Download or read book The Universal Declaration of Human Rights written by Humberto Cantu Rivera and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 837 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly marked a groundbreaking moment in the field of international law. Not only would it start to move away from its original conception as an exclusively State-centered domain: it would also mark the progressive transformation of international law into a law for humankind. This instrument started a codification and institution-building process that would slowly evolve into a complex framework of treaties, bodies and procedures revolving around the protection of the human being against the actions – or omissions – of the State. This commentary provides a specific analysis and reflection of how each one of the rights enshrined therein have evolved over time.

Download or read book The Universal Declaration of Human Rights written by 50minutes, and published by 50Minutes.com. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the wake of the Second World War and its atrocities, the international community decided to come together to establish peace and accord freedoms and dignity to all individuals. This led to the founding of the United Nations, which soon tasked a Drafting Committee, including Eleanor Roosevelt and René Cassin, to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document would provide guidance on the fundamental freedoms that had been slowly acknowledged over the past few centuries, but would still run into opposition and difficulties. In just 50 minutes you will: • Understand the context surrounding the foundation of the United Nations and the decision to draft the Declaration • Discover the history of human rights across the world and early examples of documents granting rights and freedoms to individuals • Learn more about the struggle to enforce these rights and the ways in which they have still been flouted across the world ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture 50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.

Download or read book The Evolution of International Human Rights written by Paul Gordon Lauren and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This widely acclaimed and highly regarded book, used extensively by students, scholars, policymakers, and activists, now appears in a new third edition. Focusing on the theme of visions seen by those who dreamed of what might be, Lauren explores the dramatic transformation of a world patterned by centuries of human rights abuses into a global community that now boldly proclaims that the way governments treat their own people is a matter of international concern—and sets the goal of human rights "for all peoples and all nations." He reveals the truly universal nature of this movement, places contemporary events within their broader historical contexts, and explains the relationship between individual cases and larger issues of human rights with insight. This new edition incorporates material from recently declassified documents and the most recent scholarship relating to the creation of the new Human Rights Council and its Universal Periodic Review, the International Criminal Court, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), terrorism and torture, the impact of globalization and modern technology, and activists in NGOs devoted to human rights. It provides perceptive assessments of the process of change, the power of visions and visionaries, politics and political will, and the evolving meanings of sovereignty, security, and human rights themselves.

Download or read book Recueil Des Cours Collected Courses 1972 written by and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1974-06-24 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Recueil Des Cours 1989 IV written by Académie de droit international de La Haye and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1990-11-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Academy is an institution for the study & teaching of public & private international law & related subjects. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough & impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical & practical aspects of the subject, including legislation & case law. All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law. This volume contains: Reform, but not Revolution. General Course on Private International Law, by Peter M. NORTH Questions de droit international prive et dommages catastrophiques, par Tito BALLARINO.

Download or read book Annuaire europ en 42 1994 1996 written by Tsimaratos and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1996-11-19 with total page 1278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "European Yearbook" promotes the scientific study of European organisations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Each volume contains a detailed survey of the history, structure and yearly activities of each organisation and an up-to-date chart providing a clear overview of the member states of each organisation. In addition, a number of articles on topics of general interest are included in each volume. A general index by subject and name, and a cumulative index of all the articles which have appeared in the "Yearbook," are included in every volume and provide direct access to the "Yearbook"'s subject matter. Each volume contains a comprehensive bibliography covering the year's relevant publications. This is an indispensable work of reference for anyone dealing with the European institutions. It is bilingual (English and French).

Download or read book The International Law of Human Rights and States of Exception written by Anna-Lena Svensson-McCarthy and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study demonstrates the extensive protection that international law provides to human rights even in the most serious of emergencies when they are particularly vulnerable. Based on a meticulous analysis of preparatory works and practice under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the American and European Conventions on Human Rights, and with a special chapter on the International Labour Organisation's approach to international labour standards and emergencies, this book shows that respect for the rule of law and the concept of a democratic society are controlling parameters in any valid limitation on the enjoyment of human rights. It further shows that respect for human rights and the operation of institutions such as the Legislature and Judiciary are crucial to enabling societies to address and eventually remedy the root causes of emergency situations. The study recommends possible directions for the development of case law and suggests some practical means to help ensure that international legal requirements are in fact respected in emergencies.

Download or read book Recueil Des Cours 1987 II written by Académie de Droit International and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1988-05-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases.

Download or read book Human Rights and the Unborn Child written by Rita Joseph and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This challenging volume gathers a selection of the mass of material available from the major human rights instruments, from first drafts, legislative histories, and contemporary commentaries, from more recent scholarship as well as from the General Comments and Concluding Observations and Recommendations of the various treaty monitoring bodies relating to the topic of the unborn child. Contemporary reinterpretations of these documents are held up to the searchlight of historical context, including a reminder of the original purpose and meaning and the philosophical foundation of modern international human rights law.

Download or read book Eighth International Colloquy on the European Convention on Human Rights written by and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to further scientific knowledge of human rights, the Council of Europe holds high-level meetings, such as colloquies, round tables and seminars. Every five years an important Colloquy on the European Convention on Human Rights takes place in a town of a member State. The Eighth International Colloquy on the European Convention on Human Rights, organised by the Secretariat General of the Council of Europe in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice of Hungary and the Hungarian Institute for Legal and Administrative Sciences, was held in Budapest from 20 to 23 September 1995. This volume contains the Proceedings of the Budapest Colloquy, which covered the following themes: The European Convention on Human Rights and cultural rights 1st session: Cultural rights: universal, indivisible, and legally enforceable rights; 2nd session: Cultural rights and the management of particular situations to ensure democratic security in Europe; The European Convention on Human Rights in the new architecture of Europe 3rd session: Effects on the European Convention on Human Rights of the enlargement of the number of Contracting Parties; 4th session: Implementation of the reform of the European Convention on Human Rights control machinery.Afin de promouvoir le progrès des connaissances scientifiques en matières de droits de l'homme, le Conseil de l'Europe tient des réunions au plus haut niveau, sous forme de colloques, tables rondes et séminaires. Tous les cinq ans, un important colloque sur la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme est organisé dans une ville d'un pays membre. Le huitième Colloque international sur la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme, organisé par le Secrétariat Général du Conseil de l'Europe en collaboration avec le Ministère de la Justice et l'Institut des Sciences juridiques et administratives de Hongrie, a eu lieu à Budapest du 20 au 23 septembre 1995. La présente publication contient les actes du huitième Colloque. Le Colloque portait sur les thèmes suivants: La Convention européenne des droits de l'homme et les droits culturels 1e session: Les droits culturels: droits individuels universels, indivisibles, et justiciables; 2e session: Les droits culturels et le traitement de situations particulières en vue d'assurer la sécurité démocratique en Europe; La Convention européenne des droits de l'homme dans la nouvelle architecture de l'Europe 3e session: Les effets de l'accroissement du nombre des Parties contractantes sur la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme; 4e session: La mise en oeuvre de la rérme du mécanisme de contrôle de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme.

Download or read book The Development of International Human Rights Law written by David Weissbrodt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays selected for this volume, written by some of the worlds most respected experts on human rights, encompass the development of human rights law from its philosophical underpinnings and address many of its current controversies. The collected essays explore the drafting of major human rights instruments, including the political challenges that shaped those instruments; examine the interrelationship of various claimed rights; and identify factors producing compliance with - and violation of - human rights law. Other contributions analyze the role of non-governmental organizations in achieving better human rights protections as well as the danger of claiming too many rights, and the tension between rights and security. Contrasting viewpoints in several essays highlight some of the key conflicts in the field. An introductory essay provides a roadmap marking the collection‘s major themes, and tracing the relationship between those themes. Taken together, the essays emphasize the legal underpinnings of the human rights regime and as such, the collection provides an essential, wide-ranging account of this important part of international law, procedure and practice.

Download or read book The African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights written by Fatsah Ouguergouz and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 1064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work reveals the true dimension of the African Charter through a systematic analysis of its real or apparent innovations and a detailed assessment of the commitments of the States parties. It also analyzes the effectiveness of the mechanism put in place to monitor compliance with those commitments, examining the practice of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights from its establishment in 1987. It incorporates major recent achievements in the field of the protection of human rights in Africa, including the creation of the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights and the establishment of the African Union. This work is the expanded and updated English version of La Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples – Une approche juridique des droits de l’homme entre tradition et modernité (Presses Universitaires de France, Paris).

Download or read book The Local Relevance of Human Rights written by Koen De Feyter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do human rights offer real protection when disadvantaged groups invoke them at the local level in an attempt to improve their living conditions? If so, how can we make sure that the experiences of those invoking human rights at the local level have an impact on the further development of human rights (at national and other levels) so that the local relevance of human rights increases? Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948, numerous international documents have reaffirmed human rights as global norms. This book examines what factors determine whether appeals to human rights that emanate from the local level are successful, and whether the UDHR adequately responds to threats as currently defined by relevant groups or whether a revision of some of the ideas included in the UDHR is needed in order to increase its contemporary relevance.

Download or read book International Law written by Malcolm N. Shaw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 1311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and engaging work, combining straightforward exposition with extensive footnotes for further research.

Download or read book Akehurst s Modern Introduction to International Law written by Peter Malanczuk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-04-12 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Download or read book Power And Prejudice written by Paul Gordon Lauren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it first appeared, Power and Prejudice has been hailed as a bold, pioneering work dealing with one of the central and most controversial issues of our time?the relationship between racial prejudice and global conflict. Powerfully written and based on documents from archives on several continents, this award-winning book convincingly demonstrates that the racial issue, or what W.E.B. Du Bois called ?the problem of the twentieth century,? has profoundly influenced most major developments in international politics and diplomacy.Lauren begins with a thought-provoking discussion of the heavy burden of history's pattern of conquest and slavery wherin skin color identified master and slave, conqueror and conquered. He then examines bitter twentieth-century conflicts over race, including immigration exclusion and the ?Yellow Peril,? the ?Final Solution? of the Holocaust, decolonization, the impact of the Cold War on the civil rights movement, and the global struggle against racial prejudice. In this new edition, Lauren adds dimensions about Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific, exploring the racial dimensions of immigration exclusion and warfare. He contributes significant new material about international issues regarding indigenous peoples around the world, including self-determination, sovereignty, and discrimination. And finally, he examines the dramatic events surrounding the end of apartheid in South Africa.Eloquent, provocative, and informed by first-rate scholarship, the insights of this highly original work will appeal to general readers as well as to students and scholars from a broad range of disciplines.

Download or read book Revolution of the Right to Education written by A. Reis Monteiro and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Revolution of the Right to Education, A. Reis Monteiro offers an interdisciplinary and topical introduction to the International Education Law, broadly defined, striving to explain why the normative integrity of the right to education carries far-reaching revolutionary significance.