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Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China focuses on the most challenging areas of discrimination and inequality in China, including discrimination faced by HIV/AIDS afflicted individuals, rural populations, migrant workers, women, people with disabilities, and ethnic minorities. The Canadian contributors offer rich regional, national, and international perspectives on how constitutions, laws, policies, and practices, both in Canada and in...
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What positive impact has the European Convention on Human Rights had upon states parties to the Convention?
The examples presented in this publication show that the effects of the Convention and its case law extend to all areas of life. They include, but are not limited to, individuals' access to justice, the prohibition of discrimination, property rights, family law issues such as custody rights, the prevention and punishment of acts of torture,...
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Will Saudi Arabia join the democratic wave in the Middle East? The uprisings and revolutions of the twenty-first century have not yet affected the stability of the House of Saud, which remains secretive, highly repressive and propped up by the West.
The Islamic Utopia uses a range of sources including first-hand reporting and recently released WikiLeaks documents to examine Saudi Arabia in the decade after the 9/11 attacks, when King Abdullah's...
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From a noted historian and foreign-policy analyst, a groundbreaking critique of the troubling symbiosis between Washington and the human rights movement
The United States has long been hailed as a powerful force for global human rights. Now, drawing on thousands of documents from the CIA, the National Security Council, the Pentagon, and development agencies, James Peck shows in blunt detail how Washington has shaped human rights into a potent ideological...
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Una de las discusiones que perdura desde el fin de la última dictadura militar en la Argentina es la que se refiere a la naturaleza criminal de los actos perpetrados desde el Estado en aquel período. Motivado por responder a ese interrogante, Martín Lozada ofrece un recorrido analítico que va desde el derecho penal internacional a la especificidad del debate local.
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Esta es la historia de una venganza, una sangrienta venganza ocurrida a pocos kilómetros al sur de Santiago durante la dictadura. Una seguidilla de crímenes ejecutados por carabineros y militares con la complicidad de civiles. Fusilamientos masivos en los que hubo personas que escaparon de la muerte... Es la caravana que sembró de muerte los campos de Paine. Décadas después se identificaron las víctimas y sus asesinos. Era verdad que los mataron...
429) The Image before the Weapon: A Critical History of the Distinction between Combatant and Civilian
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Since at least the Middle Ages, the laws of war have distinguished between combatants and civilians under an injunction now formally known as the principle of distinction. The principle of distinction is invoked in contemporary conflicts as if there were an unmistakable and sure distinction to be made between combatant and civilian. As is so brutally evident in armed conflicts, it is precisely the distinction between civilian and combatant, upon which...
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Is journalism under threat? Censorship, political pressure, intimidation, job insecurity and attacks on the protection of journalists' sources - how can these threats be tackled?
Journalism at Risk is a new book from the Council of Europe, in which ten experts from different backgrounds examine the role of journalism in democratic societies.
Is journalism under threat? The image of journalists, as helmeted war correspondents protected by bullet-proof...
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In Invisible Slaves, W. Kurt Hauser discusses slavery around the world, with research and firsthand stories that reframe slavery as a modern-day crisis, not a historical phenomenon or third-world issue. Identifying four types of slavery-chattel slavery, debt bondage, forced labor, and sex slavery-he examines the efforts and failures of governments to address them. He explores the political, economic, geographic, and cultural factors that shape slavery...
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La actual evaluación y monitoreo del cumplimiento de las obligaciones del Estado en relación con el derecho humano a defender derechos humanos ha sido más bien narrativa y anecdótica, de allí la falta de instrumentos teóricos y científicos que reflejen con rigor y puntual seguimiento la actuación del aparato estatal en este campo. Mediante un análisis histórico y conceptual sobre la construcción de ese derecho, así como de un encuadre...
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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. What is the importance of the rule of law, and are the governing states of the world truly following it...
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Nonviolent campaigns usually take place in complex domestic and international settings, where support from outside actors can be a double-edged sword. We argue that nonviolent campaigns tend to benefit the most from external assistance that allows them to generate high participation, maintain nonviolent discipline, deter crackdowns, and elicit security force defections. But, various forms of external assistance have mixed effects on the characteristics...
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Erik Kennes and Miles Larmer provide a history of the Katangese gendarmes and their largely undocumented role in many of the most important political and military conflicts in Central Africa. Katanga, located in today's Democratic Republic of Congo, seceded in 1960 as Congo achieved independence and the gendarmes fought as the unrecognized state's army during the Congo crisis. Kennes and Larmer explain how the ex-gendarmes, then exiled in Angola,...
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Le journalisme est-il en danger? Censure, pressions politiques et économiques, intimidations, précarité de la profession, atteintes à la protection des sources journalistiques - comment faire face à ces menaces? Journalisme à l'épreuve est un nouveau titre du Conseil de l'Europe, dans lequel 10 experts analysent le rle du journaliste dans une société démocratique.
Le journalisme est-il en danger ? L'image du journaliste, correspondant...
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Religious persecution is on the rise. Daily news stories and social science research chronicle the suffering of Christians and those of other faiths at the hands of both governments and private citizens. Yet, with few exceptions, the North American church has been largely absent from serious action that addresses this global problem. The Church and Religious Persecution examines the nature and scope of religious persecution worldwide, explores the...
439) Impact de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme dans les États parties: Exemples choisis
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Quel a été l'impact positif de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme dans les États parties?
Les exemples donnés dans cet ouvrage montrent que la Convention et sa jurisprudence ont donné lieu à des changements s'étendant à tous les domaines de l'existence. Ils comprennent, sans s'y limiter, l'accès des citoyens à la justice, l'interdiction de la discrimination, le droit de propriété, les questions de droit de la famille telles...
440) Ejecuciones extrajudiciales en Colombia 2002–2010: obediencia ciega en campos de batalla ficticios
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Este libro es un estudio de casi una década, que le revela al lector cómo los falsos positivos no han sido producto de errores militares, ni de actuaciones aisladas de individuos pertenecientes a las Fuerzas Militares, sino que constituyen una práctica sistemática que compromete a los comandantes de brigadas, batallones y unidades tácticas.
Estas ejecuciones extrajudiciales constituyeron una empresa criminal en la que participaron no solo miembros...
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