Rights And Democracy

Author : Todd Landman
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : 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 : Eva Erman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,9 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 : Allan C. Hutchinson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : 9781487507930

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Democracy and Constitutions by Allan C. Hutchinson Pdf

Bold and unconventional, this book advocates for an institutional turn-about in the relationship between democracy and constitutionalism.

Author : Rory O'Connell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,9 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 : Paul M. Sniderman,Joseph F. Fletcher,Philip E. Tetlock,Peter H. Russell
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300069812

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The Clash of Rights by Paul M. Sniderman,Joseph F. Fletcher,Philip E. Tetlock,Peter H. Russell Pdf

Why do citizens in pluralist democracies disagree collectively about the very values they agree on individually? This provocative book highlights the inescapable conflicts of rights and values at the heart of democratic politics. Based on interviews with thousands of citizens and political decision makers, the book focuses on modern Canadian politics, investigating why a country so fortunate in its history and circumstances is on the brink of dissolution. Taking advantage of new techniques of computer-assisted interviewing, the authors explore the politics of a wide array of issues, from freedom of expression to public funding of religious schools to government wiretapping to antihate legislation, analyzing not only why citizens take the positions they do but also how easily they can be talked out of them. In the process, the authors challenge a number of commonly held assumptions about democratic politics. They show, for example, that political elites do not constitute a special bulwark protecting civil liberties; that arguments over political rights are as deeply driven by commitment to the master values of democratic politics as by failure to understand them; and that consensus on the rights of groups is inherently more fragile than on the rights of individuals.

Author : Silja Voeneky,Gerald L. Neuman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,9 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 : Henk Botha,Andries Johannes Van der Walt,J. C. Van der Walt
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781919980027

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Rights and Democracy by Henk Botha,Andries Johannes Van der Walt,J. C. Van der Walt Pdf

The twelve essays in this book pay tribute to senior Harvard law professor Frank Michelman whose thinking ? and input ? on Constitutional Law has made a great contribution to constitutional development in South Africa. These essays are the work of some of the best practical and academic legal minds in this country and, given South Africa?s recent successes in this field, represent an advanced position in constitutional thinking in the world.

Author : Carol C. Gould
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,5 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 : Michael Goodhart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 41,9 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 : Maxine Molyneux
Publisher : Springer
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781403914118

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Gender and the Politics of Rights and Democracy in Latin America by Maxine Molyneux Pdf

This volume assesses one of the most important developments in contemporary Latin American women's movements: the engagement with rights-based discourses. Organised women have played a central role in the continued struggle for democracy in the region and with it gender justice. The foregrounding of human rights, and within them the recognition of women's rights, has offered women a strategic advantage in pursuing their goals of an inclusive citizenship. The country-based chapters analyse specific bodies of rights: rights and representation, domestic violence, labour rights, reproductive rights, legal advocacy, socio-economic rights, rights and ethnicity, and rights, the state and autonomy.

Author : Akrivopoulou, Christina
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 53,9 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 : Greg Walton,International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
Publisher : Rights & Democracy
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 9782922084429

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China's Golden Shield by Greg Walton,International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development Pdf

The advent of modern communication technology has brought new challenges for human rights advocates, particularly those living under repressive regimes. This report reveals how sophisticated technology, developed in Canada and promoted through a series of national and international processes, could undermine the principals enshrined in human rights agreements. It discusses China's Golden Shield project, which ultimately aims to integrate an online database with an all-encompassing surveillance network incorporating speech and face recognition, closed-circuit television, smart cards, credit records, and Internet surveillance technologies. It also provides a summary of Canada's trade promotion and human rights activities in China and a review of China's Internet regulations and domestic legislation.

Author : Hans Köchler
Publisher : International Progress Organization
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 3900704082

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Democracy and Human Rights by Hans Köchler Pdf

Author : Joseph W. Jacob B.A., M.P.A.
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781426980169

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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by Joseph W. Jacob B.A., M.P.A. Pdf

Canada currently has the fairest and most comprehensive charter of rights and freedoms in the world. It is the most important set of laws in Canada, as it overrides all other Canadian laws, including all municipal and provincial statutes. And, the charter was intentionally designed to be difficult to change. With this charter, truthful, proven and demonstrable harm just occur before punishment may be legally imposed (demonstrable justification). This is similar to the charter's guaranteed right of liberty (doing non-harmful actions). A law that has the potential of convicting a person who has not really done anything wrong offends the principles of fundamental justice; and such a law violates a person's right to liberty, under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Each person is the proper guardian of their own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. The right most valued by civilized man is the right to be let alone. Specific charter rights also apply to arrest, detention, and bail requirements.