Human Rights in a Changing World
Autor Antonio Casseseen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mai 1994
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780745614090
ISBN-10: 0745614094
Pagini: 256
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Colecția Polity Press
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0745614094
Pagini: 256
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Colecția Polity Press
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom
Public țintă
this book will appeal to a wide readership, both academic and lay, interested in human rights, current affairs, international relations and politics in generalTextul de pe ultima copertă
The aim of the book is to provide a global view of the field of human rights today. Cassese proceeds by a case–by–case approach, investigating certain key issues, such as crimes against humanity, genocide, torture, apartheid, and mass hunger, using these issues as a means of shedding light on the broader theme of human rights. Drawing on these case studies, Cassese develops a general analysis of human rights in the modern world and formulates an agenda for action, indicating what the citizens of particular states can do to ensure the practical application of human rights internationally.
Cuprins
Introduction. Part I. A Decalogue for Five Billion Persons.
1. The Emergence of Human Rights onto the World Stage.
2. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Forty Years On.
3. Are Human Rights Truly Universal?.
Part II. The Great Outrages Againt Humanity.
4. How Does the International Community React to Genocide?.
5. The Savage States – Torture in the 1980′s.
6. Descent into Hell: Notes on Apartheid.
7. The ′Forced Disappearance′ in Argentina: Barbarism and After.
8. A ′Contribution′ by the West to the Struggle Against Hunger.
Part III. Human Rights Today.9. The Present Value of Human Rights.
10. The Impact of Human Rights on the International Community.
11. What Should We Do?.
Notes.
Appendices.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
The Main International Organizations Active in the Field of Human Rights – A Practical Guide.
Select Bibliography.
Index.
1. The Emergence of Human Rights onto the World Stage.
2. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Forty Years On.
3. Are Human Rights Truly Universal?.
Part II. The Great Outrages Againt Humanity.
4. How Does the International Community React to Genocide?.
5. The Savage States – Torture in the 1980′s.
6. Descent into Hell: Notes on Apartheid.
7. The ′Forced Disappearance′ in Argentina: Barbarism and After.
8. A ′Contribution′ by the West to the Struggle Against Hunger.
Part III. Human Rights Today.9. The Present Value of Human Rights.
10. The Impact of Human Rights on the International Community.
11. What Should We Do?.
Notes.
Appendices.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
The Main International Organizations Active in the Field of Human Rights – A Practical Guide.
Select Bibliography.
Index.
Recenzii
′Professor Cassese is an outstanding populariser of academic material. This book displays at its best his exceptional gift for explaining complicated issues in clear, bold language without losing any of the complexities. . . [he] manages to attract our sympathy for the cause of human rights without once losing sight of the obstacles that are strewn across the path to their fulfilment.′ Michael Banks, London School of Economics and Political Science ′Importantly the author has not sacrificed the profundity of the analyses for the popularity of the book. It is enjoyable and useful to read.′ International Relations and Organisations
Notă biografică
The author has recently been appointed to the U. N. Commission for War Crimes in the former Yugoslavia. His previous publications include Violence and Law in the Modern Age (Polity, 1988) , Terrorism, Politics and Law (Polity, 1989) and The Tokyo Trial and Beyond (with BVA Roling, Polity, 1993).