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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was drafted by the
UN Commission on Human Rights in the aftermath of the World War II
in an attempt to address the wrongs of the past and plan for a
better future for all. With contributions from President Jimmy
Carter, UNESCO Secretary General Audrey Azoulay and the former
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, this collection of essays,
Contemporary Human Rights Challenges: The Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and its Continuing Relevance, by leading international
experts offers a timely contemporary view on the UDHR and its
continuing relevance to today's issues. Reflecting the structure of
the UDHR, the chapters, written by 28 academics, practitioners and
activists, bring a contemporary perspective to the original
principles proclaimed in the Declaration's 30 Articles. It will be
a stimulating accessible read, with real world examples, for anyone
involved in thinking about, designing or applying public policy,
particularly government officials, politicians, lawyers,
journalists and academics and those engaged in promoting social
justice. Examined through these universal principles, which have
enduring relevance, the authors grapple with some of today's most
pressing challenges, some of which, for example equality and gender
related rights, would not have been foreseen by the original
drafters of the Declaration, who included Eleanor Roosevelt, Rene
Cassin and John Humphrey. The essays cover a wide range of topics
such as an individual's right to privacy in a digital age, freedom
to practise one's religion and the right to redress, and make a
compelling and detailed argument for the on-going importance and
significance of the Declaration and human rights in our rapidly
changing world.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was drafted by the
UN Commission on Human Rights in the aftermath of the World War II
in an attempt to address the wrongs of the past and plan for a
better future for all. With contributions from President Jimmy
Carter, UNESCO Secretary General Audrey Azoulay and the former
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, this collection of essays,
Contemporary Human Rights Challenges: The Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and its Continuing Relevance, by leading international
experts offers a timely contemporary view on the UDHR and its
continuing relevance to today's issues. Reflecting the structure of
the UDHR, the chapters, written by 28 academics, practitioners and
activists, bring a contemporary perspective to the original
principles proclaimed in the Declaration's 30 Articles. It will be
a stimulating accessible read, with real world examples, for anyone
involved in thinking about, designing or applying public policy,
particularly government officials, politicians, lawyers,
journalists and academics and those engaged in promoting social
justice. Examined through these universal principles, which have
enduring relevance, the authors grapple with some of today's most
pressing challenges, some of which, for example equality and gender
related rights, would not have been foreseen by the original
drafters of the Declaration, who included Eleanor Roosevelt, Rene
Cassin and John Humphrey. The essays cover a wide range of topics
such as an individual's right to privacy in a digital age, freedom
to practise one's religion and the right to redress, and make a
compelling and detailed argument for the on-going importance and
significance of the Declaration and human rights in our rapidly
changing world.
The past decades have seen enormous changes in our perceptions of
'security', the causes of insecurity and the measures adopted to
address them. Threats of terrorism and the impacts of globalisation
and mass migration have shaped our identities, politics and world
views. This volume of essays analyses these shifts in thinking and,
in particular, critically engages with the concept of 'human
security' from legal, international relations and human rights
perspectives. Contributors consider the special circumstances of
non-citizens, such as refugees, migrants, and displaced and
stateless persons, and assess whether, conceptually and
practically, 'human security' helps to address the multiple
challenges they face.
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