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  • Constituting Europe

    The European Court of Human Rights in a National, European and Global Context

    Edited by Andreas Føllesdal, Birgit Peters, Geir Ulfstein ...
    Series Book 2 - Studies on Human Rights Conventions
    At fifty, the European Court of Human Rights finds itself in a new institutional setting. With the EU joining the European Convention on Human Rights in the near future, and the Court increasingly having to address the responsibility of states in UN-led military operations, the Court faces important challenges at the national, European and international levels. In light of recent reform ... Read more

    $47.59 USD

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  • Liberty in the Age of Terror

    A Defence of Civil Liberties and Enlightenment Values

    by Professor A. C. Grayling ...
    An impassioned defence of the civil liberties and the rule of law in the face of increasing pressure for ever greater 'security''A rollicking defence of Freedom and Enlightenment in the style of Tom Paine or William Godwin' Spectator'The even-handed tone of philosophy professor AC Grayling's latest book does not lessen the intensity of its polemical content ... Grayling underlines the seriousness ... Read more

    $9.69 USD

  • An Inconvenient Genocide

    Who Now Remembers the Armenians?

    by Geoffrey Robertson ...
    The most controversial question that is still being asked about the First World War - was there an Armenian genocide? - will come to a head on 24 April 2015, when Armenians worldwide will commemorate its centenary and Turkey will deny that it took place, claiming that the deaths of over half of the Armenian race were justified. This has become a vital international issue. Twenty national ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Grave injustice

    Unearthing Wrongful Executions

    by Richard A. Stack ...
    On September 21, 2011, the controversial execution of Georgia inmate Troy Davis, who spent twenty years on death row for a crime he most likely did not commit, revealed the complexity of death penalty trials, the flaws in America's justice system, and the rift between those who are for and against the death penalty. Davis's execution reignited a long-standing debate about whether the death penalty ... Read more

    $29.95 USD

  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century

    A Living Document in a Changing World

    by Gordon Brown (ed.) ...
    Series Book 2 - Open Reports Series
    The Global Citizenship Commission was convened, under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the auspices of NYU’s Global Institute for Advanced Study, to re-examine the spirit and stirring words of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The result – this volume – offers a 21st-century commentary on the original document, furthering the work of human rights and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Christian Citizenship in the Middle East

    Divided Allegiance or Dual Belonging?

    by Nigel Biggar, Issa Diab, Najib Awad, Ben Ryan, Casey Strine ...
    For Christians living as a persecuted minority in the Middle East, the question of whether their allegiance should lie with their faith or with the national communities they live in is a difficult one. This collection of essays aims to reconcile this conflict of allegiance by looking at the biblical vision of citizenship and showing that Christians can live and work as citizens of the state ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Eyewitness

    A Litany of North Korean Crimes Against Humanity Prima Facie Evidence

    by Sang Hun Kim ...
    There has been information about shocking crimes against humanity by North Korean authorities over many decades. The information has been in the form of books, reports, and research papers for experts, news media, professors, government policy-makers, activists, etc. Thus, the information has failed to reach the attention of the general public of the human society in general. The present book has ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Power and Purpose of International Law

    by Mary Ellen O'Connell ...
    The world is poised for another important transition. The United States is dealing with the impact of the Afghan and Iraq wars, the use of torture and secret detention, Guantanamo, climate change, nuclear proliferation, weakened international institutions, and other issues related directly or indirectly to international law. The world needs an accurate account of the important role of ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • The Mess We're In

    Managing the Refugee Crisis

    by Andrew Bennetts ...
    Detailing the issues of the global refugee crisis is easy, finding a workable solution is not.The global refugee crisis is not simple and must be thoroughly understood in order to find the best way forward. The future of billions of people rest on how the world responds. The Mess We’re In – Managing the Refugee Crisis is a resource to better understand all aspects of the global refugee situation ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Social Work and Human Rights

    A Foundation for Policy and Practice

    by Elisabeth Reichert ...
    Social Work and Human Rights has become a standard text highlighting the role of social work in protecting the rights of vulnerable populations. Through rigorous analysis, classroom exercises, and a frank discussion of the implications for practice both within and outside of the United States, the volume effectively acquaints readers with the political, economic, and social dimensions of rights ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Human Rights

    Current Issues and Controversies

    Edited by Gordon DiGiacomo ...
    Written largely by Canadian scholars for Canadian readers, this overview of contemporary human rights concerns introduces the human rights instruments—provincial, national, and international—which protect Canadians. The volume begins with an outline of the history of human rights before moving on to discuss such important topics as the relationship between political institutions and rights ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Ethnicity and Group Rights

    Nomos XXXIX

    Edited by Ian Shapiro, Will Kymlicka ...
    Series Book 12 - NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy
    Within Western political philosophy, the rights of groups has often been neglected or addressed in only the narrowest fashion. Focusing solely on whether rights are exercised by individuals or groups misses what lies at the heart of ethnocultural conflict, leaving the crucial question unanswered: can the familiar system of common citizenship rights within liberal democracies sufficiently ... Read more

    $28.99 USD