Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties

Sedition refers to the uttering or writing of words intended to bring the sovereign state into hatred or contempt, to urge disaffection against the Constitution or democratically elected government, or the attempt to procure change in government by unlawful means. Modern sedition laws, such as those..

Sedition refers to the uttering or writing of words intended to bring the sovereign state into hatred or contempt, to urge disaffection against the Constitution or democratically elected government, or the attempt to procure change in government by unlawful means. Modern sedition laws, such as those..

Whilst feminist philosophy has frequently engaged with political theory, this original book instead considers legal theory and the practical operation of law. The work considers some of the contested meanings of what it is to be a self, a person or an individual in relation to the law of obligations..

Whilst feminist philosophy has frequently engaged with political theory, this original book instead considers legal theory and the practical operation of law. The work considers some of the contested meanings of what it is to be a self, a person or an individual in relation to the law of obligations..

This book draws on feminist and constructivist theories and offers a comprehensive theoretical and empirical examination of the definition of rape and forced marriage. It presents the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be of interest to researchers, academics, policymakers, officials an..

In this book, Benhabib argues that the transnational movement of people has brought to light fundamental dilemmas facing liberal democracies. Banhabib’s work goes to the heart of key issues faced in a world of forced displacement, Brexit, and increased protectionism...

The protection of human rights in Europe is currently at a crossroads. There are competing processes which push and pull the centre of gravity of this protection between the ECHR system in Strasbourg, the EU system in Luxemburg and Brussels, and the national protection of human rights. This book bri..

There is a clear overlap between the public objectives of guaranteeing socio-economic human rights for all, and arranging adequate access to essential public services across society. This edited volume brings together the two topics for the first time in order to explore how socio-economic rights la..

Sociology and Human Rights is the first collection to focus on the contribution that sociological approaches can make to analysis of human rights. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights...

Sociology and Human Rights is the first collection to focus on the contribution that sociological approaches can make to analysis of human rights. It was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights...

This book argues that the effectiveness of the state apparatus is one of the crucial variables determining human rights conditions, and that state weakness and failure is responsible for much of the human rights abuses we see today...

This book analyses the relationship between state security regime changes and the right to religious freedom in the EU. It presents a comparative analysis of the impact that changes in security regimes have had on religious freedom politics, policies and protections across the EU member states since..