Can transnational corporations ignore human rights as long as governments don't hold them accountable? If the UN is put in charge of a territory, is it bound by human rights...
This is a high level introduction to an enormously important piece of legislation, the Human Rights Act 1998. It explains what the Act does and what Convention law (under the...
Many aspects of life have changed little since colonial times in the cloudy, misted highlands of the southernmost state of Mexico. In Chiapas women still marry at 13, and are...
Human Rights and Disabled Persons
In March 1993, in preparation for the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights, representatives from the states of Asia gathered in Bangkok to formulate their position on this emotive...
Cases that come to the Supreme Court often pit a person who is asserting a constitutional right against some branch of federal or state government alleged to have violated that...
民法典作为社会生活的百科全书,与我们的日常生活息息相关。衣食住行、婚丧嫁娶、生老病死、生产经营等都离不开民法典的规范,为加强民法典的宣传教育,我们组织编写了这套《快速读懂民法典》系列,帮助大众轻松读懂民法典,让民法典走到大众身边、走进大众心里。本册主要讲述了“人格编”的基本内容,通过通俗易懂、贴近生活的故事案例来阐释法律条文。本编新法法条加强了对隐私权和个人信息的保护,强化使人格尊严得到全面保护。本书帮助读者快速掌握人格编的法条适用要点,了解自身的权利义务,培养法律思维、提高法律意识。
This is the first focused study on the relationship between the use of national courts to pursue retrospective justice and the construction of viable democracies. Included in this interdisciplinary volume...
Are efforts to protect workers' rights compatible with the forces of globalization? How can minimum standards designed to protect labour rights be implemented in a world in which national labour...
Employment Law and the Human Rights Act 1998 is the first book available to highlight the impact that the new Human Rights Act will have on all areas of employment...
Afin de relever les nombreux défis liés à l'évolution rapide du sport, cette étude offre une vue d'ensemble des législations et moyens réglementaires utilisés par les pouvoirs publics et privés dans vingt pays européens.
The second edition of Human Rights Law contains an overview of the sources of human rights protection in Ireland. Included are chapters on substantive human rights law and a discussion...
The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in June 1987....
This work presents the main contributions and considerations of young European research workers and journalists on the question of discrimination in sport. Taking a multidisciplinary approach to the social sciences,...
Prosecutors play a critical role in the criminal justice response to violence against women and girls. Prosecuting gender based violent crime can be challenging. Often there are a number of...
Il volume trascrive con scrupolo filologico il carteggio intercorso in circostanze drammatiche, dal marzo all'agosto 1944, tra l'architetto razionalista Gian Luigi Banfi e la giovane moglie Julia Bertolotti. Si tratta...
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Second...
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is rapidly acquiring great influence in international law, as academics and practitioners recognize the profound scope and reach of the Covenant's provisions...
Provides a guide to the operation of the International covenant on civil and political rights and analyses compliance by Ireland with its substantive and procedural obligations. The text also includes...
Caroline Norton was separated from a husband who beat her, only to be deprived of her children.