Human Rights Overboard
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Human Rights Overboard
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Author : Linda Briskman
language : en
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Release Date : 2008-09-01
Human Rights Overboard written by Linda Briskman and has been published by Scribe Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with Political Science categories.
In 2005, in the wake of the Cornelia Rau scandal, a citizen’s inquiry was established to bear witness to events in Australia’s immigration-detention facilities. Until then, the federal government had refused to conduct a broad-ranging investigation into immigration detention, and the operations within detention centres had been largely shrouded in official secrecy. The People’s Inquiry into Detention (as it came to be called) heard heartbreaking evidence about asylum-seekers’ journeys to Australia, their refugee determination process, and their life in and after detention. In total, around 200 people testified to the inquiry, and a similar number of written submissions were received. Human Rights Overboard draws together, for the first time, the oral testimony and written submissions from the inquiry in a powerful and vital book that stands as an indictment of Australia’s refugee policy. Clearly and comprehensively presented, the book is a haunting journey guided by voices from every side of the fence: former and current immigration detainees, refugee advocates, lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, and former detention and immigration staff. Taken together, their stories record a humanitarian disaster that sounds a warning to current and future policy makers, both here and overseas. With a foreword by prominent humanitarian lawyer Julian Burnside, Human Rights Overboard is an essential book that will resonate for years to come.
Refugees And The Myth Of Human Rights
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Author : Emma Larking
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-08
Refugees And The Myth Of Human Rights written by Emma Larking and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-08 with Political Science categories.
Most Western liberal democracies are parties to the United Nations Refugees Convention and all are committed to the recognition of basic human rights, but they also spend billions fortifying their borders, detaining unauthorised immigrants, and policing migration. Meanwhile, public debate over the West’s obligations to unauthorised immigrants is passionate, vitriolic, and divisive. Refugees and the Myth of Human Rights combines philosophical, historical, and legal analysis to clarify the key concepts at stake in the debate, and to demonstrate the threat posed by contemporary border regimes to rights protection and the rule of law within liberal democracies. Using the political philosophy of John Locke and Immanuel Kant the book highlights the tension in liberalism between partiality towards one’s compatriots and the universalism of human rights and brings this tension to life through an examination of Hannah Arendt’s account of the rise and decline of the modern nation-state. It provides a novel reading of Arendt’s critique of human rights and her concept of the right to have rights. The book argues that the right to have rights must be secured globally in limited form, but that recognition of its significance should spur expansive changes to border policy within and between liberal states.
Human Rights Refugee Protest And Immigration Detention
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Author : Lucy Fiske
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-17
Human Rights Refugee Protest And Immigration Detention written by Lucy Fiske and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-17 with Political Science categories.
This book builds a compelling picture of injustices inside immigration detention centers, within the context of the rise of the use of immigration detention in the Global North. The author presents the rarely heard voices of refugees, bringing their perspectives to light and personalising and humanising a global political issue. Based on in-depth interviews with formerly detained refugees who were involved in a wide range of protests, such as sit-ins and non-compliance, hunger strikes, lip sewing, escapes and riots, Human Rights, Refugee Protest and Immigration Detention presents a comprehensive insight into immigration detention and protest. Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt, the book challenges contemporary human rights discourses which institutionalise power and will be a must-read for scholars, advocates and policymakers engaged in debates about immigration detention and forced migration.
Imagining Human Rights In Twenty First Century Theater
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Author : F. Becker
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-12-27
Imagining Human Rights In Twenty First Century Theater written by F. Becker and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-27 with History categories.
There is extraordinary diversity, depth, and complexity in the encounter between theatre, performance, and human rights. Through an examination of a rich repertoire of plays and performance practices from and about countries across six continents, the contributors open the way toward understanding the character and significance of this encounter.
Activating Human Rights And Peace
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Author : GOH Bee Chen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-16
Activating Human Rights And Peace written by GOH Bee Chen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-16 with Political Science categories.
Human rights and peace issues and concerns have come about at a critical time. The world has recently witnessed a plethora of turning points that speak of the hopes and vulnerabilities which are inherent in being human and demonstrate that change in the service of human rights and peace is possible. At the same time, however, other events indicate that wherever there is life, there is vulnerability in a world characterized by instability and endemic human suffering. On top of all this, the collapse of the global financial system and the serious, rapid destruction of the environment have brought the world to a precarious state of vulnerability. Activating human rights and peace is, therefore, a project that is always in progress, and is never finally achieved. This enlightening collection of well thought through cases is aimed at academics and students of human rights, political science, law and justice, peace and conflict studies and sociology.
Australia And Human Rights
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Author : Caroline Fleay
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2020-05-22
Australia And Human Rights written by Caroline Fleay and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-22 with Political Science categories.
The Howard government's term in office in Australia from 1996 to 2007 is often portrayed as one where Australia retreated from its international human rights obligations. Throughout this era a range of government policies attracted much criticism for downplaying or ignoring human rights. Less attention has been given to the human rights policies of previous Australian governments and the heritage they provided for the Howard government. Situating the policies of the Howard government within those of previous Australian governments provides a greater understanding of human rights in Australia. This book examines human rights policies in Australia in three key areas: human rights in Australia-China relations; responses to asylum seekers and refugees; and engagement with human rights at the United Nations. These areas highlight where the Howard government clearly deviated from some of the more positive human rights policies of its predecessors. The book also challenges the perception that Australia has a proud history of human rights policy by revealing where the Howard government continued or revived policies of earlier Australian governments that were not consistent with international human rights standards. Such an understanding of human rights in Australian policy is imperative for informed analysis and debate on current and future policy trends.
Philosophical Foundations Of Human Rights
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Author : Rowan Cruft
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Philosophical Foundations Of Human Rights written by Rowan Cruft and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Law categories.
What makes something a human right? What is the relationship between the moral foundations of human rights and human rights law? What are the difficulties of appealing to human rights? This book offers the first comprehensive survey of current thinking on the philosophical foundations of human rights. Divided into four parts, this book focuses firstly on the moral grounds of human rights, for example in our dignity, agency, interests or needs. Secondly, it looks at the implications that different moral perspectives on human rights bear for human rights law and politics. Thirdly, it discusses specific and topical human rights including freedom of expression and religion, security, health and more controversial rights such as a human right to subsistence. The final part discusses nuanced critical and reformative views on human rights from feminist, Kantian and relativist perspectives among others. The essays represent new and canonical research by leading scholars in the field. Each section is structured as a set of essays and replies, offering a comprehensive analysis of different positions within the debate in question. The introduction from the editors will guide researchers and students navigating the diversity of views on the philosophical foundations of human rights.
Human Rights
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Author : Peter Davies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Human Rights written by Peter Davies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Political Science categories.
A collection gathered by UN charts the advances already made, and details what remains to be done.
Boy Overboard
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Author : Morris Gleitzman
language : en
Publisher: Galaxy Children's Large Print
Release Date : 2004
Boy Overboard written by Morris Gleitzman and has been published by Galaxy Children's Large Print this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Children's stories categories.
Jamal and Bibi have a dream: To lead Australia to football glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face pirates, storms, and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia?
Boy Overboard
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Author : Morris Gleitzman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Release Date : 2002-08-01
Boy Overboard written by Morris Gleitzman and has been published by Penguin Group Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A story of adventure, ball control and hope. Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia? Sometimes, to save the people you love, you have to go overboard.