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| Title: | Human Rights Issues in the 21st Century
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| Author: | Maria S Becker & Julia N Schneider (eds) |
| ISBN: | 160456119X : 9781604561197 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 210 |
| Weight: | .638 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - May 2008 |
| List Price: | 59.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Human rights |
Human rights refers to "the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, people sometimes take advantage of these, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law." The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." The idea of human rights descended from the philosophical idea of natural rights that are provided by God; some recognise virtually no difference between the two and regard both as labels for the same thing while others choose to keep the terms separate to eliminate association with some features traditionally associated with natural rights. This book presents new ideas on human rights issues from an international standpoint.
Preface; Restoring Justice to Islam: An Historical, Theological and Artistic Exploration; A Human Rights Perspective on Detention for Re-education: Is Labour A Right or An Obligation to Perform?; "Girl Soldiers" and Armed Conflict in Africa; Realising Children's Rights - Progress, Problems and Prospects; Explaining opposition to rights for individuals with disabilities: The roles of cultural conservatism, religious openness (versus closed-ness), and dangerous world beliefs; Human Rights Dimension in the Global Counterterrorism Strategy; Human Rights and Psychology Ethics Codes in Argentina; Index.
