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Alston And Heyns On Unlawful Killings: A Compendium Of The Jurisprudence Of The United Nations Special Rapporteurs On Extrajudicial, Summary Or Arbitrary Executions From 2004-2016, Philip G. Alston, Christof Heyns, Sarah Knuckey, Thomas Probert
Alston And Heyns On Unlawful Killings: A Compendium Of The Jurisprudence Of The United Nations Special Rapporteurs On Extrajudicial, Summary Or Arbitrary Executions From 2004-2016, Philip G. Alston, Christof Heyns, Sarah Knuckey, Thomas Probert
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This book provides a detailed overview of the law and policy related to unlawful killings and the right to life. It is organized into the key thematic issues and types of killings that arose during the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions between 2004-2016. Each chapter contains an introductory overview and selected extracts from UN Special Rapporteur reports to the United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council and other normative work, and covers the applicable international law, policy considerations, and common fact scenarios.
Philip Alston held the mandate of United Nations Special …
Springtime For Freedom Of Religion Or Belief: Will Newly Democratic Arab States Guarantee International Human Rights Norms Or Perpetuate Their Violation?, Robert C. Blitt
Springtime For Freedom Of Religion Or Belief: Will Newly Democratic Arab States Guarantee International Human Rights Norms Or Perpetuate Their Violation?, Robert C. Blitt
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The Arab Spring has generated unprecedented and seismic political and social upheaval across the Arab world. The reasons for the outbreak of widespread and vociferous public protest are myriad, but generally understood as including long-simmering resentment of government corruption and repression, underwhelming economic development, chronic unemployment and poor respect for human rights, including the treatment of individuals and groups affiliated with political manifestations of Islam. Despite the initial drama surrounding the street rallies, two years on, the pace of change has grown fitful and uncertain.
The purpose of this chapter is to consider one narrow aspect of the Arab Spring. …
African Human Rights Organizations: Questions Of Context And Legitimacy, Makau Wa Mutua
African Human Rights Organizations: Questions Of Context And Legitimacy, Makau Wa Mutua
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Published as Chapter 13 in Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa, Gaby Oré Aguilar & Felipe Gómez Isa, eds.
The human rights movement is largely the product of the horrors of World War II. The development of its normative content and structure is the direct result of the abominations committed by the Third Reich during that war. Drawing on the Western liberal tradition, the human rights movement arose primarily to control and contain state action against the individual. It is ironic that it was the victors of the war, most of whom held colonies in Africa, …