Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties

This book presents an analysis of the elimination of racial discrimination in international law. Through the lens of the Hindu caste system, the book provides a benchmark on the achievements of the international community in combating all forms of racial discrimination, and the policies that must in..

This book presents an analysis of the elimination of racial discrimination in international law. Through the lens of the Hindu caste system, the book provides a benchmark on the achievements of the international community in combating all forms of racial discrimination, and the policies that must in..

The fourth edition of Centuries of Genocide: Essays and Eyewitness Accounts addresses examples of genocides perpetrated in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Each chapter of the book is written by a recognized expert in the field, collectively demonstrating a wide range of disciplinary perspectives..

Examining the legal dimension of the ILO's action in the field of Child Labour, this volume investigates the implementation of the relevant legal instruments and assesses the effectiveness of the ILO supervisory system, with particular attention being given to Convention 182 on the elimination of th..

Examining the legal dimension of the ILO's action in the field of Child Labour, this volume investigates the implementation of the relevant legal instruments and assesses the effectiveness of the ILO supervisory system, with particular attention being given to Convention 182 on the elimination of th..

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 is one of the most highly ratified human rights treaties in the world, with 193 states currently signed up to it. Article 12 is fundamental to the Convention and covers the right of all children capable of forming views to be heard in dec..

Essays by legal scholars from the United Kingdom, Eire, Israel and Palestine exploring the extent to which the recognition of the concept of children’s rights is affected by adherence to religious, cultural and ethnic traditions...

Essays by legal scholars from the United Kingdom, Eire, Israel and Palestine exploring the extent to which the recognition of the concept of children’s rights is affected by adherence to religious, cultural and ethnic traditions...

Children’s rights law is often perceived in isolation from the broader field of human rights law. This volume explores to the links between children’s rights law and more general human rights law in order to see whether elements from each could successfully inform the other. The book questions wheth..

This book offers a unique insight into the role of human rights lawyers in Chinese law and politics. In her extensive account, Eva Pils shows how these practitioners are important as legal advocates for victims of injustice and how bureaucratic systems of control operate to subdue and marginalise th..

This book offers a unique insight into the role of human rights lawyers in Chinese law and politics. In her extensive account, Eva Pils shows how these practitioners are important as legal advocates for victims of injustice and how bureaucratic systems of control operate to subdue and marginalise th..

The end of the last century witnessed two major events in the field of civil justice: the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) came into force and the Human Rights Act (HRA) gave effect to the European Convention on Human Rights. This volume assesses the effect of the Act and attempts to reconcile the expedi..