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Book SynopsisTrailblazers -- a sequel to Nine Lives, is an odyssey that takes you around the world. It presents stories of eleven human rights defenders whose lives reflect Gandhi''s notion ''you must be the change you wish to see in the world.'' Nations, like individuals, have their whims and peculiarities. But what if the cost of those whims becomes unbearable? These testimonies have one thing in common: the local illustrates the global. The Inuit story illustrates global warming. The Sahrawi story illustrates that totalitarianism is alive and well. The Ecuadorian story illustrates why corporate social responsibility must be taken seriously -- all the way to the courthouse. In the end, the truth will come out. Sometimes, the last straw is nothing other than yourself.

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Book SynopsisGripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUTDeft and operatic' OBSERVER?A TIMES BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2023From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and groundbreaking union, a very modern political marriage that played out on the world stage.One of the most celebrated political leaders of the twentieth century, Nelson Mandela has been written about by many biographers and historians. But in one crucial area, his life remains largely untold: his marriage to Winnie. During his years in prison, Nelson grew ever more in love with an idealised version of his wife, courting her in his letters as if they were young lovers frozen in time. But Winnie, every bit his political equal, found herself increasingly estranged from her jailed husband ' s politics. Behind Trade Review A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR; A WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR; A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR; A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR; A WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘A gripping portrait of Africa’s most famous romantic couple . . . The most nuanced of storytellers, Steinberg has always had an extraordinary ability to get inside his protagonists’ heads . . . [and] is a superb chronicler of modern Africa, capturing the poignant, questing energy of its inhabitants’ lives like no other writer’ The Times ‘Winnie & Nelson is a beautiful and immensely sad book. Steinberg, a distinguished South African writer and scholar, chronicles that pain, and writes about each of them with insight and empathy . . . Winnie & Nelson is more than a joint biography, as good as it is at that; it’s a deft and operatic interweaving of two outsized characters’ Observer ‘An excellent new biography of the couple . . . Steinberg suspects that the couple’s myths will only endure – but his thorough interrogation of their story should help readers reconcile themselves with the messier truth’ Daily Telegraph, **** review ‘[A]n empathetic portrait of one of the most controversial power couples in history… What Steinberg does extremely well in this book is to pry those doors ajar using archive, interviews and never-seen-before transcripts of conversations between Winnie and Nelson during prison visits’ Sunday Times ‘Gripping and profoundly moving, this is Jonny Steinberg’s finest book. I can’t wait to read it again’ Damon Galgut, Booker Prize–winning author of The Promise, in Literary Hub ‘Unlikely to be superseded in a long time’ J.M. Coetzee, Nobel Laureate 2003 ‘Remarkable . . . a powerful, page-turning political fable unlike any I’ve read’ Aminatta Forna, author of Happiness and The Window Seat

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Book SynopsisIs interrogational torture effective? What do we mean by "effective"? How brutal can torture get and be considered justifiable? In this book, John Schiemann adopts game theory in an attempt to answer these questions, walking the reader through the logic of interrogational torture - and finding that it is far more brutal than proponents believe.Trade ReviewDoes Torture Work? is a thought-provoking work that generates novel insights and avenues on a controversial topic. It should be required reading for anyone interested in the forces at play in the continuing, and in many ways growing, debate over torture. * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1 Interrogating Torture ; 2 Dangerous Torment ; 3 Benchmarking Interrogational Torture ; 4 A Quixotic Model of Interrogational Torture ; 5 A Realistic Model of Interrogational Torture ; 6 A Brutal Logic ; 7 A Matter of Calculation ; 8 Surprise Torture ; 9 Ambiguous Information and False Confirmation ; 10 Valuable Information, Selective Torture ; 11 Torturing Innocents, Resisting Torture ; 12 Torture's Garden ; Postscript ; Appendices ; A The RIT Model ; B Comparative Statics Analysis ; C Observations and Propositions ; Notes ; References

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Book SynopsisThe law governing the relationship between speech and core international crimes -- a key component in atrocity prevention -- is broken. Incitement to genocide has not been adequately defined. The law on hate speech as persecution is split between the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Instigation is confused with incitement and ordering''s scope is too circumscribed. At the same time, each of these modalities does not function properly in relation to the others, yielding a misshapen body of law riddled with gaps. Existing scholarship has suggested discrete fixes to individual parts, but no work has stepped back and considered holistic solutions. This book does. To understand how the law became so fragmented, it returns to its roots to explain how it was formulated. From there, it proposes a set of nostrums to deal with the individual deficiencies. Its analysis then culminates in a more comprehensivTrade ReviewProfessor Gregory Gordon's paradigm-shifting work, Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Fragmentation, Fruition has helped change the very vocabulary we use to describe the rules and jurisprudence governing the relationship between hate speech and core international crimes, which is now commonly referred to by the book's title. Thanks to this seminal tome, we no longer have to think of delicts such as "incitement", "persecution", "instigation", and "ordering" as disparate speech offences whose elements should not be considered with regard to one another; rather, under Gordon's brilliant umbrella term and his suggested corrections for each offence, we can regard them in a unified, systematic way that will lead to more coordinated and coherent charging decisions, greater protection for legitimate free speech, and clearer jurisprudence. * Giovanni Chiarini, PKI Global Justice Journal *Atrocity Speech Law furthers a complicated discussion at a time when it is sorely needed. * David A. Meier, Holocaust and Genocide Studies *This book will be the definitive source on prosecuting atrocity speech in international criminal law. With its thorough research and insightful analysis, practitioners and scholars alike will find it an essential reference. Professor Gordon's unified theory of liability is thought-provoking and should be given serious consideration in future criminal proceedings. * Dr. Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor, ICTY and MICT *As Professor Gregory Gordon systematically demonstrates in this groundbreaking book, the law governing speech and atrocity has become fragmented and ineffective. His brilliant 'Unified Liability Theory' offers an innovative solution for fixing the problems. This book is now the definitive single-volume international criminal law work on hate speech. It provides all the history, context, policy, and legal analysis necessary to understand the phenomenon and reform the doctrine. * Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide *Words, text, rhyme, song: speech brings beauty, but it also fuels rage. Speech may prime a population to kill. Gregory Gordon's ambitious book reassesses the role of law in standing up to atrocity speech. Gordon astutely identifies gaps in the law and boldly suggests reforms. Delivered with elegance and panache, this book is a must read. And it is so timely. Atrocity speech - vented now in virtual spaces and through social media, and confabulated as 'news' - has become more dangerous as it spreads even faster and stains more people more quickly. In response, we are fortunate to be able to invoke Gordon's creative, confident, and ethical voice. * Mark A. Drumbl, Class of 1975 Alumni Professor of Law, and Director, Transnational Law Institute Washington and Lee University School of Law *Professor Gregory Gordon's book, Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Fragmentation, Fruition, is an important contribution that will serve as a foundation stone for the future prevention of crimes against humanity...[It] will be a very useful tool to all scholars seeking a more peaceful world...[It] will offer new knowledge about a vital subject of stopping atrocity speech, which threatens the security of everyone. (From the Foreword) * Benjamin B. Ferencz, Nuremberg Prosecutor *Holistic, authoritative and comprehensive, Professor Gregory Gordon's masterful study of the relationship between expression and atrocity crimes sets out a framework for a delicate balance of competing objectives. It brings order to an area of international law that is fraught with fragmentation and contradiction. * William Schabas, Professor of International Law, Middlesex University, London *Gregory Gordon has written the definitive book on the power of words and the commission of atrocity crimes. This comprehensive and superbly written study critiquing tribunal jurisprudence on 'atrocity speech law' explains not only what has been adjudicated in the modern era, but also identifies the significant shortcomings in both the jurisprudence and international law that must be overcome in the years ahead. There is much work yet to be done, and Professor Gordon sets the stage magnificently. * Ambassador David Scheffer, Mayer Brown/Robert A. Helman Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law *Professor Gregory Gordon compellingly argues that we need to re-conceptualize the jurisprudence of the international criminal law governing hate speech. He renames these principles 'atrocity speech law' and offers a trenchant critique of the inconsistent rulings of international tribunals. He proposes a resolution to the resulting conceptual uncertainties through a 'unified liability theory' that would harmonize the law on hate speech related to war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity. For those interested in effective prevention and punishment, this is a must read. * Professor Gregory Stanton, Founding President, Genocide Watch, George Mason University, Arlington, VA *Atrocity Speech Law, examines the history of and jurisprudence governing the relationship between hate speech and international crimes. Gordon finds troubling incoherence within this area of the law but proposes an innovative solution: a "Unified Liability Theory" that would link all qualifying speech offenses to all atrocity crimes. * Andrew Cohen, Berkeley Law Magazine *... groundbreaking study on the law governing the relationship between hate speech and international crimes. * Hong Kong Lawyer^r *Table of ContentsForeword by Benjamin B. Ferencz Preface Introduction Part I: Foundation Chapter 1: Speech and Atrocity: An Historical Sketch Chapter 2: International Human Rights Law and Domestic Law Chapter 3: The Birth of Atrocity Speech Law: Nuremberg and the Foundational Statutes Chapter 4: The Birth of Atrocity Speech Law: The Foundational Ad Hoc Tribunal Cases and Offense Elements PART II: FRAGMENTATION Chapter 5: Problems regarding the Crime of Direct and Public Incitement to Commit Genocide Chapter 6: Problems regarding Persecution, Instigation and Ordering Chapter 7: The Absence of Criminal Prohibitions Regarding Hate Speech and War Crimes PART III: FRUITION Chapter 8: Fixing Incitement to Genocide Chapter 9: Fixing Persecution, Instigation and Ordering Chapter 10: Adopting Incitement to Commit War Crimes Chapter 11: Restructuring: A Unified Liability Theory for Atrocity Speech Law Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisInstitutions matter for the advancement of human rights in global health. Given the dramatic development of human rights under international law and the parallel proliferation of global institutions for public health, there arises an imperative to understand the implementation of human rights through global health governance. This volume examines the evolving relationship between human rights, global governance, and public health, studying an expansive set of health challenges through a multi-sectoral array of global organizations. To analyze the structural determinants of rights-based governance, the organizations in this volume include those international bureaucracies that implement human rights in ways that influence public health in a globalizing world. This volume brings together leading health and human rights scholars and practitioners from academia, non-governmental organizations, and the United Nations system. They explore the foundations of human rights as a normative framewTrade ReviewHaving planted the seeds of the human rights-based approach in my role as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, I am delighted to see these contributing chapters sharing the enduring results of these efforts to advance global health. This volume will be vital to the continuing advancement of rights-based global governance to safeguard the health of the world's most vulnerable peoples. It makes clear the importance of translating human rights into institutional programming for public health. Providing the first systematic account of the implementation of health-related human rights through global governance, this volume will serve as a model for future research, practice, and advocacy to advance global health and human rights. * Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland (1990-1997); United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002) *Table of ContentsFOREWORD Human Rights in Global Health Governance Mary Robinson PREFACE Preface INTRODUCTION Responding to the Public Health Harms of a Globalizing World through Human Rights in Global Governance Benjamin Mason Meier and Lawrence O. Gostin PART I: HUMAN RIGHTS IN GLOBAL HEALTH 1. The Origins of Human Rights in Global Health Lawrence O. Gostin and Benjamin Mason Meier 2. The Evolution of Applying Human Rights Frameworks to Health Alicia Ely Yamin and Andrés Constantin 3. Framing Human Rights in Global Health Governance Benjamin Mason Meier and Lawrence O. Gostin 4. The Future of Global Governance for Health: Putting Rights at the Center of Sustainable Development Michel Sidibé, Helena Nygren-Krug, Bronwyn McBride, and Kent Buse PART II: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 5. Development of Human Rights Through WHO Benjamin Mason Meier and Florian Kastler 6. Mainstreaming Human Rights Across WHO Rebekah Thomas and Veronica Magar 7. The Future of Human Rights in WHO Flavia Bustreo, Veronica Magar, Rajat Khosla, Marcus Stahlhofer, and Rebekah Thomas PART III: INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 8. The United Nations Children's Fund: Implementing Human Rights for Child Health Benjamin Mason Meier, Mitra Motlagh, and Kumanan Rasanathan 9. The International Labor Organization: Human Rights to Health and Safety at Work Lee Swepston 10. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: Advancing Global Health Through Human Rights in Education and Science Audrey Chapman and Konstantinos Tararas 11. The United Nations Population Fund: An Evolving Human Rights Mission and Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health Emilie Filmer-Wilson and Luis Mora 12. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Advancing the Right to Food to Promote Public Health Olivier de Schutter and Carolin Anthes 13. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS: With Communities for Human Rights Helena Nygren-Krug 14. The Future of Intergovernmental Partnerships for Health and Human Rights Sarah Hawkes, Julia Kreienkamp, and Kent Buse PART IV: GLOBAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE & GLOBAL HEALTH FUNDING AGENCIES 15. Integrating a Human Rights-Based Approach and the Right to Development into Global Governance for Health Stephen P. Marks 16. The World Bank: Contested Institutional Progress in Rights-Based Health Discourse Yusra Ribhi Shawar and Jennifer Prah Ruger 17. The World Trade Organization: Carving Out the Right to Health for Access to Medicines and Tobacco Control Suerie Moon and Thirukumaran Balasubramaniam 18. National Foreign Assistance Programs: Advancing Health-Related Human Rights Through Shared Obligations for Global Health Rachel Hammonds and Gorik Ooms 19. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria: Funding Basic Services and Meeting the Challenge of Rights-Based Programs Ralf Jürgens, Joanne Csete, Hyeyoung Lim, Susan Timberlake, and Matthew Smith 20. The Future of Multilateral Funding to Realize the Right to Health Gorik Ooms and Rachel Hammonds PART V: GLOBAL HEALTH IN HUMAN RIGHTS GOVERNANCE 21. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Putting the Right to Health on the Agenda Gillian MacNaughton and Mariah McGill 22. United National Special Procedures: Peopling Human Rights, Peopling Global Health Thérèse Murphy and Amrei Mueller 23. Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Monitoring, Interpreting, and Adjudicating Health-Related Human Rights Benjamin Mason Meier and Virginia Brás Gomes 24. The Future of Human Rights Accountability for Global Health under the Universal Periodic Review Judith R. Bueno de Mesquita and Dabney P. Evans PART VI: CONCLUSION AND AFTERWORD CONCLUSION 25. Comparative Analysis on Human Rights in Global Governance for Health Benjamin Mason Meier and Lawrence O. Gostin AFTERWORD Governance for Global Health and Human Rights in a Populist Age Benjamin Mason Meier Index

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Trade ReviewThe book moves us to rethink definitions of feminism and social justice. Feminism is not just a fight for gender equality. In societies, where forms of oppression are interlinked, a sole battle for gender equality is futile. The book raises critical questions that will motivate every feminist researcher, practitioner, educator, and activist to rethink and reconceptualize their own work through a feminist social justice lens. * Anindita Bhattacharya, Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work *"Margaret A. McLaren's book Women's Activism, Feminism, and Social Justice is a valuable contribution to the discussion of transnational feminism...Readers who are interested in global justice, transnational feminism, and feminist theories and practices in India will find this book informative and thought-provoking." -- Radical Philosophy Review"...excellent...McLaren's book brings together many often-disconnected threads of philosophy: abstract and pragmatic, analytic and political, systemic and small scale, global and local... I found this book well-structured, -written, and -argued. McLaren's critiques of the shortcomings of existing models are very effective, and her conception of relational cosmopolitanism is very provocative, an important concept that is greatly needed in the debates over globalization, worthy of future research and debate. I used this book in a mixed under/graduate seminar in feminist theory last spring and they found the argument provocative and engaging, and the book enjoyable to read. Highly recommended. * American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy *The book moves us to rethink definitions of feminism and social justice. Feminism is not just a fight for gender equality. In societies, where forms of oppression are interlinked, a sole battle for gender equality is futile. The book raises critical questions that will motivate every feminist researcher, practitioner, educator, and activist to rethink and reconceptualize their own work through a feminist social justice lens. * Anindita Bhattacharya, University of Washington-Tacoma, Journal of Women and Social Work *Margaret A. McLaren's monograph is a fabulous addition to the growing body of work in Oxford's Studies in Feminist Philosophy ... I highly recommend this book as a supplemental text for undergraduate classes in social philosophy, women's and gender studies, economics, and other social sciences. It is also accessible for a general audience, for organizers and policy analysts, as well as graduate students and experts in the field. It provides a rich overview of pressing political and economic global issues by using two outstanding case studies from India. * Mechthild Nagel, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *This rich and important book offers nothing less than a new philosophical approach to justice and injustice. Against a trenchant critique of rights based accounts of justice, liberal and neoliberal theories of economic justice, and ideas of justice based in a transnational cosmopolitanism, McLaren develops a social justice feminism that makes a feminist transnational solidarity possible. Recognizing the need for both a critique of structural inequity or systems of power and attention to social location, she shows that cultural difference is not an impediment to transnational justice, but a resource and a basis for solidarity. Valorizing interdependence, intersectionality, and imagination over individuality, identity, and interest, McLaren maps a better way of thinking about justice, as well as concrete norms for action and collaboration. * Mary C. Rawlinson, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Stony Brook University *In this timely book, Margaret McLaren deftly weaves the threads of scholarship and activism together into a rich tapestry informed by over a decade of work with SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association) and MarketPlace India. The theoretical centerpiece of the book -- a feminist social justice framework -- explores the complexity of gender oppression in ways both lucid and incisive. Her multi-layered approach to transnational feminism is ambitiously designed to address oppression and injustice as they function on individual, institutional, and structural levels and the possibilities of empowerment of an ethical, social, and political nature... This is important reading for feminist scholars of many disciplinary stripes. * Sarah Clark Miller, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Penn State University *Women's Activism, Feminism and Social Justice theorizes global feminism(s) as intersectional and interdependent by engaging with both Western and Indian feminists. It argues for a responsive and responsible framework of feminist agency that addresses socio-economic oppression in culturally specific contexts. McLaren's pioneering explorations on decolonizing feminism promise to inform and enrich endeavors of transnational solidarities integrating theory and activism. * Kanchana Mahadevan, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Mumbai *

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Book SynopsisIn The American Indian in Western Legal Thought Robert Williams, a legal scholar and Native American of the Lumbee tribe, traces the evolution of contemporary legal thought on the rights and status of American Indians and other indiginous tribal peoples. Beginning with an analysis of the medieval Christian crusading era and its substantive contributions to the West''s legal discourse of `heathens'' and `infidels'', this study explores the development of the ideas that justified the New World conquests of Spain, England and the United States. Williams shows that long-held notions of the legality of European subjugation and colonization of `savage'' and `barbarian'' societies supported the conquests in America. Today, he demonstrates, echoes of racist and Eurocentric prejudices still reverberate in the doctrines and principles of legal discourse regarding native peoples'' rights in the United States and in other nations as well.Trade Reviewthis book can be recommended as providing a good overview of the jurisprudential status of the United States Indian tribes ... The author brings together all the important sources and events which have somehow contributed to legal thought affecting the American Indian. * Cambridge Law Journal *

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Book SynopsisThis is a reissue of Native American Tribalism with a new Introduction by Peter Iverson. In this book the late D''Arcy McNickle, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan, member of the Flathead Tribe of Montana, and founding member of the National Congress of American Indians reviews the history of almost four hundred years of contact between North American Indians and the dominant - and often domineering - Western civilization. McNickle shows that contrary to the white man''s early expectations, the Indians of North America have maintained their cultural identity, social organization, size, locations of their population, and unique position before the law. He points out that even while stigmatized with the generalization of being an inferior race, harsh treatment by the white North American cultures, and severe obstacles such as epidemics of small pox, Indians have managed to remain an ethnic cultural enclave within American and Canadian society from colonial times Trade Review"One of the best books I've seen on the subject."--Steven Kane, RISD "A classic treatise about the ability of Native Americans to maintain their cultural identity despite 500 years of cultural oppression."--Gregory R. Campbell, University of Montana "I am glad to have this old "classic" in an accessible new reprinting."--C.I. Mason, University of Wisconsin "As terrific as it ever was. Shows that Native Americans are not artifacts of the past, but part of a vibrant, surviving culture."--Larry Zimmerman, University of South Dakota "Offers a valuable perspective from an important period of challenges for the tribes of North America."--Howard Meredith, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma "An excellent, concise treatment of Native American-U.S. Government relations."--Douglas D. Anderson, Brown University "Brief but still comprehensive. The illustrations are excellent. Overall, a solid work as an introduction to the history of Indian tribes from colonial times to the 1970s."--S. Carol Berg, College of St. Benedict "An affordable reprint of a true classic on the trail of Indian history. Iverson's introduction is useful in placing McNickle's work in its progressive context."--Books of the Southwest "One of the best books I've seen on the subject."--Steven Kane, RISD "A classic treatise about the ability of Native Americans to maintain their cultural identity despite 500 years of cultural oppression."--Gregory R. Campbell, University of Montana "I am glad to have this old "classic" in an accessible new reprinting."--C.I. Mason, University of Wisconsin "As terrific as it ever was. Shows that Native Americans are not artifacts of the past, but part of a vibrant, surviving culture."--Larry Zimmerman, University of South Dakota "Offers a valuable perspective from an important period of challenges for the tribes of North America."--Howard Meredith, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma "An excellent, concise treatment of Native American-U.S. Government relations."--Douglas D. Anderson, Brown University "Brief but still comprehensive. The illustrations are excellent. Overall, a solid work as an introduction to the history of Indian tribes from colonial times to the 1970s."--S. Carol Berg, College of St. Benedict "An affordable reprint of a true classic on the trail of Indian history. Iverson's introduction is useful in placing McNickle's work in its progressive context."--Books of the Southwest "A great book!"--Charles Cambridge, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Book SynopsisThis study examines the cultural legacy of Malcolm X's life and career. From sexism and "gangsta" rap to the painful predicament of black males, Malcolm's legacy is felt, and often marketed, throughout the world.Trade ReviewDyson shows us a Malcolm X for our time. * The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson *

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Book SynopsisPart of the OXFORD POLITICAL THEORY series discussing political rights and arguing for a republican liberalism that, while celebrating the liberal heritage of autonomy and rights, solidly places these within social relations and obligations which are often obscured and forgotten.Trade Reviewan important work givent the growing interest in active citizenship....Dagger's book makes a very important contribution to our understanding of citizenship through its clear demonstration that state promotion of civic virtue is compatible with individual autonomy. * Political Studies Vol 47/1 *This book is a pleasure to read. It combines clarity of philosophical argument with thorough knowledge of the empirical social and political sciences. Many of his ideas will prove highly valuable for moderate attempts to beat the odds. - Bert Van den Brink - Ethical Theory and Moral Practice no2 1999

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Book SynopsisWhy do some lawyers devote themselves to a given social movement or political cause? How are such deeds of individual commitment and personal belief justly executed, given the ideals of disinterested professional service to which lawyers are (in theory, at least) supposed to adhere? What can we learn from such lawyers about the relationship between law and politics?Cause Lawyering is a wise and varied collection of responses to these questions, featuring a number of distinguished legal scholars concerned with anti-poverty lawyers, lawyers who work against capital punishment, immigration lawyers, and other lawyers working to end oppression. Editors Austin Sarat and Stuart Scheingold have assembled here a valuable cross-national portrait of lawyers compelled to sacrifice financial gain so as to use their legal skills in the promotion of a more just society. These telling and important essays fully explore the relationship between cause lawyering and the organized legal professions of manTrade ReviewThis is a fascinating and important book. Fascinating because it examines a wide variety of situations in which lawyers have sought to use their professional skills to further political goals, to "do good", at least by their own lights. Important because it documents the stuggle of lawyers in several countries to vindicate human rights and to assert the rulke of law in the face of repressive regimes in varoius shades. * Peter Kunzlik, Nottingham Law Journal Vol 8(2) 1999 *"Cause Lawyering offers a fascinating collection of empirical and theoretical work on a topic of considerable importance. This book also provides a set of tools and organizing principles that should reinvigorate both national and comparative studies of what has become a neglected sector of the legal profession--those trying to improve the lives of the disadvantaged."--Bryant Garth, Director of the American Bar Foundation"Cause Lawyering is a comprehensive, transnational description and analysis of lawyers who put social goals ahead of client considerations. In elegant and provocative terms, Professors Sarat and Scheingold and their colleagues tell us what cause lawyers do, who they are, why they are committed to social causes, and what they accomplish. These lawyers, frequently working at the margins of legal systems and rarely well-paid, are the true statespeople of the legal profession and it is fitting that their efforts be analyzed by such an accomplished and thoughtful group of sociolegal scholars."--William L. F. Felstiner, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, University of Wales, Cardiff"Very strong....There is not a bad essay in the collection; some of the essays are strikingly fresh and original. The range of essays, extending to cause lawyering in various undeveloped societies and contrasting these with the liberal societies of the West, is especially impressive. The essays are, on the average, so much better than anything else in their field that they set a new standard for the study of cause lawyers....A first-rate collection...there is nothing I know of in print that approaches it in quality and breath."--Robert Gordon, Yale Law SchoolTable of ContentsCause Lawyering and the Reproduction of Professional Authority: An Introduction ; CONTEXTS AND CONDITIONS OF CAUSE LAWYERING ; The Causes of Cause Lawyering: Toward an Understanding of the Motivation and Commitment of Social Justice Lawyers ; Speaking Law to Power: Occasions for Cause Lawyering ; The Struggle to Politicize Legal Practice: A Case Study of Left-Activist Lawyering in Seattle ; CAUSE LAWYERING AND THE ORGANIZATION OF PRACTICE ; Norris, Schmidt, Green, Harris, Higginbotham & Associates: The Socio-Legal Impact of Philadelphia Cause Lawyers ; Still Trying: Cause Lawyering for the Poor and Disadvantaged in Pittsburg, PA ; Critical Lawyers: Social Justice and the Structure of Private Practice ; Destruction of Houses and Construction of a Cause: Lawyers and Bedouins in the Israeli Courts ; STRATEGIES OF CAUSE LAWYERING UNDER LIBERAL LEGALISM ; Rethinking Law's Allurements: A Relational Analysis of Social Movement Lawyers in the United States ; Caring about Individual Cases: Immigration Lawyering in Britain ; Between (the Presence of) Violence and (the Possibility of) Justice: Lawyering against Capital Punishment ; THE POSSIBILITIES OF CAUSE LAWYERING BEYOND LIBERAL LEGALISM ; Cause Lawyering in the Third World ; Lawyers' Causes in Indonesia and Malaysia ; Attorneys for the People, Attorneys for the Land: The Emergence of Cause Lawyering in the Israel-Occupied Territories ; Cause Lawyers and Social Movements: A Comparative Perspective on Democratic Change in Argentina and Brazil ; All or Nothing: An Inquiry into the (Im)Possibility of Cause Lawyering under Cuban Socialism ; REFERENCES

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Trade ReviewMichael Sandel is one of the most popular and influential college professors in America. For more than twenty years, hundreds of students at a time have packed into a Harvard University lecture hall to hear his discourses on justice; and hundreds have streamed out feeling a surprisingly personal connection with their gifted teacher. This book reveals Sandel's secret recipe for enthralling students with timeless questions of law, justice, and morality in a decidedly contemporary context. * Anita L. Allen, Professor of Philosophy and Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School *This thoughtful, stimulating, and convenient collection brings a range of classic moral and political philosophers * from Aristotle to John Stuart Millto bear on a range of contemporary controversies about justice. It invites readers to discover how their views on contemporary questions might be clarified, deepened and challenged by an encounter with enduring debates in moral and political philosophy.Russell Muirhead, Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin *This outstanding collection successfully blends historical and contemporary thought, on issues of theoretical and practical importance, to illuminate the main problems of justice. It is accessible to undergraduates in philosophy, with breadth and depth enough to engage the experienced philosophical reader hoping to rethink some central debates. * Michele Moody-Adams, Director and Hutchinson Professor of Ethics and Public Life, Cornell University *Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION: DOING THE RIGHT THING ; The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens (1884)(The lifeboat case) ; II. UTILITARIANISM ; Principles of Morals and Legistlation ; Utilitiarianism ; III. LIBERTARIANISM ; Free to Choose ; Anarchy, State, and Utopia ; The Constitution of Liberty ; IV. LOCKE: PROPERTY RIGHTS ; Second Treatise of Government ; V. MARKETS AND MORALS: SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD, MILITARY SERVICE ; Tragic Choices ; Battle Cry of Freedom ; "All Go Down Together" ; In the Matter of Baby 'M' (1987) ; In the Matter of Baby 'M' (1988, N.J.Supreme Court) ; "Is Women's Labor a Commodity?" ; VI. KANT: FREEDOM AS AUTONOMY ; Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals ; "On the Supposed Right to Lie" ; VII. RAWLS: JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS ; A Theory of Justice ; VIII. DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE: EQUALITY, ENTITLEMENT, AND MERIT ; A Theory of Justice ; Anarchy, State, and Utopia ; IX. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: REVERSE DISCRIMINATION? ; "Racial Discrimination or Righting Past Wrongs?" ; Hopwood v. State of Texas (1996) ; Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) ; "Bakke's Case: Are Quotas Unfair?" ; "Double Reverse Discrimination" ; "Proxy War: Liberals Denounce Racial Profiling. Conservatives Denounce Affirmative Action. What's the Difference?" ; X. ARISTOTLE: JUSTICE AND VIRTUE ; The Politics ; Nichomachean Ethics ; XI. ABILITY, DISABILITY, AND DISCRIMINATION: CHEERLEADERS AND GOLF CARTS ; "A Safety Blitz; Texas Cheerleader Loses Status" ; "Honor and Resentment" ; "Sorry, Free Rides Not Right" ; "Keep the PGA on Foot" ; PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin (2000) ; XII. JUSTICE, COMMUNITY, AND MEMBERSHIP ; After Virtue ; Democracy's Discontent ; Spheres of Justice ; XIII. MORAL ARGUMENT AND LIBERAL TOLERATION ; Moral Liberalism ; "Political Liberalism" ; XV. MORALITY AND LAW: SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, FOR AND AGAINST ; Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health (2003) ; "Abolish Marriage" ; "Law, Morality, and 'Sexual Orientation'" ; "Homosexuality and the Conservative Mind" ; "Universalism, Liberal Theory, and the Problem of Gay Marriage"

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Book SynopsisAre human rights universal or the product of specific cultures? Is democracy a necessary condition for the achievement of human rights in practice? And when, if ever, is it legitimate for external actors to impose their understandings of human rights upon particular countries? In the contemporary context of globalization, these questions have a salient religious dimension. Religion intersects with global human rights agendas in multiple ways, including: whether ''''universal'''' human rights are in fact an imposition of Christian understandings; whether democracy, the ''''rule of the people,'''' is compatible with God''s law; and whether international efforts to enforce human rights including religious freedom amount to an illicit imperialism. This book brings together leading specialists across disciplines for the first major survey of the religious politics of human rights across the world''s major regions, political systems, and faith traditions. The authors take a bottom-up approacTrade ReviewFor three decades, scholars have shown that religion and human rights need each other. The volume opens an important new chapter of scholarship by illustrating precisely how religion and human rights interact today. Judiciously edited and strikingly original, the volume combines case studies of local communities with broad surveys of major religions and regions of the world that illustrate the complex and diverse controversies that remain, especially over women's rights, religious freedom, and the rights to life and bodily integrity. * John Witte, Jr., Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law, Emory University *Table of ContentsTHOMAS BANCHOFF AND ROBERT WUTHNOW; THOMAS BANCHOFF; PART I: ISLAM AND THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS; ROBERT W. HEFNER; YVONNE YAZBECK HADDAD; PART II: THREE REGIONS: LATIN AMERICA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA; PAUL FRESTON; ROGAIA MUSTAFA ABUSHARAF; CHARLES KEYES; PART III: FOUR KEY COUNTRIES: INDIA, CHINA, RUSSIA AND THE US; PRATAP BHANU MEHTA; DAVID OWNBY; MARJORIE MANDELSTAM BALZER; THOMAS BANCHOFF

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Book SynopsisIn a troubled world where millions die at the hands of their own governments and societies, some states risk their citizens'' lives, considerable portions of their national budgets, and repercussions from opposing states to protect helpless foreigners. Dozens of Canadian peacekeepers have died in Afghanistan defending humanitarian reconstruction in a shattered faraway land with no ties to their own. Each year, Sweden contributes over $3 billion to aid the world''s poorest citizens and struggling democracies, asking nothing in return. And, a generation ago, Costa Rica defied U.S. power to broker a peace accord that ended civil wars in three neighboring countries--and has now joined with principled peers like South Africa to support the United Nations'' International Criminal Court, despite U.S. pressure and aid cuts. Hundreds of thousands of refugees are alive today because they have been sheltered by one of these nations. Global Good Samaritans looks at the reasons why and how some stTrade ReviewClear, cogent, accessible and balanced.... It makes a very significant and positive contribution to debates regarding human rights and the international order. * Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin *Global Good Samaritans strengthens Alison Brysk's claim to be the most conceptually creative and solidly grounded empirical social scientist writing about human rights. This is a path-breaking book with implications reaching far beyond its focus. It should be read by everyone with a serious interest in foreign policy and international relations. * Richard Falk, Professor Emeritus of International Law, Princeton University *The study of human rights has for too long focused excessively, almost obsessively, on U.S. foreign policy. Alison Brysk's careful comparative study of some of the 'nice guys' of international human rights policy decisively shifts the focus. For teachers looking for cases to play off against the United States, and citizens interested in thinking about the broader possibilities of international human rights diplomacy, this will be not merely a welcome, but an essential book. * Jack Donnelly, Professor of International Relations, University of Denver *Alison Brysk's important description of the Good Samaritan state introduces into the debate about the changing global order the reality that it is not just the U.S., Europe and the BRICs who are playing important roles. Smaller states, independent of the size of their armies and their modest economies, have punched well above their weight, introducing important new ideas, standards, practices, institutions and treaties. It is time to pay more attention to the Good Samaritans. * Lloyd Axworthy, Former Foreign Minister of Canada and President of The University of Winnipeg *This is an excellent book. It deserves a wide readership. ...Brysk is to be congratulated on providing a corrective to the all-too-common realist refrain that ethical foreign policies are not possible. Let us hope that scholars, activists, and policymakers pay attention to its conclusions * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; 1. Introduction: States as Global Citizens ; 2. Why and How They Do it: Reconstructing the National Interest ; 3. The Gold Standard: Sweden ; 4. The Other America: Canada ; 5. The Little Country That Could: Costa Rica ; 6. The Netherlands: Globalization and its Discontents ; 7. Peace Without Justice: Japan ; 8. From Pariah to Promoter: South Africa ; 9. Coalitions of the Caring: Inter-state Networks for Human Rights ; 10. Conclusion: "The World Needs More Canada" ; Bibliography ; Endnotes ; Index

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive and authoritative account of the global movement to ban landmines. This text examines and draws lessons from the "Ottawa Process" that culminated in December 1997 when over 120 states signed a convention to ban the use, sale and production of landmines.Table of ContentsPreface. Contributors. Abbreviations. 1: Maxwell A. Cameron, Robert J. Lawson, and Brian W. Tomlin: To Walk Without Fear. Part One: The Global Movement for a Ban. 2: Jody Williams and Stephen Goose: The International Campaign to Ban Landmines. 3: Valerie Warmington and Celina Tuttle: The Canadian Campaign. 4: Philippe Chabasse: The French Campaign. 5: Noel Stott: The South African Campaign. 6: Stuart Maslen: The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross. 7: Jerry White and Ken Rutherford: The Role of the Landmine Survivors Network. 8: Alex Vines: The Crisis of Anti-Personnel Mines. 9: Robert G. Gard, Jr: The Military Utility of Anti-Personnel Mines. Part Two: The International Response. 10: Robert J. Lawson, Mark Gwozdecky, Jill Sinclair, and Ralph Lysyshyn: The Ottawa Process and the International Movement to Ban Anti-Personnel Mines. 11: Brian W. Tomlin: On a Fast Track to a Ban: The Canadian Policy Process. 12: Mary Wareham: Rhetoric and Policy Realities in the United States. 13: David Long and Laird Hindle: Europe and the Ottawa Process. 14: J. Marshall Beier and Ann Denholm Crosby: Harnessing Change for Continuity: The Play of Political and Economic Forces Behind the Ottawa Process. 15: Thomas Hajnoczi, Thomas Desch, and Deborah Chatsis: The Ban Treaty. 16: Don Hubert: The Challenge of Humanitarian Mine Clearance. Part Three: Legacies of the Ottawa Process. 17: Richard Price: Compliance with International Norms and the Mines Taboo. 18: Miguel de Larrinaga and Claire Turenne Sjolander: (Re)presenting Landmines from Protector to Enemy: The Discursive Framing of New Multilateralism. 19: Michael Dolan and Chris Hunt: Negotiating in the Ottawa Process. 20: Maxwell A. Cameron: Democratization of Foreign Policy: The Ottawa Process as a Model. 21: Lloyd Axworthy: Towards a New Multilateralism. Appendix A List of Signatories to and Ratifications of the Ottawa Convention. Appendix B The Ottawa Convention. Index

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Book SynopsisCan the right to private property be claimed as one of the `rights of mankind''? This is the central question of this comprehensive and critical examination of the subject of private property. Jeremy Waldron contrasts two types of arguments about rights: those based on historical entitlement, and those based on the importance of property to freedom. He provides a detailed discussion of the theories of property found in Locke''s Second Treatise and Hegel''s Philosophy of Right to illustrate this contrast. The book contains original analyses of the concept of ownership, the ideas of rights, and the relation between property and equality. The author''s overriding determination throughout is to follow through the arguments and values used to justify private ownership. He finds that the traditional arguments about property yield some surprisingly radical conclusions.Trade Review`A thoughtful and meticulous book ... consistently intelligent and often highly instructive.' Times Literary Supplement`an exceptionally clear and useful account ... Waldron's book demonstrates where an effort to take "the right to private property" seriously ought to lead.' Times Higher Education Supplement`scholarly book' Robert Oakeshott, Political Quarterly, 61.3 July-Sept 1990`His extensive discussion of Locke will not disappoint ... immensely rich. Highly recommended for all university and college libraries' Religious Studies Review`lucid and authoritative book ... A book like this is intended to be the beginning, not the end, of thinking about the subject it covers.' Constitutional Commentary`thoughtful, tightly reasoned book ... a very clear and extraordinarily sophisticated analysis of property rights.' Michigan Law Review`we should be grateful for the wealth of intelligent and insightful analyses in this big book' Dialogue`The great merit of Waldron's study is that it brings a high-powered and unforgiving microscope to one argument: that there is a right to private property ... Because the study of the right to property can lead in so many directions, and because Waldron is aware of them, this is a major contribution to contemporary political theory.' Political StudiesTable of ContentsPart 1: The Framework: Introduction; What is private property?; Right-based arguments; Special rights and general rights; Part II: The arguments: Arguing for property; Locke's discussion of property; Historical entitlement: some difficulties; General-right-based arguments for private property; The Proudhon Strategy; Hegel's discussion of property; Self-ownership and the opportunity to appropriate; Property for all; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisApart from individual rights, claims have long been made for collective (minority) rights. Now a "third generation" of rights is appearing, the rights of peoples, exemplified by the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights of 1981. This volume discusses the new generation of rights.Trade ReviewThis unified and thoughtful collection explores several fundamental issues concerning rights of peoples, and is to be welcomed as a significant contribution to the scattered and rather fragmentary literature in English in this increasingly important area. * Benedict Kingsbury, International and Comparative Law Quarterly *a most welcome contribution to a debate which ... has suffered from an unfortunate combination of neglect, glibness and confusion ... a milestone * Susan Marks, Cambridge Law Journal *

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Book SynopsisThis latest addition to the Oxford Readings in Philosophy series covers a topic which is one of the focal points of much of the current work in moral and political theory.

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Book SynopsisIn his major new work Chandran Kukathas offers, for the first time, a book-length treatment of this controversial and influential theory of minority rights. The work is a defence of a form of liberalism and multiculturalism. The general question it tries to answer is: what is the principled basis of a free society marked by cultural diversity and group loyalties? More particularly, it explains whether such a society requires political institutions which recognize minorities; how far it should tolerate such minorities when their ways differ from those of the mainstream community; to what extent political institutions should address injustices suffered by minorities at the hands of the wider society, and also at the hands of the powerful within their own communities; what role, if any, the state should play in the shaping of a society''s (national) identity; and what fundamental values should guide our reflections on these matters. Its main contention is that a free society is an open soTrade ReviewReview from previous edition ...as an illuminating challenge to contemporary liberalisms, this book succeeds admirably. * Perspectives on Politics 22/09/2004 *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Liberal Archipelago ; 2. Human Nature and Human Interests ; 3. Freedom of Association and Liberty of Conscience ; 4. Liberal Toleration ; 5. Political Community ; 6. The Cultural Construction of Society ; Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIn international law, as in any other legal system, respect and protection of human rights can be guaranteed only by the availability of effective judicial remedies. When a right is violated or damage is caused, access to justice is of fundamental importance for the injured individual and it is an essential component of the rule of law. Yet, access to justice as a human right remains problematic in international law. First, because individual access to international justice remains exceptional and based on specific treaty arrangements, rather than on general principles of international law; second, because even when such right is guaranteed as a matter of treaty obligation, other norms or doctrines of international law may effectively impede its exercise, as in the case of sovereign immunity or non reviewability of UN Security Council measures directly affecting individuals. Further, even access to domestic legal remedies is suffering because of the constraints put by security threats,Table of Contents1. The Rights of Access to Justice under Customary International Law ; 2. The Individual Right of Access to Justice in Times of Crisis: Emergencies, Armed Conflict, and Terrorism ; 3. Access to Justice and Compensation for Violations of the Law of War ; 4. Access to Justice before International Human Rights Bodies: Reflections on the Practice of the UN Human Rights Committee and the European Court of Human Rights ; 5. Access to Environmental Justice ; 6. Access to Justice in European Comparative Law ; 7. Access to Justice for Victims of Torture

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Book SynopsisIn international law, as in any other legal system, respect and protection of human rights can be guaranteed only by the availability of effective judicial remedies. When a right is violated or damage is caused, access to justice is of fundamental importance for the injured individual and it is an essential component of the rule of law. Yet, access to justice as a human right remains problematic in international law. First, because individual access to international justice remains exceptional and based on specific treaty arrangements, rather than on general principles of international law; second, because even when such right is guaranteed as a matter of treaty obligation, other norms or doctrines of international law may effectively impede its exercise, as in the case of sovereign immunity or non reviewability of UN Security Council measures directly affecting individuals. Further, even access to domestic legal remedies is suffering because of the constraints put by security threats,Table of Contents1. The Rights of Access to Justice under Customary International Law ; 2. The Individual Right of Access to Justice in Times of Crisis: Emergencies, Armed Conflict, and Terrorism ; 3. Access to Justice and Compensation for Violations of the Law of War ; 4. Access to Justice before International Human Rights Bodies: Reflections on the Practice of the UN Human Rights Committee and the European Court of Human Rights ; 5. Access to Environmental Justice ; 6. Access to Justice in European Comparative Law ; 7. Access to Justice for Victims of Torture

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Book SynopsisThe book contains original essays by distinguished moral and political philosophers on the topic of the moral and political status of children. It covers the themes of children's rights, parental rights and duties, the family and justice, and civic education.Trade Review... provides a provocative philosophical contribution to the present theorization on children's rights. It is useful because, in a time when policy-wise children's rights are gaining increasing dominance, it presents perspectives that suggest potential theoretical and practical deficits. The presentation of different arguments helps to refine the reader's own views, whatever his or her theoretical or policy position. * Contemporary Political Theory *... essential reading ... The book adds to the literature by moving certain debates forward, with more nuanced and often more challenging considerations of children's rights and autonomy. * Contemporary Political Theory *Each chapter in this volume makes a significant contribution to the literature on children's rights. It should be considered essential reading for anyone seriously concerned with the complex issues surrounding the moral and legal status of children. * Philosophical Quarterly *... anyone interested in tackling the philosophical issues concerning children and parents would do well to consult this book. * Political Studies Review *The moral and political status of children and the rights and duties of parents are subjects that have enjoyed renewed political and philosophical interest in recent years, and this collection addresses the principal questions with admirable clarity and subtlety. * Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; I. CHILDREN AND RIGHTS ; Do Children Have Rights? ; What Rights (If Any) Do Children Have? ; Children's Choices of Children's Interests: Which Do Their Rights Protect? ; Being versus Becoming: A Critical Analysis of the Child in Liberal Theory ; II. AUTONOMY AND EDUCATION ; Special Agents: Children's Autonomy and Parental Authority ; Autonomy, Child Rearing, and Good Lives ; Children, Multiculturalism, and Education ; Answering Susan: Liberalism, Civic Education, and the Status of Younger Persons ; III. CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND JUSTICE ; Silver Spoons and Golden Genes: Talent Differentials and Distributive Justice ; Equality and the Duties of Procreators ; Liberal Equality and the Affective Family ; What Children Really Need: Towards a Critical Theory of Family Structure ; Family, Choice, and Distributive Justice

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Book SynopsisOver fifty years ago governments established the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to protect the world''s refugees. The UNHCR was created to be a human rights and advocacy organization. But governments also created the agency to promote regional and international stability and to serve the interests of states. Consequently, the UNHCR has always trod a perilous path between its mandate to protect refugees and asylum seekers and the demands placed upon it by states to be a relevant actor in world politics. This is the first independent history of the UNHCR. Gil Loescher, one of the world''s leading experts on refugee affairs, draws upon decades of personal experience and research to examine the origins and evolution of the UNHCR as well as to identify many of the major challenges facing the organization in the years ahead. A key focus is to examine the extent to which the evolution of the UNHCR has been framed by the crucial events of international poliTrade ReviewGill Loescher is overwhelmingly good on the decision-making of past High Commissioners as it relates to the international operations of the UNHCR, and the internal bureaucracy of the UNHCR insofar as this affects its operational capacity. In its detail on those operations Loescher's book does exactly what it says on the tin, and is the superlative modern political history of the UNHCR. * International and Comparative Law Quarterly *Aside from being a masterful overview of UNHCR and the evolution of the refugee crisis over the last fifty years, this book is a remarkable example of the blending of disciplinary approaches. I should imagine it will be of particular value to postgraduates and academics in International Relations or Political Science, but will also prove valuable for scholars in related disciplines, including Geography, Sociology and History. It should also be required reading for every employee of UNHCR. It is well-written, smartly produced and the bibliography and index are valuable props. * Millennium: Journal of International Studies *Gil Loescher provides the first systematic analysis of [the] remarkable transformation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ... In writing this volume, he has had access to UNHCR documents and staff that I imagine is unique for an academic, and has also interviewed a number of the previous High Commissioners. Still, he has maintained his independence and has produced a balanced analysis that is critical when it is needed. * Millennium: Journal of International Studies *Table of Contents1. The UNHCR at 50: State Pressures and Institutional Autonomy ; 2. International Recognition of Refugees ; 3. The Cold War Origins of the UNHCR under Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart ; 4. The Emerging Independence of the UNHCR under Auguste Lindt ; 5. 'The Good Offices' and Expansion into Africa under Felix Schnyder ; 6. The Global Expansion of the UNHCR under Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan ; 7. The New Cold War and the UNCHR under Poul Hartling ; 8. The UNHCR's 'New Look', Financial Crisis, and Collapse of Morale under Jean-Pierre Hocke and Thorvald Stoltenberg ; 9. The Post-Cold War Era and the UNHCR under Sadako Ogata ; 10. Towards the Future: the UNHCR in the Twenty-First Century

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Book SynopsisWhen philosophers put forward claims for or against ''property'', it is often unclear whether they are talking about the same thing that lawyers mean by ''property''. Likewise, when lawyers appeal to ''justice'' in interpreting or criticizing legal rules we do not know if they have in mind something that philosophers would recognize as ''justice''.Bridging the gulf between juristic writing on property and speculations about it appearing in the tradition of western political philosophy, Professor Harris has built from entirely new foundations an analytical framework for understanding the nature of property and its connection with justice. Property and Justice ranges over natural property rights; property as a prerequisite of freedom; incentives and markets; demands for equality of resources; property as domination; property and basic needs; and the question of whether property should be extended to information and human bodily parts. It maintains that property institutions deal both witTrade ReviewReview from previous edition the book gets full marks for opening up discussions of several crucial features of property institutions, and for challenging received views on such topics as ownership of one's body and the status of rights to property. All in all, this is a book students of political philosophy should read, and it makes a welcome addition to the body of good work that has been produced on property in the past decade. Indeed, it is probably the best book on property we now have. * David Crossley Dialogue *James Harris has written and admirable book in which he seeks to combine lawyerly insights about property with philosophical insights about justice The book as a whole is laudable achievement and should be studied by anyone interested in the two key concepts designated in the title. * Matthew Kramer, Cambridge Law Journal *There are two particular explanations of why this ambitious project deserves a welcome. They concern, first, the status of arguments about justice and property in political theory; and secondly, the relationship between the study of law and the concerns of political philosophy. * Andrew Reeve, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies *The primary audience for this book will be philosophers of law, who will find the philosophical analysis and arguments about property as it features in Anglo-American law very enlightening. * Peter Vallentyne, Virginia Commonwealth University, Mind, no 108, no 431, July 1999 *Table of ContentsPART I: WHAT IS PROPERTY? ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Imaginary Societies ; 3. Minimal Structure ; 4. Building on the Minimal Structure ; 5. Ownership as an Organizing Idea ; 6. Ownership as a Principle ; 7. Private and Non-private Property ; 8. Person-Thing and Person-Person Relations ; 9. What Property is ; PART II: IS PARTY JUST? ; 10. The Agenda ; 11. Natural Property Rights and Labour ; 12. Natural Property Rights and the Assault Analogy ; 13. Property and Freedom ; 14. Against Property Freedoms ; 15. The Instrumental Values of Property ; 16. Alleged Dominating Principles ; 17. The Limits of Property ; 18. Property is Just, to a Degree, Sometimes ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisThe European Convention on Human Rights, which came into force in 1953 after signature, in 1950, established the most effective system for the international protection of human rights which has yet conme into existence anywhere in the world. Since the collapse of communism it has come to be extended to the countries of central and eastern Europe, and some seven hundred million people now, at least in principle, live under its protection. It remains far and away the most significant achievement of the Council of Europe, which was established in 1949, and was the first product of the postwar movement for European integration. It has now at last been incorporated into British domestic law. Nothing remotely resembling the surrender of sovereignty required by accession to the Convention had ever previously been accepted by governments. There exists no published account which relates the signature and ratification of the Convention to the political history of the period, or which gives an acTrade ReviewHuman Rights and the End of Empire is full of good things. It is well written, with numerous interesting (and provoking) asides and pen portraits of the dramatis personae. It provides an unrivalled narrative of the origins of the Convention and of British official attitudes to human rights in the immediate post-war years, and will be an invaluable aid to anyone wishing to understand the evolution of the European system of human rights protection. * Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, Autumn 2001 *This is a major book by a master of legal history. * International and Comparative Law Quarterly *a very well written book, based on meticulous scholarship, with a convincing argument, and on a theme of great interest and importance, especially since September 11th. * Professor Bernard Porter, TLS *Table of ContentsNOTE ON THE PAPERBACK EDITION ; PREFACE ; ABBREVIATIONS ; 1. Human Rights, Fundamental Freedoms, and the World of the Common Law ; 2. The Mechanisms of Repression ; 3. The International Protection of Individual Rights Before 1939 ; 4. The Ideological Response to War: Codes of Human Rights ; 5. Human Rights and the Structure of the Brave New World ; 6. The Burdens of Empire ; 7. The Foreign Office Establishes a Policy ; 8. Beckett's Bill and the Loss of the Initiative ; 9. Conflict Abroad and at Home ; 10. The Growing Disillusion ; 11. Britain and the Western Option ; 12. From the Brussels Treaty to the Council of Europe ; 13. A Convention on the Right Lines: The Rival Texts ; 14. The Conclusion of Negotiations and the Rearguard Action ; 15. The First Protocol ; 16. Ratification and its Consequences ; 17. Emergencies and Derogations ; 18. The First Cyprus Case ; 19. The Outcome of the Two Applications ; 20. Coming In, Rather Reluctantly, From the Cold ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisAnalyses the work of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in developing the status of indigenous peoples in international law. Focussing on the creation and implementation of the two legally binding international instruments in the area, this book traces the political processes in the struggle of indigenous peoples for legal recognition.Table of ContentsI HISTORICAL ORIGINS; II THE LANGUAGE OF INTEGRATION; III THE FALL OF INTEGRATION

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Book SynopsisIn the past two decades,''civil society'' has become a central organizing concept in the social sciences. Occupying the middle ground between the state and private life, the civil sphere encompasses everything from associations to protests to church groups to nongovernmental organizations. Interest in the topic exploded with the decline of statism in the 1980s and 1990s, and many of our current debates about politics and social policy are informed by the renewed focus on civil society. Michael Edwards, author of the most authoritative single-authored book on civil society, serves as the editor for The Oxford Handbook of Civil Society. Broadly speaking, the book views the topic through three prisms: as a part of society (voluntary associations), as a kind of society (marked out by certain social norms), and as a space for citizen action and engagement (the public square or sphere). It does not focus solely on the West (a failing of much of the literature to date), but looks at civil socTrade ReviewThe Oxford Handbook of Civil Society presents a kaleidoscope of views...The entries are concise and well-written, focusing on major issues of contention in academic debate, thus providing ideal readings for classes and for introduction to the topic. * Choice *Spectacularly readable...Michael Edwards, its editor, has taken on the daunting task over the past few decades of actually trying to understand one of the slipperiest ideas social scientists and philosophers have employed over the past few centuries. Edwards has written clearly on the subject, has funded research and action to enhance this understanding, and in this volume, calls upon a talented network of his colleagues to illuminate the civil society concept in a remarkable display of good sense and intellectual persuasion. * Voluntas *Table of ContentsPart 1. Introduction ; 1. Introduction, Michael Edwards ; 2. The History of Civil Society Ideas, John Ehrenberg ; Part 2. The Forms of Civil Society ; 3. The Non-Profit Sector, Steven R. Smith ; 4. Development NGOs, Alan Fowler ; 5. Grassroots Associations, Frances Kunreuther ; 6. Social Movements, Donatella Della Porta and Mario Diani ; 7. Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurs, Alex Nicholls ; 8. Global Civil Society, Lisa Jordan ; Part 3. Geographical Perspectives ; 9. Civil Society in the United States, Theda Skocpol ; 10. Civil Society in Latin America, Evelina Dagnino ; 11. Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe, Marc Morje Howard ; 12. Civil Society in the Middle East, Eberhard Kienle ; 13. Civil Society in China, Jude Howell ; 14. Civil Society in India, Neera Chandhoke ; 15. Civil Society in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ebenezer Obadare ; Part 4. The Norms of Civil Society ; 16. Civil Society and Social Capital, Michael Woolcock ; 17. Civil and Uncivil Society, Clifford Bob ; 18. Civil Society and Civility, Nina Eliasoph ; 19. Civil Society and Equality, Sally Kohn ; 20. Civil Society and Diversity, Hilde Coffe and Catherine Bolzendahl ; 21. Civil Society and Religion, Donald E. Miller ; 22. Civil Society and Spirituality, Claudia Horwitz ; Part 5. The Spaces of Civil Society ; 23. Civil Society and Government, Nancy L. Rosenblum and Charles H.T. Lesch ; 24. Civil Society and Civil Liberties, Mark Sidel ; 25. Civil Society and the Public Sphere, Craig Calhoun ; 26. Civil Society and Public Work, Harry C. Boyte ; 27. Civil Society in the Digital Age, Roberta G. Lentz ; 28. Civil Society and Public Journalism, Charles Lewis ; 29. Civic Knowledge, Peter Levine ; Part 6. The Achievements of Civil Society ; 30. Civil Society and Democracy, Mark E. Warren ; 31. Civil Society and Poverty, Solava Ibrahim and David Hulme ; 32. Civil Society and Peace, Jenny Pearce ; 33. Civil Society and Power, John Gaventa ; 34. Civil Society and the Market, Simon Zadek ; Part 7. Supporting Civil Society ; 35. Civil Society and Institutional Philanthropy, William A. Schambra and Krista L. Shaffer ; 36. Civil Society and Grassroots Philanthropy, G. Albert Ruesga ; 37. Assisting Civil Society and Promoting Democracy, Omar G. Encarnacion ; 38. Conclusion, Michael Edwards

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Book SynopsisAutonomy is one of the core concepts of legal and political thought, yet also one of the least understood. The prevailing theory of liberal individualism characterizes autonomy as independence, yet from a social perspective, this conception is glaringly inadequate. In this brilliantly innovative work, Jennifer Nedelsky claims that we must rethink our notion of autonomy, rejecting the usual vocabulary of control, boundaries, and individual rights. If we understand that we are fundamentally in relation to others, she argues, we will recognize that we become autonomous with others--with parents, teachers, employers, and the state. We should not therefore regard autonomy as merely a conceptual tool for assigning rights, but as a capacity that can be fostered or undermined throughout one''s life through the relationships and the societal structures we inhabit. The political project thus should not only be to protect the individual from the state and keep the state out, but to use law to conTable of ContentsTOC

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Book SynopsisThe history of deliverance politics in Anglo-American history contains remarkable moments of achievement, but this is not a story of triumphal progress. Exodus was hotly contested, used by the powerful as well as the weak, and mobilized to support a host of rival causes. By writing themselves into the Protestant history of liberty, African Americans undercut complacent narratives of progress, injecting a powerful sense of unease into the tradition. The argument over who owns the biblical narrative has continued into the twenty-first century. If Barack Obama saw himself as an inheritor of Exodus politics, so too did George W. Bush. Many Christians - and many non-Christians too - remain understandably suspicious of those who read Israel''s history as political paradigm, especially when it underpins religious nationalism. This story is riddled with moral ironies. The Books of Moses could be used to justify anti-black racism and the dispossession of Native peoples as well as freedom from sTrade ReviewThis book, a tour de force of historical research and cultural analysis, demonstrates that a rhetoric of 'deliverance' grounded in several key biblical texts has been an under-appreciated but vitally important theme of political mobilization in Britain and American from the 16th century to the present. The argument is built on careful analysis of these texts from the Book of Exodus and elsewhere in Scripture, and of their surprisingly broad effect in different historical periods and national circumstances. The effect adds significantly to political understanding of religious history and religious understanding of the political. It is a noteworthy, but also surprisingly timely work. * Mark Noll, author of Protestantism: A Very Short Introduction *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; Introduction: "Biblical Traditions that Call for Liberation" ; Part I: Reformations, Revolutions, and Political Slavery ; 1. "The Only Parallel": The Puritan Revolution as England's Exodus ; 2. "God's Favourite People": The Revolutions of 1688 and 1776 ; Part II: Abolitionists, African Americans, and Racial Slavery ; 3. "Pretended Votaries of Freedom": The Rise of Protestant Antislavery to 1807 ; 4. "Yours for the Jubilee": The Abolitionists' Scriptural Imagination, 1808-1865 ; 5. "When Israel was in Egyptland": Black Exodus Politics, 1808-1865 ; Part III: Exodus after Slavery ; 6. "I Have Seen the Promised Land": The Persistence of Deliverance Politics, 1865-2008 ; Conclusion: Sacred Texts, Godly Readers, and Historical Change ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisIn 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the International Declaration of Human Rights, a document designed to hold both individuals and nations accountable for their treatment of fellow human beings, regardless of religious or cultural affiliations. Since then, the compatibility of Islam and human rights has emerged as a particularly thorny issue of international concern, and has been addressed by Muslim rulers, conservatives, and extremists, as well as Western analysts and policymakers; all have commonly agreed that Islamic theology and human rights cannot coexist.Abdulaziz Sachedina rejects this informal consensus, arguing instead for the essential compatibility of Islam and human rights. He offers a balanced and incisive critique of Western experts who have ignored or underplayed the importance of religion to the development of human rights, contending that any theory of universal rights necessarily emerges out of particular cultural contexts. At tTrade ReviewIslam and the Challenge of Human Rights is a reverent, insightful, and truly critical work by Abdulaziz Sachedina, who is the leading Islamic theorist writing in English today. This book is must reading for Muslims who want to be full participants in western moral and political discourse, for Jews and Christians who want voices from the third great monotheistic religion of revelation to become part of their dialogical interaction, and even for secular people who want to engage religious voices in moral and political discourse that is truly inclusive. * David Novak, J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Toronto *Table of ContentsContents ; Chapter 1: Clash of Universalism: Secular and Religious in Human Rights ; Chapter 2: The Nature of Islamic Ethical-Juridical Discourse ; Chapter 3: Natural Law and Knowledge of Ethical Necessity ; Chapter 4: The Dignity and Capacities of Women as Equal Bearers of Human Rights ; Chapter 5: Individial and Society: Claims and Responsibilities ; Chapter 6: Freedom of Religion and Conscience: The Foundation of Pluralistic World Order ; Notes ; Select Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisAt the turn of the millennium, a new phenomenon emerged: conservatives, who just decades before had rejected the expanding human rights culture, began to embrace human rights in order to advance their political goals. In this book, Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon account for how human rights -- generally conceived as a counter-hegemonic instrument for righting historical injustices -- are being deployed to further subjugate the weak and legitimize domination. Using Israel/Palestine as its main case study, The Human Right to Dominate describes the establishment of settler NGOs that appropriate human rights to dispossess indigenous Palestinians and military think-tanks that rationalize lethal violence by invoking human rights. The book underscores the increasing convergences between human rights NGOs, security agencies, settler organizations, and extreme right nationalists, showing how political actors of different stripes champion the dissemination of human rights and mirror each other'Trade ReviewThe Human Right to Dominate is a compelling book for many reasons. The authors present a clear argument that the relationship between human rights and domination is strong and insidious, and explore it through the case of the seemingly intractable Israel/Palestine conflict, which attracts some of the most voluble human rights debate. ... Perugini and Gordon have made a welcome contribution to the growing range of scholarship that takes a hard, critical look at what the human rights system has become. * Lori Allen, Global Discourse *The tight relationship between human rights and the sovereign state has elicited significant critical attention (Agamben, 1998; Arendt [1951] 1968; Douzinas, 2000; cf. Cohen, 2012), and Perugini and Gordon (2015) make an important contribution to this literature as they examine Israel's creation as a representative example of "the constitutive relationship between human rights, national statecraft, and domination" (Perugini and Gordon, 2015:30). * Ayten Gündoğdu, Journal of International Political Theory *This books intriguing title sums up a critical, compelling and innovative analysis of human rights Perugini and Gordon make a very important contribution to re-thinking the role of human rightstheir relation to state power, to domination and oppression and their functioning in social struggles. * Thomas Spijkerboer, Human Rights Law Review *Nourished by a profound knowledge of the intricacies of the situation in Israel and Palestine, Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon uncover a remarkable paradox of contemporary society: how the claim for human rights can coexist with the use of violence and serve purposes of domination. Their convincing analysis invites a critical rethinking of the global moral order. * Didier Fassin, editor of Moral Anthropology and Contemporary States of Emergency *This is a stunning book. The clarity and insight of The Human Right to Dominate should be required reading for anyone concerned with human rights. The aim of the authors is not to debunk the concept, but to suggest that it must be open to a critical reinterpretation that subverts, rather than reinforces, relations of domination. * Joan W. Scott, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study *For Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon, if we celebrate the idea of human rights when progress occurs, we must also blame it when things go wrong. And their disturbing book on the fate of human rights in Israel/Palestine in the last decade shows why - not least when illegal settlers claim the ideals for themselves. But while wary of easy uplift, The Human Right to Dominate ultimately calls for saving human rights from what they have become in an age when states usually win and our highest values can help launder endless wars. * Samuel Moyn, author of The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History *The Human Right to Dominate is a highly original, provocative, and timely contribution. Perugini and Gordon offer a critical realist examination of the state of human rights in light of the fact that states, militaries, and other national security actors have used the language of human rights to justify wars, occupations, and extra-judicial executions. This, they argue, is not a misappropriation but a paradoxical consequence of the successful elevation of human rights language into a globalized normative framework. * Lisa Hajjar, author of Courting Conflict: The Israeli Military Court System in the West Bank and Gaza *The text is cogently argued, thought-provoking, and filled with fascinating detail. Perugini and Gordon provide a convincing demolition of the idea that human rights stand above politics, and that they always work in defense of the oppressed. * James Eastwood, Journal of Palestine Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; Introduction: Human Rights as Domination ; Chapter 1: The Paradox of Human Rights ; Chapter 2: The Threat of Human Rights ; Chapter 3: The Human Right to Kill ; Chapter 4: The Human Right to Colonize ; Conclusion: What Remains of Human Rights? ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

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