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This collection of papers, the product of two seminars, analyses the European Convention on Human Rights on public and criminal law and its future.

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InAnother Man's War, follow Sam Childer's remarkable transformation from violent thug to a man of faith, and his ongoing battle to save children in one of the world's most lawless areas.

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This book puts recent events in the Southwestern United States into historical context, exploring how and why powerful elites are laying an assault on the history and identity of Mexican Americans and Latinos. It argues that neoliberalism and the privatization of schools and higher education drives this phenomenon.

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Black Muslims and the Law examines the Nation of Islams struggle for religious freedom from World War II to the Vietnam War through the lives of key members, such as Elijah Muhammad and Muhammad Ali. In doing so, the work reveals the key initiatives the Nation of Islam took to defend the civil liberties of its members from a position of power.

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Black Muslims and the Law examines the Nation of Islams struggle for religious freedom from World War II to the Vietnam War through the lives of key members, such as Elijah Muhammad and Muhammad Ali. In doing so, the work reveals the key initiatives the Nation of Islam took to defend the civil liberties of its members from a position of power.

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Part II examines aspects of contemporary black political participation, such as black political behavior in the 1984 elections, a profile of black political activities, and various facets of black mass and elite political activity.

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A growing importance of religion in international politics has resulted in rising polarization among nation states, which in turn has presented new challenges to international human rights principles. This book deals with some of these new challenges in Muslim states and their impact on human rights, and offers a solution.

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Brazil and the Transnational Human Rights Movement, 19641985 is about how Brazilians and European solidarity networks collaborated to resist dictatorship in Brazil and contribute to a more expansive definition of human rights.

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Breastfeeding Rights in the United States shows that the right to breastfeed in this country exists only in a negative sense: you can do it unless someone takes you to court.

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This book examines well-documented policy failures in the United States and argues that a human rights approach to these issues can lead to meaningful change regarding online harassment of women, child poverty, and access to water. The authors articulate a practical way forward rooted in human rights scholarship and practice.

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"This comprehensive one-stop resource examines the history, development, and present state of affairs concerning free speech issues on college campuses, including fair and impartial representations of conservative and liberal perspectives"--

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Examines the strengths and weaknesses of one of the UNs most important human rights mechanisms - the collection of independent experts known as special procedures - as they negotiate the rocky terrain where rights meet reality. This book provides concrete evidence of why the system works and ways it can be improved.

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Exploring the global dimensions of children at risk, this book discusses the notion of children's rights, and the claim that every child has a right to a cultural identity. It reveals how children's everyday lives and futures are often the stakes in battles that adults wage over definitions of cultural identity and state cultural policies.

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If childrens rights are integral aspects of commonly accepted universal human rights of the late twentieth century, then why are the United States and other countries unsuccessful in guaranteeing all children their rights

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This accessible book provides the first overview of the global movement of children's rights. It introduces readers to child rights in their theoretical, historical, cultural, political, and practical complexity. In the process, it examines key controversies about cultural rel...

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This accessible book provides the first overview of the global movement of childrens rights. It introduces readers to child rights in their theoretical, historical, cultural, political, and practical complexity. In the process, it examines key controversies about cultural relativism, globalization, power, gender, class, family relations, and more.

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This book explores the intricacies of contemporary children's rights on a global scale, scrutinizing the challenges they face from a multidisciplinary perspective.

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From the restrictions on speech and worship to the lack of freedoms under the law, the economy, health and the environment, it provides a well-informed look at what the inhabitants of this vast state may or may not do.

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Although social legislation in the United States is always in the tradition of social reform rather than fundamental social change, the 1960s are considered a progressive period because of the union of government and societal obligations;

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This book gives readers a comprehensive introduction to the topic of the Civil Rights Movement-arguably the most important political movement of the 20th century-and provides a road map for future study and historical inquiry.