Reworking the relationship between asylum and employment / / Penelope Mathew

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451616103321
• Autore: Mathew Penelope
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-67161-0; 9786613648549; 0-203-11644-5; 1-136-29905-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.08/3
• Soggetti: Political refugees - Employment - Law and legislation; Refugees - Employment; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 True refugee stories: Getting out of danger, getting in to a place of safety and getting work; 2 The development of legal protection for employment; 3 Migration and the 'sovereign prerogative' over entry; 4 The Refugee Convention: When do rights attach?; 5 The Covenant's protection for the right to work: Limited obligations?; 6 Equality norms and the right to work: ICERD as a case study; 7 Regional treaties protecting the right to work; 8 Other relevant human rights: Equality, dignity and interdependence; Conclusions: The fulfilment of workAppendix: Fifth Colloquium on Challenges in International Refugee Law: The Michigan Guidelines on the Right to Work; The Michigan guidelines on the Right to Work; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Touching on the laws and practices of a wide array of countries around the globe, this book examines the extent to which refugees and asylum-seekers' right to work is protected by international human rights law. The book examines a number of key international treaties, national constitutions and some foundational cases from national ; courts in order to make the case that the practise of restricting refugees and asylum-seekers access to the labour market is illegal. In so doing, the author examines some intricate legal questions, such as the interpretation of the Refugee Convention's provisio

Marvelous Medical Inventions

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910155701703321
• Autore: Jacobson Ryan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lerner
• ISBN: 1-5124-4514-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (32 p.)
• Disciplina: 610
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Musica
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: Did you know that a scientist discovered X-rays by accident? Or that people have been taking pain medicine for more than 5,000 years? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the Roman warrior with a famous false hand to the Boy Scouts who made Band-Aids a big deal, you'll find out how we got the medical wonders that help us heal faster and feel better.