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Measuring Human Rights: A Review Essay, David L. Richards
Measuring Human Rights: A Review Essay, David L. Richards
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A review of:
Measuring Human Rights. By Todd Landman & Edzia Carvalho. New York, NY: Routledge, 2010. 163pp.
A Reply To David Richards’ Review Of Measuring Human Rights, Todd Landman, Edzia Carvalho
A Reply To David Richards’ Review Of Measuring Human Rights, Todd Landman, Edzia Carvalho
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Professor Richards highlights, in his generous review of our book Measuring Human Rights that one of the aims of the book is to bring to the forefront the importance of conceptualization before operationalization – that conceptual clarity (or lack of it) is at the heart of the problems concerning the measurement of human rights. He draws out three key issues from the book as the springboard for further discussion on measurement of the concept – a) the “Respect, Protect and Fulfill” (RPF) framework, b) the lack of reliable data sources, and c) the conceptual links between human rights, human development, …
Addressing The Gaps—Promise And Performance, Synthesis And Purity, Large-N And Small-N: A Response To Moore, Todd Landman
Addressing The Gaps—Promise And Performance, Synthesis And Purity, Large-N And Small-N: A Response To Moore, Todd Landman
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A response to:
Moore, W. (2006). Synthesis v. purity and large-N studies: How might we assess the gap between promise and performance? Human Rights, Human Welfare, 6(1).
Synthesis V. Purity And Large-N Studies: How Might We Assess The Gap Between Promise And Performance?, Will H. Moore
Synthesis V. Purity And Large-N Studies: How Might We Assess The Gap Between Promise And Performance?, Will H. Moore
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A review of:
Protecting Human Rights: A Comparative Study by Todd Landman. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2005, 231 pp.
Human Rights, Health And The Environment, David Gillespie
Human Rights, Health And The Environment, David Gillespie
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Environmental health and human rights are inextricably linked. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 3, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.” Given that the earth is the source of the basic necessities of human life, any discussion about health and human rights must be attentive to its inherent environmental aspects. International conventions, documents and reports such as Agenda 21 (1992) and The Draft Declaration of Human Rights and the Environment (1994) have expressly argued for such an integrated approach. In response, a plethora of works over the past decade have expanded the …