Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties

Growing out of a series of judicial colloquia organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat, this compilation brings together a selection of over fifty significant cases from international and national courts...

The Human Rights Act 1998 had a profound effect on the law of the United Kingdom,and in no area more so than judicial review. This book gives practical guidance on the interplay between the Act and domestic public law...

Examining the primary role of legislation and court process in combating age discrimination at both the national and international level, this work provides a detailed examination of the relationship between age issues and the law. The role of NAFTA and the EU is also discussed in this important res..

This reference volume brings together the key academic contributions that have shaped the field of language rights over the last 40 years. The collection is interdisciplinary and international in outlook and addresses a range of linguistic minority groups, including indigenous peoples, national mino..

An innovative collection of hypothetical ‘last lectures’ by the world’s top scholars in the fields of human rights and genocide studies, each chapter purportedly constitutes the last thing the author will ever say about the prevention and intervention of genocide...

This topical study of a highly sensitive area of education presents a valuable insight for students, researchers and academics with an interest in cultural and religious diversity, human rights and education. This collection considers how contemporary cultural and religious diversity challenges and ..

This collection investigates detention powers in today’s China and offers an in-depth analysis of the debates surrounding attempts to reform institutions of detention and imprisonment since the 1990s. The study assesses the complexities inherent in the process of reform in an authoritarian state whi..

This collection investigates detention powers in today’s China and offers an in-depth analysis of the debates surrounding attempts to reform institutions of detention and imprisonment since the 1990s. The study assesses the complexities inherent in the process of reform in an authoritarian state whi..

This book addresses the controversial issue of transnational human rights obligations in an innovative way by crafting legally sound hypothetical "judgments" from a number of adjudicatory fora. The judgments are based on real world situations where extraterritorial or transnational issues have emerg..

Following on from her previous nine books on discrimination law, Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter now focuses on the goal of child equality. Examining issues of child labour and the relevant laws which are designed to protect the most vulnerable in our society, the book explores the primary role of legislat..

Following on from her previous nine books on discrimination law, Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter now focuses on the goal of child equality. Examining issues of child labour and the relevant laws which are designed to protect the most vulnerable in our society, the book explores the primary role of legislat..

Maternal mortality remains one of the highest causes of death in the world today. A fact recognised by the UN Human Rights Council and the international community by way of the Millennium Development Goals._x000D_ _x000D_ This book focuses on a critically important part of maternal mortality and hum..