... the statutory asylum provisions to disapprove of some Ninth Circuit precedents.25 REFERENCES For additional reading, see: Jessica B. Cooper, Environmental Refugees: Meeting the Requirements of the Refugee Definition, 6 N.Y.U. ENV.
International Human Rights in Context presents diverse materials consisting of extensive authors' text and questions; sharply edited primary materials ranging from intergovernmental or NGO reports to treaties, resolutions and decisions;...
The book also includes a new chapter on the unity (indivisibility) of human rights.
The target audience of the book is students of international human rights law, but the book can also serve as a guide for both officials and activists involved in the realization of human rights.The success of the first edition has allowed ...
Eminently readable, chock-full of information, Donnelly's book is a must-read. (Human Rights Quarterly) In this new edition, Jack Donnelly updates his classic text on the rise of human rights issues since World War II to reflect the new ...
The General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. It was heralded as "A common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to...
International Human Rights Law provides a student-oriented examination of the law of international human rights.
Fully updated to cover topics such as climate change, trade and business activities, while retaining the original style and structure.
According to Elizabeth Schneider, civil rights activists “asserted rights not simply to advance [a] legal argument or to win a case, but to express the politics, vision, and demands of a social movement, and to assist in the political ...
This updated edition includes a new preface by the author.
The book will be an invaluable resource for students, academics and policy-makers working in the field of international human rights.