows how institutional change has affected and been affected by the System’s normative leanings, rules of procedure and institutional design, as well as by the position of the IAHRS within the broader landscape of the Americas. The authors examine institutional change from a variety of angles, including the process of change in historical context, normative and legal developments, and the dynamic relationship between the IAHRS and other regional and international human rights institutions. This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of Human Rights.

Author : Dimitra Manou,Andrew Baldwin,Dug Cubie,Anja Mihr,Teresa Thorp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317222330

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Climate Change, Migration and Human Rights by Dimitra Manou,Andrew Baldwin,Dug Cubie,Anja Mihr,Teresa Thorp Pdf

Climate Change already having serious impacts on the lives of millions of people across the world. These impacts are not only ecological, but also social, economic and legal. Among the most significant of such impacts is climate change-induced migration. The implications of this on human rights raise pressing questions, which require serious scholarly reflection. Drawing together experts in this field, Climate Change, Migration and Human Rights offers a fresh perspective on human rights law and policy issues in the climate change regime by examining the interrelationships between various aspects of human rights, climate change and migration. Three key themes are explored: understanding the concepts of human dignity, human rights and human security; the theoretical nexus between human rights, climate change and migration or displacement; and the practical implications and challenges for lawyers and policy-makers of protecting human dignity in the face of climate change and displacement. The book also includes a series of case studies from Alaska, Bangladesh, Kenya and the Pacific islands which aim to improve our understanding of the theoretical and practical implications of climate change for human rights and migration. This book will be of great interest to scholars of environmental law and policy, human rights law, climate change, and migration and refugee studies.

Author : Bridget Lewis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789811319600

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Environmental Human Rights and Climate Change by Bridget Lewis Pdf

This book examines the current status of environmental human rights at the international, regional, and national levels and provides a critical analysis of possible future developments in this area, particularly in the context of a changing climate. It examines various conceptualisations of environmental human rights, including procedural rights relating to the environment, constitutional environmental rights, the environmental dimensions of existing human rights such as the rights to water, health, food, housing and life, and the notion of a stand-alone human right to a healthy environment. The book addresses the topic from a variety of perspectives, drawing on underlying theories of human rights as well as a range of legal, political, and pragmatic considerations. It examines the scope of current human rights, particularly those enshrined in international and regional human rights law, to explore their application and enforceability in relation to environmental problems, identifying potential barriers to more effective implementation. It also analyses the rationale for constitutional recognition of environmental rights and considers the impact that this area of law has had, both in terms of achieving stronger environmental protection and environmental justice, as well as in influencing the development of human rights law more generally. The book identifies climate change as the key environmental challenge facing the global community, as well as a major cause of negative human rights impacts. It examines the contribution that environmental human rights might make to rights-based approaches to climate change.

Author : Ryan Goodman,Thomas Pegram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139504225

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Human Rights, State Compliance, and Social Change by Ryan Goodman,Thomas Pegram Pdf

National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) – human rights commissions and ombudsmen – have gained recognition as a possible missing link in the transmission and implementation of international human rights norms at the domestic level. They are also increasingly accepted as important participants in global and regional forums where international norms are produced. By collecting innovative work from experts spanning international law, political science, sociology and human rights practice, this book critically examines the significance of this relatively new class of organizations. It focuses, in particular, on the prospects of these institutions to effectuate state compliance and social change. Consideration is given to the role of NHRIs in delegitimizing – though sometimes legitimizing – governments' poor human rights records and in mobilizing – though sometimes demobilizing – civil society actors. The volume underscores the broader implications of such cross-cutting research for scholarship and practice in the fields of human rights and global affairs in general.

Author : Paul J. Nelson,Ellen Dorsey
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781589012059

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New Rights Advocacy by Paul J. Nelson,Ellen Dorsey Pdf

The authors introduce a concept they call 'new rights advocacy' which has at its core three main trends. They draw on case studies of international NGOs and employ perspectives from the fields of human rights, international relations and development theory to better understand the changes occuring within NGOs.

Author : Markus Kaltenborn,Markus Krajewski,Heike Kuhn
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 9783030304690

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Sustainable Development Goals and Human Rights by Markus Kaltenborn,Markus Krajewski,Heike Kuhn Pdf

This open access book analyses the interplay of sustainable development and human rights from different perspectives including fight against poverty, health, gender equality, working conditions, climate change and the role of private actors. Each aspect is addressed from a more human rights-focused angle and a development-policy angle. This allows comparisons between the different approaches but also seeks to close gaps which would remain if only one perspective would be at the center of the discussions. Specifically, the book shows the strong connections between human rights and the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015. Already the preamble of this document explicitly states that "the 17 Sustainable Development Goals ... seek to realise the human rights of all". Moreover, several goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda correspond to already existing individual human rights obligations. The contributions of this volume therefore also address how the implementation of human rights and SDGs can reinforce each other, but also point to critical shortcomings of the different approaches.