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This book explores the relationship between principles and policies within Human Rights. It will be of interest to anybody in human rights, whether a professor or student, an actor or analyst, or a concerned person from a legal, philosophical, politically scientific, sociological, historical, anthropological, or humanitarian perspective.
List of contents
Part I. Conception: 1. Prelude; 2. Sovereignty; 3. Decision-making; 4. Politicization; 5. Principles; 6. Politics; 7. Synthesis; 8. Enforcement; 9. Evaluation; 10. Postlude; Part II. Concretion: 11. Asylum; 12. Citizenship; 13. Abortion; 14. Due process; 15. Self-determination; 16. Self-government; 17. Environment; 18. Recognition; Part III. Confliction: 19. Preview; 20. Congruence; 21. Conflict; 22. Exemplification; 23. Review; Part IV. Connection: 24. Overview; 25. Positivity; 26. Procedure; 27. Protection; 28. Security; 29. Aggregation; 30. Collectivization; 31. Internationalization; Conclusion.
About the author
Ángel R. Oquendo is George J. and Helen M. England Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut. Oquendo has held visiting professorships at Berkeley, Georgetown, and other prominent institutions. A fully revised fourth edition of his leading textbook, Latin American Law, is soon to publish.
Summary
This book explores the relationship between principles and policies within Human Rights. It will be of interest to anybody in human rights, whether a professor or student, an actor or analyst, or a concerned person from a legal, philosophical, politically scientific, sociological, historical, anthropological, or humanitarian perspective.
Foreword
Explains how human rights can boil down to a matter of principle and yet call for implementation through policies.
