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UNINA9910450146903321 |
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Titolo |
Human rights and societies in transition [[electronic resource] ] : causes, consequences, responses / / edited by Shale Horowitz and Albrecht Schnabel |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : United Nations University Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-91562-5 |
9786610915620 |
92-808-7062-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (467 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HorowitzShale Asher |
SchnabelAlbrecht |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human rights |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Human rights and societies in transition : international context and sources of variation / Shale Horowitz and Albrecht Schnabel -- The universal declaration of human rights as a norm for societies in transition / Johannes Morsink -- Universalism and cultural relativism : lessons for transitional states / Richard Lewis Siegel -- From global norms to local change : theoretical perspectives on the promotion of human rights in societies of transition / Genevieve Souillac -- The United Nations and human rights / W. Ofuatey-Kodjoe -- The consequences of the war crimes tribunals and an international criminal court for human rights in transition societies / Paul J. Magnarella -- International efforts to protect human rights in transition societies : right, duty, or politics? / Albrecht Schnabel -- Democratic transitions and foreign policy : the United States / Barbara Ann J. Rieffer and David P. Forsythe -- Sources and consequences of human rights violations in Iraq / Jenab Tutunji -- Exploring the dynamics of human rights and reform: Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey / Mahmood Monshipouri -- Causes and consequences of variation in post-communist human rights practices / Shale Horowitz -- Human rights and conflict in the former |
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Yugoslavia / Aleksandar Resanovic -- Human rights in transition societies: the cases of Somalia and South Africa / Wafula Okumu -- Human rights and transition societies in Western Africa / Eghosa E. Osaghae -- Political development and democratic rights in greater China / Man-To Leung -- Human rights in India / D.R. Kaarthikeyan -- Human rights, the military, and the transition to democracy in Argentina and South Korea / Terence Roehrig -- Protecting human rights in transition societies : lessons and recommendations / Albrecht Schnabel and Shale Horowitz. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Exploring the contemporary international human rights regime, this volume assesses the factors predominantly responsible for human rights violations in transitions societies, long-term consequences of such violations and political remedies. |
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