Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia : human rights reports / / Seth Rollins and Kirk M. Branch, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Nova Publishers, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (195 pages) |
Disciplina | 323.0961 |
Collana | Human rights : background and issues |
Soggetto topico | Human rights - Africa, North |
ISBN | 1-62257-409-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910148722503321 |
New York : , : Nova Publishers, , [2012] | ||
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The countries of North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : background and issues / / Vincent G. Luciano, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina | 961.05 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LucianoVincent G |
Collana | Global political studies |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Africa, North
Human rights - Africa, North |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61761-527-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461262503321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 | ||
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The countries of North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : background and issues / / Vincent G. Luciano, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina | 961.05 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LucianoVincent G |
Collana | Global political studies |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Africa, North
Human rights - Africa, North |
ISBN | 1-61761-527-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789982303321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 | ||
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The countries of North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : background and issues / / Vincent G. Luciano, editor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina | 961.05 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LucianoVincent G |
Collana | Global political studies |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Africa, North
Human rights - Africa, North |
ISBN | 1-61761-527-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- THE COUNTRIES OF NORTH AFRICA: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- THE COUNTRIES OF NORTH AFRICA: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ALGERIA: CURRENT ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- TERRORISM3 -- COUNTER TERRORISM -- HUMAN RIGHTS -- ECONOMY -- FOREIGN AFFAIRS -- RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 COUNTRY PROFILE: ALGERIA* -- COUNTRY -- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- GEOGRAPHY -- SOCIETY -- ECONOMY -- TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- NATIONAL SECURITY -- Chapter 3 EGYPT: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS* -- SUMMARY -- LATEST DEVELOPMENTS -- CURRENT ISSUES IN U.S.-EGYPTIAN RELATIONS -- Presidential Succession: Who Will Follow Hosni Mubarak? -- Egypt and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- Overview -- Current Egyptian Mediation Efforts -- The Smuggling Tunnels -- U.S. Border Monitoring and Tunnel Detection Assistance -- The Economy and U.S-Egyptian Trade and Investment -- U.S.-Egyptian Trade -- Qualified Industrial Zones -- Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Women's Rights -- Religious Freedom -- Women's Rights -- Quota for Women in Parliament -- GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE -- The Role of the Military in Egyptian Society -- The National Democratic Party (NDP)41 -- The Judiciary -- POLITICAL OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY -- The Muslim Brotherhood49 -- Civil Society in Egypt -- Organized Labor -- U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT -- Overview -- The Debate over U.S. Assistance to Egypt -- Promoting Democracy in Egypt: Differing Perspectives -- Economic Aid -- The Endowment -- Military Aid -- Recent Arms Sales Notifications -- APPENDIX. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- Egypt during the Colonial Era -- The Constitutional Monarchy and the British -- Nasser and Egypt during the Cold War -- Egypt-Israeli Peace.
The Camp David Agreement and 1979 Peace Treaty -- Egypt under Mubarak -- Author Contact Information -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 LIBYA: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS* -- SUMMARY -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- BACKGROUND AND RECENT HISTORY -- The Qadhafi Era -- The Green Book and Qadhafi's Ideology -- Terrorism and Confrontation with the United States -- Qadhafi's Arab-Israeli Intransigence -- International Isolation and Signs of Change -- CURRENT ISSUES IN U.S.-LIBYAN RELATIONS -- Comprehensive Claims Settlement Agreement -- Settlement Details -- Settlement Eligibility and Adjudication -- U.S. Foreign Assistance to Libya -- Funding for New U.S. Embassy Construction -- Counterterrorism Cooperation -- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROFILE -- Muammar al Qadhafi: A Profile -- Political Dynamics -- Government Structure -- The "Authority of the People" -- Proposals for the Dissolution of State Ministries and Revenue Dist-ribution -- Opposition Groups -- Exiles -- The Muslim Brotherhood -- Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) -- Al Qaeda Affiliation and Recantations -- Political Reform and Human Rights -- Legal and Institutional Reform -- Human Rights Monitoring -- Fathi al Jahmi -- Libyan Foreign Policy -- Energy and the Libyan Economy -- Oil Reserves and Production Capacity -- Natural Gas -- MILITARY PROFILE AND WMD DISARMAMENT -- The Libyan Military -- Structure, Training, and Equipment -- Arms Sales63 -- WMD Programs and Disarmament68 -- Nuclear, Chemical, and Ballistic Missile Programs -- Termination of WMD and Missile Programs -- Motives for Disarmament -- International Controls and Inspections -- FURTHER READING AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES -- APPENDIX A. LIBYA'S PRE-QADHAFI HISTORY -- Libya's Colonial Experience -- The Ottoman Empire and Qaramanli Dynasty -- "The Shores of Tripoli" -- Italian Annexation and Post-War Uncertainty -- Independence and Monarchy, 1951-1969. APPENDIX B. NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS, TERRORISM, AND RELATED CLAIMS -- Background: Pan Am Flight 103 -- Lockerbie Appeal and Megrahi's Release -- Background: La Belle and UTA Flight 772 -- Reestablishing Normal Bilateral Relations -- Congressional Efforts on Behalf of U.S. Terrorism Victims -- Liability Changes under Section 1083 of P.L. 110-181 -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 MOROCCO: CURRENT ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- TERRORISM -- COUNTERTERRORISM -- HUMAN RIGHTS -- ECONOMY -- FOREIGN POLICY -- Western Sahara -- Algeria -- Europe -- Middle East -- RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES -- End Notes -- Chapter 6 TUNISIA: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY ISSUES* -- ABSTRACT -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: EXIT OF PRESIDENT BEN ALI -- December-January Protests -- The U.S. Response -- BACKGROUND: THE GOVERNMENT UNDER BEN ALI -- Suppression of Islamist Politics -- Human Rights -- TERRORISM -- ECONOMY -- RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES -- U.S. Assistance -- OTHER FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES -- OUTLOOK -- AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 WESTERN SAHARA: STATUS OF SETTLEMENT EFFORTS* -- SUMMARY -- HISTORY -- THE BAKER PLAN AND SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS -- CURRENT SITUATION -- MOROCCAN AND ALGERIAN VIEWS -- PROSPECTS -- UNITED STATES POLICY -- End Notes -- INDEX. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823717903321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 | ||
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Water as a human right for the Middle East and North Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Asit K. Biswas, Eglal Rached and Cecilia Tortajada |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Routledge, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina | 341.483 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BiswasAsit K
RachedEglal TortajadaCecilia |
Collana | Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia |
Soggetto topico |
Water rights - Middle East
Water rights - Africa, North Human rights - Middle East Human rights - Africa, North |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-72806-3
9786611728069 1-55250-380-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; 1 Water as a Human Right in the MENA Region: Challenges and Opportunities; 2 Human Rights to Water in North Africa and the Middle East: What is New and What is Not; What is Important and What is Not; 3 Right to Water: The Millennium Development Goals and Water in the MENA Region; 4 The Right to Water; 5 Water as a Human Right: The Palestinian Occupied Territories as an Example; 6 Water as a Human Right: The Understanding of Water Rights in Palestine; 7 Water as a Human Right: Towards Civil Society Globalization
8 Actualizing the Right to Water: An Egyptian Perspective for an Action Plan 9 Accountability and Rights in Right-based Approaches for Local Water Governance; 10 Towards a Human Rights Approach to Water in Lebanon: Implementation beyond 'Reform'; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454703903321 |
London, : Routledge, 2008 | ||
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Water as a human right for the Middle East and North Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Asit K. Biswas, Eglal Rached and Cecilia Tortajada |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Routledge, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina | 341.483 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BiswasAsit K
RachedEglal TortajadaCecilia |
Collana | Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia |
Soggetto topico |
Water rights - Middle East
Water rights - Africa, North Human rights - Middle East Human rights - Africa, North |
ISBN |
1-281-72806-3
9786611728069 1-55250-380-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; 1 Water as a Human Right in the MENA Region: Challenges and Opportunities; 2 Human Rights to Water in North Africa and the Middle East: What is New and What is Not; What is Important and What is Not; 3 Right to Water: The Millennium Development Goals and Water in the MENA Region; 4 The Right to Water; 5 Water as a Human Right: The Palestinian Occupied Territories as an Example; 6 Water as a Human Right: The Understanding of Water Rights in Palestine; 7 Water as a Human Right: Towards Civil Society Globalization
8 Actualizing the Right to Water: An Egyptian Perspective for an Action Plan 9 Accountability and Rights in Right-based Approaches for Local Water Governance; 10 Towards a Human Rights Approach to Water in Lebanon: Implementation beyond 'Reform'; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782148703321 |
London, : Routledge, 2008 | ||
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Water as a human right for the Middle East and North Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Asit K. Biswas, Eglal Rached and Cecilia Tortajada |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Routledge, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina | 341.483 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BiswasAsit K
RachedEglal TortajadaCecilia |
Collana | Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia |
Soggetto topico |
Water rights - Middle East
Water rights - Africa, North Human rights - Middle East Human rights - Africa, North |
ISBN |
1-281-72806-3
9786611728069 1-55250-380-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; 1 Water as a Human Right in the MENA Region: Challenges and Opportunities; 2 Human Rights to Water in North Africa and the Middle East: What is New and What is Not; What is Important and What is Not; 3 Right to Water: The Millennium Development Goals and Water in the MENA Region; 4 The Right to Water; 5 Water as a Human Right: The Palestinian Occupied Territories as an Example; 6 Water as a Human Right: The Understanding of Water Rights in Palestine; 7 Water as a Human Right: Towards Civil Society Globalization
8 Actualizing the Right to Water: An Egyptian Perspective for an Action Plan 9 Accountability and Rights in Right-based Approaches for Local Water Governance; 10 Towards a Human Rights Approach to Water in Lebanon: Implementation beyond 'Reform'; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806229103321 |
London, : Routledge, 2008 | ||
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