The Human Rights Council : the Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa. by Etone, Damian

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1 The establishment and operation of the Universal Periodic Review -- Contextual background -- Background to the HRC and the UPR mechanism -- The purposes of the HRC -- Fundamental principles of the UPR -- The modus operandi of the UPR -- Is the UPR an effective human rights mechanism? -- Membership in the UN HRC and compliance -- 2 Theoretical understanding of the UPR: a case for acculturation? …”
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Reinventing Human Rights by Goodale, Mark

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Human Rights and the Environment : Philosophical, Theoretical and Legal Perspectives. by Leib, Linda Hajjar

Table of Contents: “…An overview of the characteristics and controversies of human rights -- PART TWO: THE CONCEPTUALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS HUMAN RIGHTS -- Chapter Three. …”
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From human trafficking to human rights : reframing contemporary slavery / edited by Alison Brysk and Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick.

Table of Contents: “…Rethinking trafficking: human rights and private wrongs /…”
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Human rights, human dignity, and cosmopolitan ideals : essays on critical theory and human rights / by Matthias Lutz-Bachmann and Amos Nascimento. by Lutz-Bachmann, Matthias, Nascimento, Amós

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Idea of Human Rights and the Realities of World Politics; Part I: Human Rights and Human Dignity Beyond the State; 2 Human Rights, Human Dignity, and Hypothetical Consent; 3 Global Governance and Human Rights; 4 Are Human Rights Moral Rights?…”
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Political Economy of Human Rights : Rights, Realities and Realization. by De Gaay Fortman, Bas

Subjects: “…Human rights.…”
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Human Rights and Minority Rights in the European Union. by Shoraka, Kirsten

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Table of cases; Table of legislation; List of abbreviations; 1 Overview; 2 A background to the establishment of human rights in the law and policies of the European Union; 3 The Common Foreign and Security Policy as an instrument of human rights policy; 4 The EU and the protection of minority rights in Europe; 5 Minority rights in the Member States; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Rights and demands : a foundational inquiry / Margaret Gilbert. by Gilbert, Margaret, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Rights in the conversation of humanity -- Part I: A problem posed. …”
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Natural Rights : a Criticism of Some Political and Ethical Conceptions. by Ritchie, David G.

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The European Human Rights Culture - A Paradox of Human Rights Protection in Europe? by Lorenz, Nina-Louisa Arold

Table of Contents: “…The European Human Rights Culture -- A Paradox of Human Rights Protection in Europe?…”
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From civil rights to human rights : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the struggle for economic justice / Thomas F. Jackson. by Jackson, Thomas F.

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Rights and Subjectivity : a Pre-History of Human Rights. by Buonamano, Roberto

Subjects: “…Human rights History.…”
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Human dignity / George Kateb. by Kateb, George

Table of Contents: “…The idea of human dignity -- Individual status and human rights -- Human uniqueness : traits and attributes -- Human stature and great achievements.…”
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Balancing rights.

Subjects: “…Human rights Great Britain.…”
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The Right to Development : Analysis of Sustainable Development and the Practice of Good Governance. by Zhang, Wei

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An introduction to rights / William A. Edmundson. by Edmundson, William A. (William Atkins), 1948-

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Collective rights : a legal theory / Miodrag A. Jovanović. by Jovanović, Miodrag A.

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Making Equal Rights Real : Taking Effective Action to Overcome Global Challenges. by Heymann, Jody

Subjects: “…Human rights.…”
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Litigating rights : perspectives from domestic and international law / edited by Grant Huscroft and Paul Rishworth.

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Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Responsibility : the New Language of Global Bioethics and Biolaw / Yechiel Michael Barilan. by Barilan, Yechiel Michael, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Hermeneutics and history of human dignity -- Reconstructing human dignity as a moral value -- Human rights or natural moral rights -- Moral status -- Responsibility beyond human rights -- A synthetic summary.…”
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