Realizing the Right to Development

Realizing the Right to Development
Author: United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Publisher:
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This book is devoted to the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development. It contains a collection of analytical studies of various aspects of the right to development, which include the rule of law and good governance, aid, trade, debt, technology transfer, intellectual property, access to medicines and climate change in the context of an enabling environment at the local, regional and international levels. It also explores the issues of poverty, women and indigenous peoples within the theme of social justice and equity. The book considers the strides that have been made over the years in measuring progress in implementing the right to development and possible ways forward to make the right to development a reality for all in an increasingly fragile, interdependent and ever-changing world.

Realising Rights

Realising Rights
Author: Mathew Davies
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2014-09-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317631471

This book presents the hitherto unstudied variety of ways that human rights socialisation is attempted in the context of regional organisations, arguing that existing conceptual accounts of this phenomenon need to be expanded to best explain this diversity. By placing the study of the European Union’s relationship with Turkey alongside parallel studies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations engagement with Myanmar, and the Organization of American States history with Panama, this book argues that rights socialisation efforts are far more diverse than previously thought. Alongside the conditionality that dominates the EU experience, and that has received the majority of existing academic attention, this book argues that both the politics of social influence, the strategic manipulation of legitimacy and the politics of debate over the meaning of membership also drive socialisation efforts. This book situates these socialisation efforts along the journey states take when applying to, joining and then maintaining membership of, a regional organisation, and further distinguishes between what conditions are necessary for socialisation to be attempted and what further requirements are needed for that attempt to be successful. To appreciate the diversity of socialisation politics revealed, this book constructs an inclusive conceptual framework drawing on both rational choice and constructivist theorising and will be of interest to students of Politics and International Relations.

Realizing Human Rights

Realizing Human Rights
Author: NA NA
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2016-09-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137036087

At the dawn of a new era, this book brings together leading activists, policy-makers and critics to reflect upon fifty years of attempts to improve respect for human rights. Authors include President Jimmy Carter, who helped inject human rights concerns into US policy; Wei Jingsheng, who struggled to do so in China; Louis Henkin, the modern "father" of international law, and Richard Goldstone, the former chief prosecutor for the Yugoslav and Rwandan war crimes tribunals. A half-century since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the time is right to assess how policies and actions effect the realization of human rights and to point to new directions and challenges that lie ahead. A must have for everyone in the human rights community and the broader foreign policy community as well as the reader who is increasingly aware of the visibility of human rights concerns on the public stage.

Realising Farmers' Rights to Crop Genetic Resources

Realising Farmers' Rights to Crop Genetic Resources
Author: Regine Andersen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2013-07-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1136157697

Farmers' Rights are essential for maintaining crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production in the world. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture recognizes Farmers' Rights and provides for relevant measures. However, implementation is slow, and in many countries there is resistance. This book shows the necessity of realizing Farmers' Rights for poverty alleviation and food security, the practical possibilities of doing so, and the potential gains for development and society at large. It provides decision-makers and practitioners with a conceptual framework for understanding Farmers’ Rights and success stories showing how each of the elements of Farmers' Rights can be realized in practice. The success stories have brought substantial achievements as regards one or more of the four elements of Farmers' Rights: the rights of farmers to save, use, exchange and sell farm-saved seed; the protection of traditional knowledge; benefit- sharing; and participation in decision-making. This does not mean that these examples are perfect. Challenges encountered on the way are conveyed and offer important lessons. The stories represent different regions and localities, including Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, as well as various categories of stakeholders and types of initiatives and policies.

Legislated Rights

Legislated Rights
Author: Grégoire Webber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2018-03-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108642500

The important aspects of human wellbeing outlined in human rights instruments and constitutional bills of rights can only be adequately secured as and when they are rendered the object of specific rights and corresponding duties. It is often assumed that the main responsibility for specifying the content of such genuine rights lies with courts. Legislated Rights: Securing Human Rights through Legislation argues against this assumption, by showing how legislatures can and should be at the centre of the practice of human rights. This jointly authored book explores how and why legislatures, being strategically placed within a system of positive law, can help realise human rights through modes of protection that courts cannot provide by way of judicial review.

Realizing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Realizing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Author: Jackie Hartley
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2010-05-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1895830567

Adopted by the UN General Assembly on 13 September 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples affirms the “minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous peoples of the world.” The Declaration responds to past and ongoing injustices suffered by Indigenous peoples worldwide, and provides a strong foundation for the full recognition of the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples. Despite this, Canada was one of the few countries to oppose the Declaration. With essays from Indigenous leaders, legal scholars and practitioners, state representatives, and representatives from NGOs, contributors discuss the creation of the Declaration and how it can be used to advance human rights internationally.

Navi Pillay

Navi Pillay
Author: Samantha Naidu
Publisher: Black Amber
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781906413453

In September 2008, Navi Pillay was appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Pillay, a trailblazer in Human Rights law, was born in 1941 to a humble Indian family in apartheid South Africa. This is the first biography of Navi Pillay and was written with her cooperation.

Inclusive Families

Inclusive Families
Author: Azra Abdul Cader
Publisher:
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2017
Genre: Domestic relations
ISBN: 9789670339320

Social Institutions and International Human Rights Law

Social Institutions and International Human Rights Law
Author: Julie Fraser
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108489575

Critiquing the State-centric and legalistic approach to implementing human rights, this book illustrates the efficacy of relying upon social institutions.