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Author | : Richard Wilson |
Publisher | : Pluto Press (UK) |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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Drawing on case studies from around the world - including Iran, Guatemala, USA and Mexico - this collection documents how transnational human rights discourses and legal institutions are materialised, imposed, resisted and transformed in a variety of contexts.
Author | : Lawrence Meir Friedman |
Publisher | : Quid Pro Books |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1610270738 |
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Lawrence M. Friedman's newest book explores the sheer phenomenon of a near-global arc favoring the idea, and sometimes even the practice, of human rights. Not the usual legal or philosophical examination of rights, this book instead asks: Why is it--as a social and historical matter--that rights discourse is so prevalent and compelling to the current world?"Reams of books and articles have been written about human rights, but THE HUMAN RIGHTS CULTURE is unique. It is the first comprehensive, sociological study of human rights in the contemporary period. With his characteristic erudition and graceful style, Lawrence Friedman addresses all the central topics: women's rights, minority rights, privacy, social rights, cultural rights, the role of courts, whether human rights are universal, and much more. This surprisingly compact book presents a balanced discussion of each issue, filled with fascinating details and examples. Friedman's core argument is that the recent rise of human rights discourse around the globe is the product of modernity--in particular the spread of the cultural belief that people are unique individuals entitled to respect and the opportunity to flourish. This terrific book will be informative not only to human rights experts and practitioners but also to people who wish to read a clear and sophisticated introduction to the field." -- Brian Z. Tamanaha, Professor of Law, Washington UniversityQuality ebook formatting from Quid Pro Books features active Contents, linked footnotes, linked textual cross-references, and active URLs in references. Professor Friedman's latest book joins Quid Pro's Contemporary Society Series.
Author | : Abdullahi Ahmed An-naim |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2010-12-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780815715634 |
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This powerful volume challenges the conventional view that the concept of human rights is peculiar to the West and, therefore, inherently alien to the non-Western traditions of third world countries. This book demonstrates that there is a contextual legitimacy for the concept of human rights. Virginia A. Leary and Jack Donnelly discuss the Western cultural origins of international human rights; David Little, Bassam Tibi, and Ann Elizabeth Mayer explore Christian and Islamic perspectives on human rights; Rhoda E. Howard, Claude E. Welch, Jr., and James C. N. Paul examine human rights in the context of the African nation-state; Kwasi Wiredu, James Silk, and Francis M. Deng offer African cultural perspectives; and Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im and Richard D. Schwartz discuss prospects for a cross-cultural approach to human rights.
Author | : Francesco Francioni |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 381 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9004162941 |
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What is the relationship between culture and human rights? Can the idea of cultural rights, which are predicated on the distinctiveness and exclusivity of a communitya (TM)s beliefs and traditions, be compatible with the concept of human rights, which are universal and a ~inherenta (TM) to all human beings? If we accept such compatibility, what is the actual content of cultural rights? Who are their beneficiaries: individuals, or peoples or groups as collective entities? And what precise obligations do cultural rights pose upon states or other actors in international law, or for the international community as a whole? International instruments on the protection of human rights do not provide self-evident answers to these questions. This book seeks to analyse these dilemmas and to assess the impact that they are having on international law and the development of a coherent category of cultural human rights.
Author | : Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 489 |
Release | : 2010-08-03 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0812200195 |
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Human rights violations are perpetrated in all parts of the world, and the universal reaction to such atrocities is overwhelmingly one of horror and sadness. Yet, as Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im and his contributors attest, our viewpoint is clouded and biased by the expectations native to our own culture. How do other cultures view human rights issues? Can an analysis of these issues through multiple viewpoints, both cross-cultural and indigenous, help us reinterpret and reconstruct prevailing theories of human rights?
Author | : Maksimus Regus |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2021-06-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 311069607X |
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Drawing on human rights discourse and a study of the difficulties faced by religious minority groups (using the Ahmadiyya minority group as a case study), this book presents three interconnected challenges to human rights culture in Indonesia. First, it presents a normative challenge, describing the gap between philosophical and normative principles of human rights on one side and the overall problems and critical issues of human rights at national and local levels on the other. Second, it considers the political problems in developing and strengthening human rights culture. The political challenge addresses the ability (or inability) of the state to guarantee the rights of certain individuals and minority groups. Third, it examines the sociological challenge of majority-minority group relationships in human rights discourse and practices. This book describes the background of human rights in Indonesia and reviews the previous literature on the issue. It also presents a comprehensive review of the discourses about human rights and political changes in contemporary Indonesia. The analysis focuses on how human rights challenges affect the situation of religious minorities, looking in particular at the Ahmadiyya as a minority group that experiences human rights violations such as discrimination, persecution, and violence. The study fills out its treatment of these issues by examining the involvement of actors both from the state and society, addressing also the politics of human rights protection.
Author | : Jane K. Cowan |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2001-11-29 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780521797351 |
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Part I: Setting universal rights
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Anthropological ethics |
ISBN | : |
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Human rights by Clifford R. Barnett.
Author | : Jefferson R. Plantilla |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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Presents An Overview Of The Character Of Various Countries And Analyses Their Relationship To Human Rights, Their Legal Basis And The Current Efforts To Educate The People In This Regards.
Author | : Manfred L. Pirner |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2016-07-15 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 3319393510 |
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What is the role of religion(s) in a human rights culture and in human rights education? How do human rights and religion relate in the context of public education? And what can religious education at public schools contribute to human rights education? These are the core questions addressed by this book. Stimulating deliberations, illuminating analyses and promising conceptual perspectives are offered by renowned experts from ten countries and diverse academic disciplines.