Debating Human Rights
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Debating Human Rights
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Author : Daniel P. L. Chong
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub
Release Date : 2014
Debating Human Rights written by Daniel P. L. Chong and has been published by Lynne Rienner Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Political Science categories.
Even as human rights provide the most widely shared moral language of our time, they also spark highly contested debates among scholars and policymakers. When should states protect human rights? Does the global war on terror necessitate the violation of some rights? Are food, housing, and health care valid human rights? Debating Human Rights introduces the theory and practice of international human rights by examining fourteen controversies in the field. Daniel Chong presents the major arguments on both sides of each debate, encouraging readers to think critically and form their own opinions. Designed for classroom use, the structure of the book makes it easy for students to become familiar with the major political and legal actors in the global human rights system and to understand the practical challenges of protecting civil, political, social, and economic rights.
Debating Human Rights In China
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Author : Marina Svensson
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2002
Debating Human Rights In China written by Marina Svensson and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Drawing on little-known sources, Marina Svensson argues that the concept of human rights was invoked by the Chinese people well before the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, and it has continued to have strong appeal after 1949, both in Taiwan and on the mainland. These largely forgotten debates provide important perspectives on and contrasts to the official PRC line. The author gives particular attention to the issues of power and agency in describing the widely divergent views of official spokespersons, establishment intellectuals and dissidents. Until recently the PRC dismissed human rights as a bourgeois slogan, yet the globalization of human rights and the growing importance of the issue in bilateral and multilateral relations has grown. Thus, the regime has been forced to embrace, or rather appropriate, the language of human rights, an appropriation that continues to be vigorously challenged by dissidents at home and abroad.
Debating Human Rights
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Author : Peter Van Ness
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-07-13
Debating Human Rights written by Peter Van Ness and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-13 with Social Science categories.
Human rights debates can provoke strong reactions, particularly among people of different cultural backgrounds. The debate over Asian values and the use of human rights diplomacy are the most obvious manifestations of divisions between Asia and the West and reflect particular world views and historical legacies. In this new book, scholars from the United States and several Asian countries debate fundamental issues such as 'Asian values', 'peaceful evolution' and cultural imperialism. Provocative and challenging essays analyse the debate between East and West, presenting critical perspectives on globalization and human rights diplomacy. Debating Human Rights is an original contribution to a vital area of debate. It presents a uniquely wide diversity of perspectives on controversial issues and demonstrates how scholars and activists who view the world very differently can nonetheless move these debates forward in a search for common ground.
Debating Social Rights
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Author : Conor Gearty
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2010-12-09
Debating Social Rights written by Conor Gearty and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-09 with Law categories.
'Debating Law' is a new series that gives scholarly experts the opportunity to offer contrasting perspectives on significant topics of contemporary, general interest. In this second volume of the series, Conor Gearty argues that for rights to work effectively in the wider promotion of social justice, they need to be kept as far away as possible from the courts. He acknowledges the value of rights language in legal and political debate and accepts that human rights are not solely civil and political, with social rights language clearly having a progressive, emancipatory dimension. However he says that lawyers - even well-intentioned lawyers - damage the achievability of the kind of radical transformation in the priorities of states that a genuine commitment to social rights surely necessitates. Virginia Mantouvalou argues that social rights, defined as entitlements to the satisfaction of basic needs, are as essential for the well-being of the individual and the community as long-established civil and political rights. The real challenge, she suggests, is how best to give effect to social rights. Drawing on examples from around the world, she argues for their 'legalisation', and examines the role of courts and the role of legislatures in this process, both at a national and a international level.
Debating Rights Inflation In Canada
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Author : Dominique Clément
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2018-10-18
Debating Rights Inflation In Canada written by Dominique Clément and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-18 with Political Science categories.
Human rights has become the dominant vernacular for framing social problems around the world. In this book, Dominique Clément presents a paradox in politics, law, and social practice: he argues that whereas framing grievances as human rights violations has become an effective strategy, the increasing appropriation of rights-talk to frame any and all grievances undermines attempts to address systemic social problems. His argument is followed by commentator response from several leading human rights scholars and practitioners in Canada and abroad who bridge the divide between academia, public policy, and practice.
Human Rights
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Author : Darren O'Byrne
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-06
Human Rights written by Darren O'Byrne and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-06 with Political Science categories.
Human Rights: An Introduction is an important text that provides a comprehensive overview of human rights and related issues from a social science perspective. First, this book does more than discuss theory, it uses case studies and personal testimonies in the debate. Human rights as an area of academic interest cannot be easily divorced from human rights struggles and the reality of contemporary conditions. Second, the book is aimed at what is an emerging and growing cross-disciplinary field of study. Human rights issues are increasingly coming to the fore in a number of academic debates. Whereas the study of human rights has traditionally been included in departments of law, international relations and philosophy, a number of courses are now being set up in departments of sociology and anthropology. Consequently, there is an increasing need to bring these disparate approaches together.
Safe And Free
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Author : Council of Europe
language : en
Publisher: Council of Europe
Release Date : 2018-03-23
Safe And Free written by Council of Europe and has been published by Council of Europe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-23 with Political Science categories.
How does democratic security interact with democracy, human rights and the rule of law? How can the Council of Europe help its member states guarantee security for citizens through their commitment to democratic norms? The European continent is facing today a democratic crisis and fresh impetus is required to enhance democratic security. As the most comprehensive pan-European organisation, the Council of Europe is uniquely placed to play a substantial role in this regard, thanks both to its specific mandate and its vast expertise in the field. In partnership with the Strasbourg-based National School of Administration (ENA) the Council of Europe organised a series of debates providing an intellectual framework to examine the challenges facing democratic security. Eminent personalities from politics, civil society and the academic world shared their views, and their contributions are collected in this publication.
Great Debates On The European Convention On Human Rights
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Author : Fiona de Londras
language : en
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Release Date : 2018-04-04
Great Debates On The European Convention On Human Rights written by Fiona de Londras and has been published by Red Globe Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-04 with Law categories.
The Convention, the Court, and the heart of the matter -- Sovereignty and authority -- Admissibility -- Evolution or revolution? -- Accounting for difference : proportionality and the margin of appreciation -- The Convention in times of insecurity -- Socio-economic rights and the European Convention on Human Rights -- Implementing the Convention : the execution of ECtHR judgments
Speaking Out On Human Rights
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Author : F. Pearl Eliadis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Speaking Out On Human Rights written by F. Pearl Eliadis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Droits de l'homme (Droit international) categories.
A critical analysis of the rhetoric and reality surrounding human rights commissions and tribunals, Canada's most contested administrative agencies.
Speaking Out On Human Rights
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Author : Pearl Eliadis
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2014-04-01
Speaking Out On Human Rights written by Pearl Eliadis and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with Political Science categories.
Canadians like to see themselves as champions of human rights in the international community. Closer to home, however, the human rights system in Canada - particularly its public institutions such as commissions and tribunals - has been the object of sustained debate and vehement criticism, based largely on widespread myths about how it works. In Speaking Out on Human Rights, Pearl Eliadis explodes these myths, analysing the pervasive distortions and errors on which they depend. Canada's human rights system, a unique legal tradition operating within a powerful modern constitution, is a fundamental mechanism for ensuring the practical application of our national commitment to tolerance and inclusion. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Canada's leading human rights experts and extensive original research, Eliadis explores the evolution of commissions and tribunals as vehicles of public policy and considers their mandate to mediate rights conflicts in such contested areas as hate speech, religious freedoms, and sexuality. She provides a frank assessment of how Canada's human rights system functions and argues that misplaced critiques have prevented urgent and necessary discussions about the reforms that are needed to improve fairness and equality before the law and to ensure institutional independence, impartiality, and competence. Speaking Out on Human Rights shows how our human rights system plays a unique and important role in the rights revolution both in Canada and internationally and offers promising avenues for its future development.