Contemporary Human Rights Challenges - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Its Continuing Relevance

This new collection of essays by academics, practitioners and activists will bring a contemporary perspective to the original principles proclaimed in the Declaration's 30 Articles. The essays will 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.

List of contents

1: Foreword; 2: Cosmopolitan Vision, Civilised Sensibility, and Moral Passion: In Honour of Clemens N. Nathan (1933-2015); 3: List of Contributors; 4: Introduction to the Volume; 5: Section I: Reflections on the Foundation Blocks, the Pediment which Binds the Structure Together and Several Cross-Cutting Themes; 6: Section II: The Rights of an Individual; 7: Section III: The Rights of Individual in Civil and Political Society; 8: Section IV: Spiritual, public and political freedoms; 9: Section V: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; 10: Section VI: The Challenge of Hope; 11: Appendices; 12: Index

About the author

Dr Carla Ferstman, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Essex, UK.
Rev Alexander Goldberg, barrister and human rights activist, Jewish Chaplain to the University of Surrey.
Dr Tony Gray, Director of Words by Design, Oxford, UK.
Dr Liz Ison (daughter of the late Clemens Nathan), UK.
Richard Nathan (son of the late Clemens Nathan), Director, Bosquet Capital, London, UK.
Michael Newman, Chief Executive, The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), London, UK.

Summary

This new collection of essays by academics, practitioners and activists will bring a contemporary perspective to the original principles proclaimed in the Declaration’s 30 Articles. The essays will 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.

Product details

• Authors: Carla (Redress Ferstman
• Assisted by: Carla Ferstman (Editor), Alexander Goldberg (Editor), Tony Gray (Editor), Liz Ison (Editor), Richard Nathan (Editor), Michael Newman (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9780815364634
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-6463-4
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law; Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Discrimination, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law