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The essays in this book reveals key themes of mobilization in human rights law through case studies, and discuss topics such as which groups claim rights, what they are mobilizing to protect, the goals they pursue, the forums they use, the obstacles they encounter, and the extent of their success.
This collection presents an analysis of the imperatives of sovereignty, human rights and national security in the post 9/11 era, and examines their relationship to procedural and substantive legitimacy in liberal democratic states
This new edition of Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings. By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on mechanisms of implementation, this volume provides a multidimensional overview of human rights.
The third edition of EU Administrative Law provides comprehensive coverage of the administrative system in the EU and the principles of judicial review that apply in this area.
This collection of essays brings together feminist scholars in a number of areas including international law, rights, citizenship, queer theory, constitutional law and migration studies to reflect on gender and human rights.
A high quality environment is coming to be regarding as a necessary prerequisite for the enjoyment of some of the most fundamental human rights-such as the rights to life and health. The precise recognition of a 'right to environment' has not yet been settled and the essays in the book address this and related questions from different perspectives.
Explores the main areas of legal development under the so-called 'Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice (AFSJ)' which was introduced into European law under the Treaty of Amsterdam of 1997. This work also examines the main subject-matter of the new AFSJ and includes discussion of the future of the AFSJ.
The right to self-determination has been a driving force in international law and politics and in the 1970s it was joined by a number of other human rights including rights to development, peace, a clean environment, and humanitarian assistance. In this volume, the significance of these so-called 'third generation solidarity rights' are examined.
In this volume, the current and future significance of so-called 'third generation solidarity rights' - rights to development, peace, a clean environment, and humanitarian assistance, for example, - are examined.
This collection of essays aims to look afresh at an institution which, although already the subject of numerous academic analyses and extensive legal research, remains of central importance to all who are interested in the development of European Union law and policy.
Exploring the main areas of legal development under the so-called "Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice" (AFSJ), this title examines the main subject matter of the new AFSJ: migration, family reunion, asylum, police co-operation, and cooperation in matters of criminal law and procedure.
Contains a set of essays that examine different aspects of the impact of European Union law on national welfare state systems. This book looks at a different dimension of the subject: the effect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and its provisions on solidarity, equality and citizenship, and the elements of the Lisbon Agenda.
Aims to look afresh at an institution which continues to be of central importance to all who are interested in the development of European Union law and policy. The essays seek to develop particular avenues of analysis and perspectives, which have not yet been fully explored.
Presents an approach to human rights that goes beyond the traditional focus on states and outlines the human rights obligations of non-state actors. This book also addresses some of the ways in which these entities can be held legally accountable for their actions in various jurisdictions.
Liberal intellectuals and political leaders have been slow to articulate a grand strategy informed by liberal values for confronting global terrorism. This book outlines the framework of a liberal strategy, and exposes the costs of the neo-conservative alternative that has driven US foreign policy since 9/11.
The EU has emerged as a major source of innovation in environmental governance. This volume examines EU environmental law and governance, past, present and future. It begins with a broad historical overview of the subject and then considers individual case studies to engage with key issues and specific frameworks.
This collection presents an analysis of the imperatives of sovereignty, human rights and national security in the post 9/11 era, and examines their relationship to procedural and substantive legitimacy in liberal democratic states
This book contends that the right of access to justice (at national and international levels) constitutes a basic cornerstone of the international protection of human rights, and conforms a true right to the Law. It amounts, lato sensu, to the right to the realization of justice.
Contains a set of essays that examine different aspects of the impact of European Union law on national welfare state systems. This book includes chapters that look at a different dimension of the subject: the effect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and its provisions on solidarity, and equality and citizenship.
This book examines major issues in the protection of the human rights of migrants. Providing a multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary analysis, the work allows scholars, human rights practitioners and activists to access current discussions in the field.
This book is a reflection of the social reality of mass migration in the EU from a legal perspective. It consists of a collection of essays reflecting on important current issues including the scope of the powers allocated to the EU, the cooperation of the EU with third countries and the emergence of international migration legal norms.
This volume explores the changing landscape of the EU's legal acts, focusing on the transformations and challenges to the EU's traditional legal acts, as well as those acts found at the margin of such traditional EU acts. The volume further explains the adaptability of the EU legal order, as well as the challenges facing it.
This volume examines the relationship between secularism, freedom of religion, and human rights. The interdisciplinary chapters provide analysis into the state of the debate on the relationship between these areas. The volume draws on constitutional and political discourses from Western Europe, the US, India, the Arab world, and Malaysia.
This collection of essays reflects on the fifth enlargement of the European Union, projected to take place in 2004. It examines the process of enlargement, its impact on both the candidate States and on the institutions and policies of the European Union.
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 law? Under traditional approaches to human rights, non-state actors cannot be parties to the relevant treaties and so they are only bound to the extent that obligations accepted by States can be applied to them by governments. This situation threatens to make a mockery of much of the international system of accountability for human rights violations. The contributors to this volume examine the different approaches that might be taken in order to ensure some degree of accountability. Making space in the legal regime to take account of the role of non-State actors is one of the biggest and most critical challenges facing international law today.
Approaching the issue of democratic deficit from the angle of accountability, today seen as an essential element of democratic government, this book looks at differing understandings of the concept in the Member States and at various techniques - political, legal, and managerial - by which accountability can be assured.
This collection of essays reflects on the fifth enlargement of the European Union, projected to take place in 2004. It examines the process of enlargement and its impact on both the candidate States and on the institutions and policies of the European Union from a variety of perspectives - legal, economic, and political - reflecting the different dimensions of the enlargement project.
These essays contribute to the debate of the role of human rights law in combating race discrimination. The book for students, researchers, and policy makers aiming to understand both the race Directive adopted by the EU, and the role of international human rights law, which was the focus of the UN world conference on racism, 2001.
The starting point of this work is the co-existence of the overlapping regimes of the WTO, the EU and the NAFTA. On this basis it explores the emergence of a nascent Common Law of International Trade and the phenomena in which this is rooted.
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