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Research Methods in Human Rights introduces the reader to key methodological approaches to Human Rights research in a clear and accessible way. Drawing on the expertise of a panel of contributors, the text clearly explains the key theories and met...

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This timely collection brings together original explorations of the COVID-19 pandemic and its wide-ranging, global effects on human rights. The contributors argue that a human rights perspective is necessary to understand the pervasive consequence...

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This timely and insightful book brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to evaluate the role of human rights in tackling the global challenges of poverty and economic inequality. Reflecting on the concrete experiences of particular co...

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In this enlightening book, John Mukum Mbaku analyses the main challenges of constitutional design and the construction of governance institutions in Africa today. He argues that the central issues are: providing each country with a constitutional ...

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This index to the definitive reference work on international law contains detailed references to over 1,600 articles covering the full history and breadth of public international law, as well as other information to facilitate its use, such as tab...

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Freedom of expression is enshrined in the Constitution as a sacred right of the American people. The appeal is clear: Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. Yet the ink had barely dried on the Constitution be...

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Att arbeta med mänskliga rättigheter i utbildning är ett komplicerat men spännande uppdrag. Arbetet bygger på flera delar: kunskaper om rättigheter i sig, kompetens att möta och respektera barn och unga som fullvärdiga människor och rättighetsinne...

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Boken ger en grundläggande introduktion till barnkonventionen. Vad betyder det att barnet ska ha inflytande, och vem kan avgöra vad som är barnets bästa? Denna upplaga av boken är även uppdaterad med en guide för prövning av barnets bästa samt str...

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Barnkonventionen gör inte automatiskt att barns situation förändras. Det är upp till oss vuxna. Denna viktiga bok ger vägledning i hur barnens lagliga rättigheter kan omsättas i praktiken. Förändringen som barnkonventionen kan, och ska, innebära f...

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The Quest for Press Freedom is a book about press development and freedom in Ethiopia, with a focus on the state media. It examines the building of a modern media institution over the last one hundred years of its existence, and the restrictions a...

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First Published in 2016. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

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Tio kompisböcker baserade på barnkonventionen handledning och inspiration Handledningen ger dig som pedagog stöd i hur du kan arbeta med mappen Kompisböcker baserade på barnkonventionen med syfte att stärka arbetet med barnens rättigheter. Du får ...

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This book examines the protection of the environment in post-conflict societies, with regard both to the maintenance of natural ecosystems and to the function of environmental protection in the peace-building process, addressing the strengths and ...

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The Nordic countries are well known globally for their high human rights standards and, at the same time, high degree of internet freedom. This edited collection reveals how the Nordic countries have succeeded in the task of protecting freedom of ...

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In contrast to the claim that refugee law has been a key in guaranteeing a space of protection for refugees, this book argues that law has been instrumental in eliminating spaces of protection, not just from one's persecutors but also from the gra...

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The twenty-five years following the conclusion of the Cold War witnessed an unprecedented intensification of the usage of UN sanctions. This Research Handbook maps how UN sanctions multiplied and diversified during this period and analyses the sub...

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International human rights law has expanded remarkably since the 1990s. It is therefore more important than ever to identify, beyond specific controversies, its deeper structure and the general pattern of evolution. Moreover, it has a logic of its...

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This book provides a concise guide to international disability law. It analyses the case law of the CRPD Committee and other international human rights treaty bodies, and provides commentaries on more than 50 leading cases. The author elaborates o...

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This important Research Handbook explores the nexus between human rights, poverty and inequality as a critical lens for understanding and addressing key challenges of the coming decades, including the objectives set out in the Sustainable Developm...

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Despite the global endorsement of the Sustainable Development Goals, environmental justice struggles are growing all over the world.These struggles are not isolated injustices, but symptoms of interlocking forms of oppression that privilege the fe...

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Providing a comprehensive and analytical overview of human rights in Africa, this book deals particularly with the African regional system of human rights protection. Among the issues it explores are poverty, HIV AIDS, and the tension between inte...

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The significance of fundamental individual rights to substantive criminal law, criminal procedure law and sentencing law is undeniable for anyone who is familiar with the criminal justice system. The fourteen essays selected for this volume portra...

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Since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, over 165 countries have incorporated human rights standards into their legal systems: the resulting jurisprudence from diverse cultural traditions creates new dimensions to conce...

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This fully revised and updated edition comprehensively analyses the international and domestic remedies available for human rights violations and examines the jurisprudence on these violations. It is an essential practical and theoretical resource...

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In recent decades, human rights have come to occupy an apparently unshakable position as a key and pervasive feature of contemporary global public culture. At the same time, human rights have become a central focus of research in the social scienc...

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Children often fare the worst when communities face social and environmental changes. The quality of food, water, affection and education that children receive can have major impacts on their subsequent lives and their potential to become engaged ...

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Is it impossible to assess dignity, which is the faculty or agency of autonomy and equality of rights under the current rule of law, when we are met by global challenges like climate change, financial crisis, food crisis, natural disasters, inequa...

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In a digitally connected world, the question of how to respect, protect and fulfil human rights has become unavoidable. Uniting research from scholars and practitioners, this contemporary Handbook offers new insights into well-established debates ...

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This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of the development of international human rights law, international criminal law and international immunities, and asks whether states and their officials can shield themselves from foreign jurisd...

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Human Rights and Risks in the Digital Era: Globalization and the Effects of Information Technologies explores the emergence and evolution of 'digital' rights that challenge and transform more traditional legal, political, and histoircal understand...

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