Human Rights Law

Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writing. This new compilation of her published work features pieces on why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. Some of these pieces have never been seen; others have been read by millions of people around the world. Regardless, each will leave you thinking: This idea changed my life.

Today, it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally, and must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly. This Very Short Introduction title, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies surrounding the movement.

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Introducing "Effective Advocacy": Your Ultimate Guide to Championing Human Rights in Today's World! Dive into this comprehensive, cutting-edge resource and become an informed advocate for a range of pressing global issues. Embark on a journey examining the vital role of international organizations and the evolution of human rights law, while unearthing the significant impact of the United Nations in promoting global human rights. Discover regional organizations' contributions, the significant influence of non-governmental organizations, and the significance of various rights movements – ...

Justice for Some offers a new approach to understanding the Palestinian struggle for freedom, told through the power and control of international law. Focusing on key junctures—from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to present-day wars in Gaza—Noura Erakat shows how the strategic deployment of law has shaped current conditions. Over the past century, the law has done more to advance Israel's interests than the Palestinians'. But, Erakat argues, this outcome was never inevitable.

The age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. Even as state violations of political rights garnered unprecedented attention due to human rights campaigns, a commitment to material equality disappeared. In its place, market fundamentalism has emerged as the dominant force in national and global economies. In this provocative book, Samuel Moyn analyzes how and why we chose to make human rights our highest ideals while simultaneously neglecting the demands of a broader social and economic justice.

In a world where conflict and cooperation coexist, effective leadership is the key to unlocking peace and prosperity. "The Art of War and Peace" offers a groundbreaking approach to achieving success in the most challenging of environments. By distilling the complexities of war and peace into six essential frameworks, this book provides soldiers, diplomats, and global leaders with the tools to navigate the intricacies of international relations, strategic planning, and conflict resolution. With its unique blend of timeless wisdom and modern insights, this book is a must-read for anyone ...

Lysander Spooner (January 19, 1808 - May 14, 1887) was an American political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, Unitarian, abolitionist, legal theorist, and entrepreneur of the 19th century. He was a strong advocate of the labor movement and severely anti-authoritarian and individualist in political views. Spooner was born on a farm in Athol, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1808, and died on May 14, 1887, in Boston.

"Zion’s Legacy" delves into the Nakba, a pivotal moment in history that continues to be a driving force behind ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. The Nakba, meaning "catastrophe" in Arabic, signifies the widespread displacement and dispossession of Palestinian Arabs during and after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. This emotionally charged narrative explores the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, a period shaped by the ascendancy of Zionism and its quest for a Jewish homeland in historic Palestine. The clash between Zionist aspirations and the presence of the Palestinian Arab...

Do you want to get ahead in your career in international affairs and help build a peaceful prosperous world? You need to know the rules and reasons of international and European law. This book gives you a complete detailed guide to European Union law, with over 400 pages of commentary, legislation, regulations, directives, and case-law. Your book covers key concepts such as proportionality, subsidiarity, margin of appreciation, discretion, balancing, general principles of law, competition law, taxation, capital markets law, environmental law, direct effect, third party effect, fundamental ...

Beginning in Africa and ending in Europe, Incarceration Nations is a first-person odyssey through the prison systems of the world. Baz Dreisinger, a professor, a journalist, and the founder of the Prison-to-College Pipeline, looks into the human stories of incarcerated men and women and those who imprison them, creating a jarring, poignant view of a world to which most are denied access.

Natural Law and Human Order: Exploring the Enduring Philosophy of Justice, Morality, and Society takes readers on a journey through one of the most influential ideas in human history. From the ancient Greeks and Romans to Thomas Aquinas, John Locke, and modern legal theorists, natural law has shaped how we think about justice, morality, rights, and the role of government. This book unpacks the evolution of natural law across centuries, showing how it informed revolutions, legal systems, and human rights frameworks that continue to guide our world today. Accessible yet deeply researched, ...

In this intimate legal and historical detective story, the world-renowned lawyer and acclaimed author of East West Street traces the footsteps of two of the twentieth century’s most merciless criminals—accused of genocide and crimes against humanity—testing the limits of immunity and...

The never-before-told full story of the history-changing break-in at the FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, by a group of unlikely activists - quiet, ordinary, hardworking Americans - that made clear the shocking truth and confirmed what some had long suspected, that J. Edgar Hoover had created and was operating, in violation of the U.S. Constitution, his own shadow Bureau of Investigation.

Asylum Denied is the gripping story of political refugee David Ngaruri Kenney's harrowing odyssey through the world of immigration processing in the United States. Kenney, while living in his native Kenya, led a boycott to protest his government's treatment of his fellow farmers. He was subsequently arrested and taken into the forest to be executed. This audiobook, told by Kenney and his lawyer Philip G. Schrag from Kenney's own perspective, tells of his near-murder, imprisonment, and torture in Kenya.

In the immediate term, World Peace shows how steps to strengthen compliance with international law, improve collective action like international peacekeeping and peace-building, better regulate the flow of arms, and hold individuals legally accountable for acts of aggression or atrocity crimes can make our world more peaceful. In the long term, it shows that building strong, legitimate states that protect the rights and secure the livelihoods of their people, gender equal societies, and protecting the right of individuals to opt-out of wars can potentially establish world peace.

A constant yet oftentimes concealed practice in war has been the use of informers and collaborators by parties to an armed conflict. Despite the prevalence of such activity, and the serious and at times fatal consequences that befall those who collaborate with an enemy, international law applicable in times of armed conflict does not squarely address the phenomenon. The recruitment, use, and treatment of informers and other collaborators is addressed only partially and at times indirectly by international humanitarian law.

Justice for the Greatest Number: Utilitarianism in Law explores one of the most influential and controversial philosophies ever applied to legal systems. From the groundbreaking theories of Jeremy Bentham to the refinements of John Stuart Mill, utilitarianism has shaped debates about justice, punishment, human rights, and public policy for more than two centuries. This book examines how the principle of maximizing happiness for the greatest number has transformed criminal law, civil law, constitutional interpretation, and modern policymaking, while also addressing the criticisms and ...

Anyone who has visited East Asia, lived, or worked in the region is likely familiar with the concept of “saving face”, which is nonsensical code for covering up racist and ethnocentric behavior that is punishable under international law as a hate crime. There are lots of local myths and even some pseudo-science coming out of Japan in which they try to associate the non-sense of face saving as a social phobia or Taijin kyofusho, which is essentially classified as a “fear disorder”, but in truth, this doesn’t meet the classification when looked from an objective perspective per the ...

Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize Citizenship is invaluable, yet our status as citizens is always at risk—even for those born on US soil. Over the last two centuries, the US government has revoked citizenship to cast out its unwanted, suppress dissent, and deny civil rights to all...