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This reference work documents the history of human rights worldwide, clearly explains each article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and examines the major human rights issues facing the world today. It covers a broad range of human rights issues that are central to an understanding of the world history and current affairs.

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A detailed biography written soon after its subject's tragic death. The appendixes include texts of some of King's most famous speeches.

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A discussion of issues affecting families, communities, and governments as they seek to secure "the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral, and social development" as stipulated by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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This book compares the approaches of various courts to the questions of free speech, which lie at the heart of much debate in constitutional law.

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The first comprehensive statistical analysis of human rights attainments and improvements over time, this book seeks to answer the question, Why do some countries better observe human rights than others, and what can be done to advance the cause of human rights around the world

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As one of China's most influential law professors, He Weifang has been at the forefront of the country's treacherous path toward justice and judicial independence for over a decade. With In the Name of Justice, He presents his critical assessment of the state of Chinese legal reform.

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Gene Grossman and Elhanan Helpman are widely acclaimed for their pioneering theoretical studies of how special interest groups seek to influence the policymaking process in democratic societies. This collection of eight of their articles is a companion to their monograph, "Special Interest Politics".

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This collection of essays on the current human rights climate in 19 countries includes Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Israel, Poland, the USA, and USSR, and represents a variety of regimes, cultural traditions, and geographical areas.

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Covering topics ranging from web filters to laws aimed at preventing the flow of information, this book explores freedom-and censorship-of the Internet and considers the advantages and disadvantages of policies at each end of the spectrum.

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An authoritative analysis of one of the most revered rights of peoples and cultures around the world-privacy.

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The health of democracy ultimately depends on the willingness and ability to work together as citizens and stakeholders. Government policies often fail to promote such collaboration. But if designed properly, they can do much to strengthen civic engagement. That is the central message of Carmen Siriannis eloquent new book.

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The description for this book, Issue Evolution: Race and the Transformation of American Politics, will be forthcoming.

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As the leading Muslim political spokesman and intellectual, Izetbegovi'c was imprisoned by the Yugoslavian government in 1983 for a 14-year sentence.

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In this collection, a cross section of judicial systems throughout the world are examined to explore these questions.

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The realisation of justice in the real world requires moral principles and political action. This book offers a roadmap for these two notions to connect.

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Offers an accessible reader that combines theory with historical and contemporary case studies that encourage students to apply their theoretical understandings of justice to real world issues.

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Offers an accessible reader that combines theory with historical and contemporary case studies that encourage students to apply their theoretical understandings of justice to real world issues.

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Attacks the myth that blacks were passive victims of the southern Jim Crow system and reveals instead that in Jacksonville, Florida, blacks used political and economic pressure to improve their situation and force politicians to make moderate adjustments in the Jim Crow system.