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28 produkter
On Fantasy Island
Britain, Europe, and Human Rights
Av Conor Gearty
E-bok, 2016
456 kr
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In the 2015 UK General Election, the Conservative party pledged to reset the UK''s relations with Europe, holding an in-out referendum on membership of the European Union and repealing the Human Rights Act, to be replaced with a UK Bill of Rights. With the decision now taken to leave the EU, the …
On Fantasy Island
Britain, Europe, and Human Rights
Av Conor Gearty
E-bok, 2016
456 kr
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In the 2015 UK General Election, the Conservative party pledged to reset the UK''s relations with Europe, holding an in-out referendum on membership of the European Union and repealing the Human Rights Act, to be replaced with a UK Bill of Rights. With the decision now taken to leave the EU, the …
On Fantasy Island
Britain, Europe, and Human Rights
Av Conor Gearty
Inbunden, 2016
730 kr
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In the 2015 UK General Election, the Conservative party pledged to reset the UK's relations with Europe, holding an in-out referendum on membership of the European Union and repealing the Human Rights Act, to be replaced with a UK Bill of Rights. With the decision now taken to leave the EU, the …
Civil Liberties
Av Conor Gearty
Inbunden, 2007
1397 kr
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This book traces the origins of the term civil liberties, unpicking its various layers of meaning and explaining what it has come to mean today. Gearty argues that the protection of civil liberties is a vital front in the struggle to preserve political freedom and that a proper understanding of and …
Civil Liberties
Av Conor Gearty
Häftad, 2007
1009 kr
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This book provides a fresh, clear, and stimulating approach to civil liberties by tying the law and practice of the subject firmly to democratic and political rights. The author examines the key civil liberties of our democratic age: the right to vote; the rights to life, liberty and security of …
Principles of Human Rights Adjudication
Av Conor Gearty
Häftad, 2005
868 kr
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The Human Rights Act 1998 was one of the first pieces of legislation passed by New Labour. Some ministers believe that it is the greatest thing that they have done, whereas others view it as a dangerous mistake. This volume explains what the Act is about, where it fits into Britain's constitutional …
Can Human Rights Survive?
Av Conor Gearty
Häftad, 2006
448 kr
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In this set of three essays, originally presented as the 2005 Hamlyn Lectures, Conor Gearty considers whether human rights can survive the challenges of the war on terror, the revival of political religion, and the steady erosion of the world's natural resources. He also looks deeper than this to …
Liberty and Security
Av Conor Gearty
Inbunden, 2013
691 kr
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All aspire to liberty and security in their lives but few people truly enjoy them. This book explains why this is so. In what Conor Gearty calls our 'neo-democratic' world, the proclamation of universal liberty and security is mocked by facts on the ground: the vast inequalities in supposedly free …
Liberty and Security
Av Conor Gearty
Häftad, 2013
217 kr
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All aspire to liberty and security in their lives but few people truly enjoy them. This book explains why this is so. In what Conor Gearty calls our 'neo-democratic' world, the proclamation of universal liberty and security is mocked by facts on the ground: the vast inequalities in supposedly free …
Liberty and Security
Av Conor Gearty
E-bok, 2013
239 kr
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All aspire to liberty and security in their lives but few people truly enjoy them. This book explains why this is so. In what Conor Gearty calls our ''neo-democratic'' world, the proclamation of universal liberty and security is mocked by facts on the ground: the vast inequalities in supposedly …
The Cambridge Companion to Human Rights Law
Av Conor Gearty, Costas Douzinas
Inbunden, 2012
1273 kr
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Human rights are considered one of the big ideas of the early twenty-first century. This book presents in an authoritative and readable form the variety of platforms on which human rights law is practiced today, reflecting also on the dynamic inter-relationships that exist between these various …
The Meanings of Rights
The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights
Av Costas Douzinas, Conor Gearty
Inbunden, 2014
1449 kr
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Does the apparent victory, universality and ubiquity of the idea of rights indicate that such rights have transcended all conflicts of interests and moved beyond the presumption that it is the clash of ideas that drives culture? Or has the rhetorical triumph of rights not been replicated in …
Cambridge Companion to Human Rights Law
Av Costas Douzinas, Conor Gearty
E-bok, 2012
510 kr
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Human rights are considered one of the big ideas of the early twenty-first century. This book presents in an authoritative and readable form the variety of platforms on which human rights law is practiced today, reflecting also on the dynamic inter-relationships that exist between these various …
Cambridge Companion to Human Rights Law
Av Costas Douzinas, Conor Gearty
E-bok, 2012
510 kr
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Human rights are considered one of the big ideas of the early twenty-first century. This book presents in an authoritative and readable form the variety of platforms on which human rights law is practiced today, reflecting also on the dynamic inter-relationships that exist between these various …
The Cambridge Companion to Human Rights Law
Av Conor Gearty, Costas Douzinas
Häftad, 2012
602 kr
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Human rights are considered one of the big ideas of the early twenty-first century. This book presents in an authoritative and readable form the variety of platforms on which human rights law is practiced today, reflecting also on the dynamic inter-relationships that exist between these various …
The Meanings of Rights
The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights
Av Costas Douzinas, Conor Gearty
Häftad, 2014
557 kr
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Does the apparent victory, universality and ubiquity of the idea of rights indicate that such rights have transcended all conflicts of interests and moved beyond the presumption that it is the clash of ideas that drives culture? Or has the rhetorical triumph of rights not been replicated in …
Crime, Social Control and Human Rights
From Moral Panics to States of Denial, Essays in Honour of Stanley Cohen
Av Conor Gearty, Christine Chinkin m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
813 kr
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The work of Stanley Cohen over four decades has come to acquire a classical status in the fields of criminology, sociology and human rights. His writing, research, teaching and practical engagement in these fields have been at once rigorously analytical and intellectually inspiring. It amounts to a …
Crime, Social Control and Human Rights
From Moral Panics to States of Denial, Essays in Honour of Stanley Cohen
Av Conor Gearty, Christine Chinkin m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
813 kr
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The work of Stanley Cohen over four decades has come to acquire a classical status in the fields of criminology, sociology and human rights. His writing, research, teaching and practical engagement in these fields have been at once rigorously analytical and intellectually inspiring. It amounts to a …
Meanings of Rights
The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights
Av Conor Gearty, Costas Douzinas
E-bok, 2014
555 kr
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Does the apparent victory, universality and ubiquity of the idea of rights indicate that such rights have transcended all conflicts of interests and moved beyond the presumption that it is the clash of ideas that drives culture? Or has the rhetorical triumph of rights not been replicated in …
Meanings of Rights
The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights
Av Conor Gearty, Costas Douzinas
E-bok, 2014
555 kr
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Does the apparent victory, universality and ubiquity of the idea of rights indicate that such rights have transcended all conflicts of interests and moved beyond the presumption that it is the clash of ideas that drives culture? Or has the rhetorical triumph of rights not been replicated in …
Can Human Rights Survive?
Av Conor Gearty
E-bok, 2006
426 kr
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In this set of three essays, originally presented as the 2005 Hamlyn Lectures, Conor Gearty considers whether human rights can survive the challenges of the war on terror, the revival of political religion, and the steady erosion of the world''s natural resources. He also looks deeper than this to …
Homeland Insecurity
The Rise and Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law
Av Conor Gearty
Inbunden, 2024
323 kr
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In the decades following the 9/11 attacks, complex webs of anti-terrorism laws have come into play across the world, promising to protect ordinary citizens from bombings, hijackings and other forms of mass violence. But are we really any safer? Has freedom been secured by active deployment of state …
Choosing a Future
The Social and Legal Aspects of Climate Change
Inbunden, 2014
1611 kr
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The issue is no longer whether climate change is happening; it is rather what we should now be doing about it. Drawing together key thinkers and policy experts, this unique volume - also a Special Issue of the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment - engages with the human dimensions of …
Choosing a Future
The Social and Legal Aspects of Climate Change
E-bok, 2014
422 kr
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The issue is no longer whether climate change is happening; it is rather what we should now be doing about it. Drawing together key thinkers and policy experts, this unique volume - also a Special Issue of the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment - engages with the human dimensions of …
Crime, Social Control and Human Rights
From Moral Panics to States of Denial, Essays in Honour of Stanley Cohen
Av David Downes, Paul Rock m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
2515 kr
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The work of Stanley Cohen over four decades has come to acquire a classical status in the fields of criminology, sociology and human rights. His writing, research, teaching and practical engagement in these fields have been at once rigorously analytical and intellectually inspiring. It amounts to a …
Crime, Social Control and Human Rights
From Moral Panics to States of Denial, Essays in Honour of Stanley Cohen
Av David Downes, Paul Rock m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
751 kr
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The work of Stanley Cohen over four decades has come to acquire a classical status in the fields of criminology, sociology and human rights. His writing, research, teaching and practical engagement in these fields have been at once rigorously analytical and intellectually inspiring. It amounts to a …
Debating Social Rights
Av Conor Gearty, Virginia Mantouvalou
E-bok, 2010
402 kr
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''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 …
Debating Social Rights
Av Conor Gearty, Virginia Mantouvalou m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
371 kr
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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, …
